Come, Holy Spirit
The traditional invocation of the Holy Spirit, used before studying, deciding or beginning work. Prayed especially in the nine days before Pentecost.
Come, Holy Spirit,
fill the hearts of your faithful
and kindle in them the fire of your love.
Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created,
and you shall renew the face of the earth.
Let us pray: O God, who taught the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit,
grant that by the same Spirit we may be truly wise
and ever rejoice in his consolation.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
fill the hearts of your faithful
and kindle in them the fire of your love.
Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created,
and you shall renew the face of the earth.
Let us pray: O God, who taught the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit,
grant that by the same Spirit we may be truly wise
and ever rejoice in his consolation.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
When to pray
Before exams, decisions and meetings; at the start of the working day.