Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters
319 Waukegan Road
Northfield, IL 60093
USA

Act of Consecration

God Holy Spirit,
Love of the Father and the Son,
I consecrate to you my understanding,
my heart, and my will.

May my understanding always be submissive to your inspirations and the teaching of the Catholic Church.

Fill my heart with love and zeal
for your greater honor and glory.
Strengthen my will and make it evermore conformed to the divine will.
Change me as you changed the Apostles on that first Pentecost.

Make me aware of my duties both as a Christian and as a member of the Association dedicated to you
to be a witness to the Gospel
in every phase of my life. Amen.

 

 

Hymn to the Holy Spirit

 

Come, Holy Spirit, Creator,
come from thy bright heavenly throne,
come, take possession of our souls,
and make them all thine own.

Thou who art called the Paraclete,
best gift of God above,
the living spring, the living fire,
sweet unction and true love.

Thou who art sevenfold in thy grace
finger of God’s right hand;
his promise, teaching little ones.
to speak and understand.

O guide our minds with thy blest light
with love our hearts inflame;
and with thy strength, which never decays, confirm our mortal frame.

Far from us drive our deadly foe,
true peace unto us bring,
and through all perils lead us safe
beneath thy sacred wing.

Through thee may we the Father
know through thee the eternal Son,
and thee the Spirit of them both,
thrice blessed three in one.

All glory to the Father be,
with his co-equal Son:
the same to thee, great Paraclete,
while endless ages run.

 

Come, Holy Spirit
Holy Spirit, God of light,
from your clear celestial height
your pure beaming radiance give

Come, Father-Mother of the poor
come with treasures which endure
come, light of all that live

Of all consolers you are best,
visiting the troubled breast
your refreshing peace bestow

In our toil, your comfort sweet
pleasant coolness in the heat
solace in the midst of woe

Light immortal, light divine
visit these hearts of yours
and our inmost being fill

 If you take your grace away
nothing pure in us will stay
all that is good is turned to ill

Heal our wounds, our strength renew
on our dryness pour your dew
wash the stain of guilt away

Bend the stubborn heart and will
melt the frozen, warm the chill
guide the steps that go astray

On those who evermore,
to you, confess and adore
in your sevenfold gifts descend

Give us comfort when we die
give us life with you on high
give us joys which never end. Amen