The Blessing of the Three
Come, Holy Spirit, come!
And from your celestial home
Shed a ray of light divine!
Come, Father of the poor!
Come, source of all we store!
Come, make our hearts a shrine.
You, of comforters the best;
You, the soul’s most welcome guest;
Sweet refreshment here below;
In our labor, rest most sweet;
Grateful coolness in the heat;
Solace in the midst of woe.
O most blessed Light divine,
Shine within these hearts of thine,
And our inmost being fill!
Where you are not, we have naught,
Nothing good in deed or thought,
Nothing free from taint of ill.
Heal our wounds, our strength renew;
On our dryness pour your dew;
Wash the stains of guilt away:
Bend the stubborn heart and will;
Melt the frozen, warm the chill;
Guide the steps that go astray.
On the faithful, who adore
And confess you, evermore
In your sevenfold gift descend;
Give them virtue’s sure reward;
Give them your salvation, Lord;
Give them joys that never end. Amen.
Alleluia.
SPIRIT OF WISDOM, make us see with the eyes of love (Is 11, Eph. 1:17,18)
SPIRIT OF UNDERSTANDING, immerse us in the depths of faith (Is.11, Eph.1:17,18)
SPIRIT OF KNOWLEDGE, teach us the things of faith, (Is. 11, Eph. 1:17.18)
SPIRIT OF COUNSEL, give us discernment (Is. 11, 1 Cor. 12:10)
SPIRIT OF COURAGE, be our strength (Is. 11, 1 Pet. 4:12-15)
SPIRIT OF REVERENCE, give us reverence and awe (Is. 11, Act 2:43)
SPIRIT OF PIETY, give us devotion (Is. 11, 2 Pet. 11:3).
FINGER OF GOD, work through us (Lk. 11:20)
SPIRIT OF FLAME, set us on fire (Lk. 12:49)
COUNSELOR, give us words (Mk. 13:11)
ADVOCATE, plead our cause (Jn. 14:16,17)
CONSOLER, be our comfort (Ps. 94:19)
TEACHER, tell us the secrets of God (1 Jn. 2:27)
SPIRIT OF TRUTH, reveal Christ to us (Jn. 14:17)
SPIRIT OF HOLINESS, give us a thirst for holiness (I Pet. 1:2)
AUTHOR OF GOOD NEWS, open our minds to God’s word (1 Pet. 1:12)
COOLNESS IN THE HEAT, relieve our parched minds. (Prov. 25:25)
REFRESHMENT IN THIRST, quench our longings (Neh. 8:20)
DEW OF HEAVEN, moisten our dryness (Hos. 14:6)
MIGHTY WIND, stir our inmost beings (Acts 2)
GENTLE BREEZE, whisper in our heart (l Kgs. 19:12)
VOICE OF CONSCIENCE, sharpen our hearing (2 Cor. 1:12)
SOUL OF THE CHURCH, renew her (Acts 2:1-4)
BREATH OF GOD, breath on us (Gen.2:7)
SPIRIT OF THE FATHER, teach us to cry “Abba” (Rom. 8:15)
SPIRIT OF JESUS, conform us to his image (2 Cor. 3:18)
SPIRIT OF LOVE, pour yourself into our hearts (Rom 5:5)
KISS OF GOD, embrace us (Song 1:2, Hos. 2:21,22)
LIVING WATER, flow within us (Jn. 7:37-39)
LIVING FLAME OF LOVE, inflame our hearts (Dt. 4:24)
Teresita Scully