When you fill my soul I have an even greater hunger, and I grow more famished for your light. But I can never be satisfied what I receive will ever leave me desiring more. You are a mystery as deep as the sea the more I search, the more I find, and the more I find the more I search for you. Upon those in the religious and consecrated life,Įternal God, eternal Trinity, you have made the blood of Christ so precious through his sharing in your divine nature. Upon priests, deacons and all other ministers of your sanctuary, Upon all Cardinals, Bishops and Pastors of souls, Pour forth your holy gifts upon us and upon all redeemed souls,Īnd in an especial manner upon the visible head of the Church, the Pope, Grant to us and all poor sinners your holy grace. In the most holy Sacrament of the Eucharist.īy this adorable mystery of love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, That you have, with such great love for us,īrought about the ineffable blessings of the Incarnation of the Word of God,Ī blessing which is being continually extended and enlarged O Divine Spirit the Paraclete, we adore youĪnd with hearts overflowing we give you thanks Unite it to your own and grant us your blessings. Of your infinite goodness and mercy accept our offering, With the homage of Mary most holy and of all your holy Church, Give us the grace to honor your holy sacrifice in the most sacred Eucharist We adore you and with hearts overflowing we thank youįor having taken human flesh upon yourselfĪnd having become both Priest and Victim in the sacrifice of the Cross,Ī sacrifice which, through the overflowing love of your Sacred Heart, Revealing to us the wondrous love of his heart That you have given us your divine Son Jesus to be our Redeemer,Īnd that he bequeathed himself to us in the most holy Eucharist Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit,īehold us prostrate in your divine presence. You indeed, Lord, are the resurrection of our bodiesĮUCHARISTIC THANKSGIVING TO THE HOLY TRINITY In your victorious Church, full of every help and happinessīecause you are Lord and Creator of everything,īecause you are the resurrection of our bodies We give you thanks and we glorify you unceasingly Then will we be worthy to go forth to meet your beloved SonĪnd there render thanks and glorify you unceasinglyīecause you are the Lord and Creator of everything,įor all the help and the incomprehensible graces When the essence of the sweetness of your love, O Lord our God,Īnd when our souls will be enlightened by the knowledge of your truth, Give thanks, and glorify you without ceasing, Where your servants the Cherubim continuously sing hymnsĪnd where your glorifiers the Seraphim sing unceasingly the "Sanctus," Amen.īefore the tremendous throne of your majesty,Īnd the sublime throne of your sovereignty In the perfect possession of you forever in heaven. So may we, having seen you veiled in appearance here belowĬome at last to contemplate you face-to-face, May always be conformed to your holy Will. Grant that all the thoughts of our minds, You have made us in accord with your own image and likeness. My will and my thoughts to God the Holy Spirit.Īnd to suffer the torment of the Cross for me. My understanding and my words to God the Son My memory and my actions to God the Father That we may come to the glory of your KingdomĪnd rejoice in loving you for all eternity. I praise you, Spirit of Love and Consolation. I praise you, Divine Son, our Lord and Savior. Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One,īe the source of all the actions of my mind, Eucharistic Thanksgiving to the Holy Trinityġ0. Another Prayer of the Chaldean Traditionĩ. We can receive all of them, asking God to give us the gift that we need at that time, knowing that what we need will change from moment to moment.6. Later I reflected how wonderful it is that we don’t actually have to pick just one gift. I wanted wisdom, and offered a heartfelt prayer right then and there that God would give me a little of this gift that feels so elusive. We had a brief chat about what each of these gifts mean, and then we talked about which gift of the Spirit we would ask him to give us. I shared with them that the Holy Spirit brings seven gifts (listed here traditionally and as they are translated in the Rite of Confirmation): I was talking about all this with my kids as we approached this feast. The holy feast of Pentecost reminds me that his fire is still burning, still kindling Christ’s eternal light in my soul. We are living in that future, and the power of the Spirit surrounds us. The Pentecost of the first Christians was a witnessing of the power of the Spirit for the future. Pentecost is a celebration of possibilities, both for individual believers and for the Church. That’s why Brother Silas Henderson, SDS, writes:
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