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xxxxxThis prayer is one of the most widely known hymns in the church. It is attributed to Rabanus Maurus (776-856), a bishop who was known to have been an inspiring teacher and remarkable theologian. The Veni Creator Spiritus is most commonly sung, or chanted, and is usually heard at Vespers, on the occasion of Pentecost, during the Rites of Confirmation and Holy Orders, at the Dedication of a Church, before the election of a new Pope, and at any other time when the Holy Spirit is solemnly and seriously invoked. This is a very beautiful and powerful prayer. It may be prayed by individuals or in groups. A partial indulgence is granted at any time to the faithful who recite it. A plenary indulgence is granted if it is recited on January 1st (Feast of Mary, the Mother of God), or on the Feast of Pentacost.

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Latin

+ Come, Creator Spirit xxxx( Traditional )

Come, Holy Spirit, Creator blest,
And in our souls take up Your rest;
Come with your grace and Heavenly aid,
And fill the hearts which you have made.

O comforter, to you we cry!
O heavenly gift from God most high;
O fountain of life, and fire, and love,
And sweet annoiting from above.

You by your sevenfold gifts are known,
You, finger of God own hand we own;
You, the promise of the Father, you who
does the tongue with power imbue.

Kindle our senses from above,
and make our hearts overflow with love;
with patience firm and virtue high,
the weakness of our flesh supply.

Far from us drive the foe we dread,
and grant us your peace instead;
so we shll not, with You for a guide,
turn from the path of life aside.

O, may your grace on us bestow,
the Father and the Son to know;
and You, though endless tims confessed,
of both the eternal spirit blest.

Now to the Father and the Son,
Who rose from death, be glory given;
and You, O holy Comforter,
henceforth by all in Earth and Heaven.

+ Amen.

+ Veni, Creator Spiritus

V
eni, creator Spiritus
mentes tuorum visita,
imple superna gratia,
quae tu creasti pectora.

Qui diceris Paraclitus,
donum Dei altissimi,
fons vivus, ignis, caritas
et spiritalis unctio.

Tu septiformis munere,
dextrae Dei tu digitus,
tu rite promissum Patris
sermone ditans guttura.

Accende lumen sensibus,
infunde amorem cordibus,
infirma nostri corporis,
virtute firmans perpeti.

Hostem repellas longius
pacemque dones protinus;
ductore sic te praevio
vitemus omne noxium.

Per te sciamus da Patrem
noscamus atque Filium,
te utriusque Spiritum
credamus omni tempore.

Deo patri sit gloria,
et Filio, qui a mortuis
surrexit, ac Paraclito,
in saeculorum saecula.  

+ Amen.


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