Let us be joyful today in the gift of the Holy Ghost, yet with a spirit of penance, due to the Ember Days and the current state of Holy Church. Beautiful Sequence from the trad Pentecost Mass:
Come, Thou Holy Spirit, come, and from Thy celestial home shed a ray of light divine!
Come, Thou Father of the poor, come, Thou source of all our store, come, within our bosoms shine.
Thou of Comforters the best, Thou the soul’s delightful guest, sweet refreshment here below.
In our labour rest most sweet, pleasant 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 Thou art not, man hath nought, nothing good in deed or thought, nothing free from taint of ill.
Heal our wounds, our strength renew, on our dryness pour Thy 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 Thy faithful who adore, and confess Thee evermore, in Thy sevenfold gifts descend.
Give them virtue’s sure reward, give them Thy salvation, Lord, give them joys that never end.
Amen. Alleluia!
From Ember Friday Mass (the second line is deeply consoling and appropriate at this time, due to great confusion and deception-please read full Mass with your family and consider a partial abstinence tomorrow):
Let my mouth be filled with Thy praise, alleluia; that I may sing, alleluia; my lips shall rejoice when I shall sing to Thee, alleluia, alleluia!
In Thee, O Lord, have I hoped, let me never be put to confusion: deliver me in Thy justice, and rescue me.
It is also the First Friday in the month of June. Please see The Nine First Fridays Devotion. If you cannot receive Holy Communion, please make a Spiritual Act of Communion. Also, tomorrow is the First Saturday. If you cannot get to church, please see First Saturdays At Home-Never More Important!