Saint Isidore's Prayer to the Holy Ghost

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I cannot stress how important it is to pray this prayer daily during this time, this present darkness.  No one sees what tomorrow brings or what will come in the next hour, but for each step we take, minute by minute by minute, we need the Holy Spirit who is the Lord and Giver of Life to inhabit the whole of our life, our prayer, our thoughts, and our actions.  

The Prayer of Saint Isidore of Sevilla

        Here we are before thee, O Holy Ghost. 

        We feel the burden of our infirmities, 

        but we are united all together in Thy name: 

        come to us, help us, enter into our hearts: 

        teach us what we should do, 

        the path to follow, 

        do for us what Thou askest us to do. 

        Be the only one to propose and guide our decisions, 

        because only Thou, with the Father and the Son, 

        hast a name that is glorious and holy. 

        Do not allow us to offend justice, 

        Thou, who lovest order and peace, 

        Let not ignorance lead us astray, 

        Let not human sympathy bias us, 

        Do not let people or office influence us. 

        Keep us intimately close to Thee 

        with the gift of Thy Grace, 

        so that we may be only one thing with Thee, 

        and nothing may separate us from the Truth. 

        Gathered in Thy Holy Name, 

        may we be good and firm, 

        so that all we do may be in one accord with Thee, 

        awaiting that the faithful fulfillment of our duty 

        may lead us to the eternal good. Amen.