Grant us a virtuous life, a happy death, and a happy eternity.
Send, then, O God, we beseech Thee, the Holy Ghost into our hearts; and by His sacred presence and Almighty power, may He banish from thence the spirit of the world, and of a disorderly life,[1]
The spirit of sloth, of self-love, and of the love of ease,
The spirit of hatred and contention,
The spirit of intemperance and impurity,
The spirit of pride and vanity,
The spirit of envy and contention,
The spirit of detraction, calumny, and uncharitableness,
The spirit of dissembling, flattering, and lying.
The spirit of revenge, passion, and impatience.
The spirit of incredulity and profaneness.
The spirit of immoderate solicitude and worldly care,
The spirit of tepidity and impiety.
The spirit of prodigality and covetousness,
The spirit of frivolity and inconstancy.
And may He give us the spirit of universal charity, by which we may love God above all things, and our neighbors as ourselves,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us.
V. Create in us a clean heart, O God.
R. And renew a right spirit within us.
V, Send forth Thy Spirit, and they shall be created.
R. And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.
- ↑ We beseech Thee, hear us.
