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Come, Holy Spirit is a Christian
prayer Prayer is an invocation or act that seeks to activate a rapport with an object of worship through deliberate communication. In the narrow sense, the term refers to an act of supplication or intercession directed towards a deity or a deified ...
for guidance. It is discussed in the '' Catechism of the Catholic Church'', paragraphs 26702672. It is used with the
Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
, as well as some Anglican and
Lutheran Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and Protestant Reformers, reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Cathol ...
denominations.


Come, Holy Spirit

Typical English version: :Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Thy faithful and kindle in them the fire of Thy love. :Send forth Thy Spirit and they shall be created. :And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth. :Let us pray. :O God, Who did instruct the hearts of Thy faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit, :grant us in the same Spirit to be truly wise, and ever to rejoice in His consolation, :through Christ, our Lord. Amen. Or in Latin: : : : : : : :


Lutheran use

The prayer is used as a canticle in the Nordic
Lutheran Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and Protestant Reformers, reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Cathol ...
Church of Sweden The Church of Sweden ( sv, Svenska kyrkan) is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden. A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, with around 5.6 million members at year end 2021, it is the largest Christian denomination in Sw ...
. Though rarely sung in regular worship, it is a standard part of the opening of clerical synods and during ordinations of priests, usually during the final rite, the vesting, after the newly ordained priests have completed their vows. In such cases, it is usually sung first in the Latin original, followed by the Swedish translation.


See also

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Veni Creator Spiritus "Veni Creator Spiritus" (Come, Creator Spirit) is a traditional Christian hymn believed to have been written by Rabanus Maurus, a ninth-century German monk, teacher, and archbishop. When the original Latin text is used, it is normally sung in Gre ...
* Praying to the holy spirit


References

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Come, Holy Spirit Come, Holy Spirit is a Christian prayer for guidance. It is discussed in the ''Catechism of the Catholic Church'', paragraphs 26702672. It is used with the Catholic Church, as well as some Anglicanism, Anglican and Lutheranism, Lutheran denominati ...