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 Come, holy name of Christ, which is above every name; Come, power of the Most High, and perfect compassion; Come, gift most high; Come, compassionate mother; Come, communion of the male; Come, revealer of secret mysteries; Come, mother of the seven houses, that there may be rest for thee in the eighth house. Come, thou presbyter of the five members: intelligence, thought, prudence, reflection, reasoning, Communicate with these young persons! Come, spirit of holiness, and purify their veins and their hearts, And seal them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost." }}

And when they had been sealed, there appeared to them a young man holding a burning lamp, so that the (other) lamps were even darkened by the emanation of its light. And he went out, and disappeared from their sight. And the apostle said to the Lord, "Thy light is too great for us, Lord,