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 praise thee  sufficiently,  or  thank  thy  goodness  as  we ought! A thousand times  blessed  be  thine  infinite charity, thine  infinite  providence,  and  thine  infinite mercy, which  moved  thee  to  repair  our  miseries,  and to give  unto  us  a gift  wherein  is  contained  all  the good that  proceedeth  from  thee! Thou hast  given us thy  Son,  who  proceedeth  from  thee  as  thy  Word. Thou hast  given  us  also  the  Holy  Ghost,  who proceedeth from  thy  will,  as  thine  uncreated  love. What can  we  seek  for  more! and what  shall  we  give unto thee  for  so  great  a gift! O Lord, vouchsafe, we beseech  thee,  of  thy  clemency,  to  take  for  thine own all  our  understanding,  all  our  will,  all  ourselves, and that  little  all  for  all  eternity. Amen.

Come, O Holy  Ghost,  etc.

V. and  R. Send  forth,  etc.

We beseech  thee,  O Lord,  that  the  Paraclete,  who proceedeth from  thee,  may  enlighten  our  minds,  and, according to  the  promise  of  thy  Son,  may  lead  us into  all  truth; through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. In the unity  of  the  same. Amen.

May the  blessing,  etc.

ET us  prostrate  ourselves  before  the  majesty  of the  most  Holy  Trinity,  and,  uniting  our  dispositions with  those  of  our  Blessed  Lady  and  the  holy Apostles in  the  upper  room  at  Jerusalem,  let  us  say one Our  Father  and  one  Hail  Mary,  to  obtain,  by  the merits of  Jesus  ascended,  the  fruits  of  the  Holy Ghost — continence and  chastity. Our Father,  Hail Mary.

Most holy,  most  divine  spirit,  if  there  be  any  souls in the  world  more  needful  of  thine  aid  than  others, it is  surely  ours,  blinded  by  our  passions,  chilled  with