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 an obstinate  lukewarmness,  and  defiled  by  a thousand imperfections. Come then,  O Divine  Spirit! come and enlighten  us; kindle  our  fervour,  and  destroy in us  all  that  is  displeasing  in  thy  sight. The greater our miseries  are,  so  much  the  more  glorious  will  be thy  triumph  over  our  perversity. Come, and  create in us  new  hearts,  which  shall  have  all  for  God,  and nothing for  the  world. Create in  us  a clean  heart, O God. Amen.

Come, O Holy  Ghost,  etc.

V. and  R.  Send  forth,  etc.

Grant unto  thy  Church,  O merciful  God,  that  she, being gathered  together  in  the  Holy  Spirit,  may  be in  no  wise  disturbed  by  the  incursions  of  her  enemies; 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,  in  honour  of  the descent of  the  Holy  Ghost  upon  the  ever-blessed Mother of  God  in  the  Annunciation. Our Father, Hail Mary.

Most Divine  Spirit,  the  Paraclete,  we  hardly  dare to beseech  thee  to  come  into  our  souls,  knowing  well how sinful  and  defiled  they  are. It seems  an  intolerable boldness  to  invite  God — yea,  no  less  a one  than God! — to be  a guest  in  a lodging  so  unclean. Yet thou vouchsafest graciously  to  reassure  us  by  that infinite goodness  of  thine,  whereby  thou  dost  dispose