Comments on: St. Symeon’s Invocation Prayer For The Holy Spirit

By: rsanch

rsanch — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 05:52:56 +0000

It’s significant to me and very meaningful the lack of ‘eds’. Rather the ‘ers’ and ‘ings’ display the present action(s) of God. His ministry is here and actively among us, welcoming us to worship and participate.

By: victoria kazarian

victoria kazarian — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:32:22 +0000

I love this prayer…i love the sense of wonder in it–let’s just wonder and delight in how infinite and mysterious God is. I feel like I have been in very few churches where it’s ok to let God be a mystery. I think people have trouble with there being loose ends somehow, but the truth is, there’s no way we can figure out or box God up conveniently. And I for one, like that! Reading this prayer reminds me that God is huge, infinite, beyond anything we can describe or imagine. Amazingly delightful and beautiful. Yeah!

By: Essentials Red Week 2 « Shared Worship

Essentials Red Week 2 « Shared Worship — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:39:37 +0000

[...] were pointed towards documented prayers such as St Patrick’s Breastplate and St Symeon’s [...]

By: Shelley

Shelley — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:51:31 +0000

love it Dan. somehow with all the time behind it it feels richer, deeper and more vibrant…maybe it is the voices of the ages joining with mine.
thanks.

By: joel mason

joel mason — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:38:34 +0000

yes indeed, here you go, it’s a good one:

Come, Creator Spirit,
visit the minds of those who are yours;
fill with heavely grace
the hearts that you have made.

You who are named the Paraclete,
gift of God most high,
living fountain, fire, love
and anointing for the soul.

You are sevenfold in your gifts,
you are the finger of God’s right hand,
you, the Father’s solemn promise
putting words upon our lips.

Kindle a light in our senses,
pour love into our hearts,
infirmities of this body of ours
overcoming with strength secure.

The enemy drive from us away,
peace then give without delay;
with you as guide to lead the way
we avoid all cause of harm.

Grant we may know the Father through you,
and come to know the Son as well,
and may we always cling in faith
to you, the Spirit of them both.

Amen.

By: Administrator

Administrator — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:06:39 +0000

Joel, do you have a copy of Catalamessa’s rewrite of the hymn you mention. He spoke to a group of us as Vineyard leaders in Rome a few years ago on the “Battle Is Around The King,” and it was one of the most powerful Christological messages I had heard in many earth moons.

I’d love to post it if you can find it.

By: klampert

klampert — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:29:05 +0000

This is a really cool prayer…thanks for sharing it

By: joel mason

joel mason — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:34:40 +0000

hey dan, i love this prayer. This and another prayer I’ll mention in a moment always remind me how unbalanced we are in our worship of the Trinity. I remember when Burt Waggoner was here in St. Stephen, that’s what he talked about, widening our worship to not just include but centralize the Holy Spirit along with the Father and the Son.
Perhaps this lack comes from not understanding what the Holy Spirit actually does that is different from the other two parts of the Trinity, i know i don’t. For my wee small two cents, one worthy historical job of the Holy Spirit is his/her creation of the Church on pentecost.

the prayer i was thinking of when i read this is the first ancient hymn to the Holy Spirit, “Veni Spiritus Sanctus” or “come creator Spirit” Raniero Cantalamessa has written a ripping reflection on this hymn titled the same as the hymn.

cheers!