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O Holy and Most Beloved Spirit of God, to
ee do we commend all the needs of our dear
Country, confident that, in y mercy, ou
wilt hear us and deliver us from all the evils
which affli or threaten us.
COME, Divine Fount of all happiness, and pour
down y holy peace upon our dear land, and
maintain it in peace in spite of all enemies,
whether from within or without. ou Who art
the Soul of the Catholic Church, ou Who
sheddest abroad Divine Charity, ou Who art
the Light of the understanding and the Divine
Fire that inflameth the heart, draw to the fair
bosom of the Spouse of Christ all her erring
children, giving the priceless gi of Faith to
those who possess it not, and confirming us all
in loving service and obedience to our Holy
Father, the Pope, and to the Bishops and Pastors
of the Church.
BEHOLD our miseries, O Divine Spirit! Look upon the countless offenses
committed, in public and in private, against the Divine Majesty. Certain, it is
that we have merited naught except castigation at the Hands of God, but
have we not Mary, Our Mother and y Immaculate Spouse, and have we
not ee yself, O Spirit of Consolation, to save us from our enemies and
from the effes of our offenses!
WE implore Thee, then, to send forth y vivifying breath to renew the face
of our dear land. Who, O Divine Spirit, can triumph as ou canst against
the powers of Hell itself! For, art ou not the Fire that consumeth all sin;
Essential Purity, the Bond of brotherhood that we so yearn for; Truth
infallible, and Love, oh yes, Love Divine that uniteth all, reconcileth all and
purifieth all!
SAVE us, then, for we perish! Fortify, preserve
and extend the reign of y Church in our beloved
land; allay all strife, political, social and domestic;
enlighten, guide and possess our Rulers, through
the merits of Christ, Our Lord, and the intercession
of Mary, y Immaculate Spouse.
ST. MICHAEL, the Archangel, who hast so oen
been sent to combat for us against Lucifer and his
vile followers, deliver us from the wiles of that
Evil Spirit, and grant that our holy religion may
triumph over the enemies who blindly oppose
or persecute it. Amen.