Posted on 05/04/2015 8:56:46 AM PDT by Salvation
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VENI SANCTAE SPIRITUS
The Golden Sequence, for the Pentecost Eucharistic liturgy. From its opening lines, "Come, Holy Spirit," the hymn sustains the theme of asking for an increase of the seven gifts. Its author was most probably Stephen Langton (d. 1228), Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Come Holy Spirit
Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth.
O, God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and ever enjoy His consolations, Through Christ Our Lord, Amen.
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Should be “Sancte,” not “Sanctae”. It’s vocative case, fourth declension, masculine gender. “-ae” is a first declension ending.
Do you teach Latin? You sure know a lot about it. I only took three years in high school.
But church music (chant, classical, not the modern junk) is a hobby of mine, so I know the sequence "Veni, Sancte Spiritus" quite well. In fact, we're going to start practicing it this week.
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