O Holy Wisdom, soaring power,
encompass us with wings unfurled,
and carry us, encircling all, above, below,
and through the world.

 
St. Hildegard of Bingen, 12th century

The Holy Spirit is living and intelligent,
a sanctifying principle of all things
made by God through Christ.

 
St. Basil the Great, 4th century

If we are indeed the temple of God
and if the Spirit of God lives in us,
then what every believer has within himself
is greater than what he admires in the skies.

 
St. Leo the Great, 5th century

The Spirit comes
to teach, to counsel, to strengthen, to console.

 
St. Cyril of Jerusalem, 4th century

Holy Spirit, you are the reward of the saints,
the comforter of souls, light in the darkness, riches to the poor;
you are the one in whom all treasures are contained.

 
St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, 16th century

The Spirit comes with the tenderness of a true friend and protector.

 
St. Cyril of Jerusalem, 4th century

Through his Spirit, God reveals his wisdom
in the plan he has preordained for our glory.

 
St. Basil the Great, 4th century

Father, by the power of the Holy Spirit
you guide your pilgrim Church today
as it journeys along the paths of time
to the eternal joy of your kingdom
through Christ our Lord.

 
Eucharistic Prayer, Roman Liturgy