Holy Spirit, Holy Fire
Witness my yearning
To be filled with Your unending Presence
To be influenced by Your Warmth
I do not desire for the Comforts of Life
If I were to stray from You
Your Embrace makes me want to suffer
If it were for the will of God
Let the snares of the world turn away from me
Let the spirit of purity be all within me
Let the elixir that is Your Holy Presence stay within me
Never let me falter, oh God, never let me go
Let me desire for the Love that You give
Let me be drunk of that joy you bring
Drunk of Your Spirit and not of what is in the world
That makes men lose focus and state of mind
Let not our urges be our source of impulse
Let not our minds be filled with filth
Let my mind be your sanctuary
Let my soul be your Temple
Let my whole being be your Dwelling Place
Let not this Temple be defiled of any way
Just as Agnes was protected from the evil of her day
When her hair had shielded her from impurity's way
Just as Philomena, her virginity spared
When the arrows of hate have failed to strike her purest being
Just as Dominic, when he chose the thorns
To envelop his body instead of sensuous urges
I want to be pure Lord
Spare me of anything that will make me impure
Eliminate anything that will stray me away from you
Smite the spirits that will make my friends and loved ones
Influence me to abandon this calling
To remain ever pure and ever chaste
To remain as Your temple, ever strong, ever praising you.
Gloria Patri, et Filii et Spiritui Sancti,
Sicut erat in principio
In nunc,
Et in Semper,
Et in Saecula
Saecolorum.
Amen.
My Mother, I would rather be inebriated of the Spirit than of this world. Please, let it be so!
My model, Philomena, inspire me to be chaste! Please pray that I would be eliminated of anything that would undermine my vow to follow Christ!
My inspiration, Josemaria, help me to live the way of Christ as you did!
