rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
Prayer before Meditation, Study, or Spiritual Reading
My God, I firmly believe that Thou art here present, and I humbly adore Thee in union with the angels and saints. I am sorry for having sinned, because Thou art infinitely good and sin displeases Thee. I love Thee above all things and with my whole heart. I offer Thee all that I am and all that I have, — my soul with all its faculties, my body with all its senses. Enlighten my understanding and inflame my will, that I may know and do what is pleasing to Thee. I beseech Thee to direct all the powers of my soul, all my thoughts and affections to Thy service and Thy glory as well as to my own sanctification and salvation.
Prayer to the Holy Ghost
Come, O Holy Ghost, fill the hearts of Thy and enkindle in them the fire of Thy love.
