# Adsumus: An ancient prayer to the Holy Spirit
*2016-02-19*

> Bill Young introduces and prays the Adsumus, an ancient prayer seeking the guidance and strength of the Holy Spirit to overcome human weakness.

## Introduction to the Adsumus

Good morning. This is Bill Young, and welcome to the 195th episode of Prayer N Lunch. Today, we focus on a prayer to the Holy Spirit—specifically, an ancient prayer called the Adsumus.

## The Prayer of Petition

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. We are here before you, O Holy Spirit; we feel the burden of our weaknesses, but we come together in your name. Come to us, assist us, and come down into our hearts. Teach us what we must do and show us the path to follow. May you yourself accomplish what you ask of us. May you alone be the only one to inspire and guide our directions and decisions, because only you, together with God the Father and His Son, have a holy and glorious name.

## Seeking Virtue and Truth

You who love order and peace, do not let righteousness be harmed by us. May ignorance not cause us to stray from the right path. May affection for others not give rise to favoritism on our part, and may neither title nor people's influence sway us. Keep us close to you by the gift of your grace so that we may be one in you, and we may not draw away from the truth in any matter.

## Harmony and Eternal Hope

Grant that, gathered together in your holy name, we may be able to combine goodness with firmness, so as to do all things in harmony with you. We do this in the hope that we shall earn, through the faithful fulfillment of our duties, eternal happiness in the future. Amen.

*By inviting the Holy Spirit to guide our decisions and overcome our weaknesses, we can live in harmony with God and move toward eternal happiness.*