Give me, O Lord,
purity of lips,
a clean and innocent heart,
humility, fortitude, patience.
Give me the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and might,
the Spirit of knowledge and godliness,
and of fear of the Lord.
Make me always seek your face with all my heart,
all my soul, all my mind.
Give me a contrite and humble heart in your presence.
Most high, eternal and holy Wisdom,
drive away from me the darkness
of blindness and ignorance.
Most high and eternal Strength, deliver me.
Most high and eternal Light, illuminate me.
Most high and infinite Mercy, have mercy on me.
Amen.
Source: Gallican Sacramentary
Source of this version: Freely modified from Prayers Ancient and Modern
by Mary Wilder Tileston, Boston, Little Brown, 1914, p. 60 #1
“purity of lips” is a reference to Psalm 24:4 and possibly Psalm 17:1
“clean and innocent heart” is a reference to Psalm 51:10
“Give me the Spirit of wisdom…” is a reference to Isaiah 11:2
“Make me always seek your face with all my heart…” is a reference to Matthew 22:37
“Give me a contrite and humble heart…” is a reference to Psalm 51:17
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