98.5月30日聖神，請來！－白孟德神父（Fr. Charles Belmonte Lopez）語錄-譯者:林豪

Sharing two prayers written by two saints to ask for the guidance of the Paraclete.

在此分享兩位聖人所寫的兩篇禱文，以尋求護慰者的引導。

The great Doctor of the Church St. Augustine (354-430) composed a short prayer in which he asks the Paraclete to help him live a holy life.

偉大的教會聖師聖奧斯丁（A.D. 354-430）撰寫了一篇短禱，他請求護慰者幫助他過聖善的生活。

Holy Spirit, inspire me, that I may have holy thoughts.

Holy Spirit, guide me, so that I may act in a holy way.

Holy Spirit, draw me, that I may love holy things.

Holy Spirit, strengthen me, that we may stand for holy things.

Holy Spirit, help me, that I may never lose holy things”.

聖神，求祢啟迪我，使我擁有聖善的思想。

聖神，求祢引導我，使我能以聖善的方式行事。

聖神，求祢吸引我，使我熱愛聖善的事物。

聖神，求祢堅定我，使我能為維護聖善的事物。

聖神，求祢幫助我，使我永遠不會失去聖善的事物。

Saint Josemaría Escrivá wrote this prayer to the Holy Spirit:

聖施禮華向聖神寫下了這篇禱文：

“Come, O Holy Spirit!: enlighten my understanding, to know your commands; strengthen my heart against the snares of the enemy; inflame my will….. I have heard your voice, and I do not want to harden my heart and resist, saying: later…, tomorrow. Nunc coepi! NOW! Lest tomorrow may not come to me.

O Spirit of truth and wisdom, Spirit of understanding and counsel, Spirit of joy and peace! I want what you want, I want it because you want it, I want it in the manner you want it, I want it when you want it…”.

「噢，聖神，請來！：啟發我的聰敏，好使我能瞭解祢的旨意；堅強我的心，好抵抗敵人的誘惑；點燃我的意志…..我已聽到了祢的聲音，我不想頑石不冥和抵抗地說：「等一下……明天」Nunc coepi! 此時此刻！免得我不會有明天。

噢，真理和智慧之神，聰敏和超見之神，喜樂和平安之神！我意願祢所意願的一切；我意願因你意願；我意願如祢意願一般；我意願在祢所意願的任何時候…… 。」

Photo: St. Fernando, King.

插圖：聖費爾南多，國王。