A Prayer to the Holy Spirit for the Archdiocese of Detroit

This prayer was composed solely from the teachings of Pope Pius XII in his Encyclical Mystici Corporis Christi (On the Mystical Body of Christ).

Come Holy Spirit,
Illumine the Church in the Archdiocese of Detroit.
Let the dew of Thy divine gifts fall copiously and abundantly upon all the faithful.
May our Archbishop and our priests be divinely enlightened,
and may the minds and hearts of all the faithful
be elevated by Thine interior inspirations and supernatural impulses.

Grant that Thy Church, in the Archdiocese of Detroit,
in which Thou dost dwell as the source of her life,
may, by our patient sufferings with Christ,
merit an increased participation
in that most complete communication of the Holy Spirit
which He did obtain for the Church, His Bride,
through the shedding of His Most Precious Blood.

May our cooperation with Thine inspirations
merit that the abundant streams of divine grace,
which flow from our exalted Head,
will overflow their bounds and saturate our land
with the gifts of humility, reverence, piety, charity,
orthodoxy, a love for Tradition, a fidelity to the Faith,
an obedience to Christ, and a faithful discernment of the spirits of this age.

Grant that Thy Church, and we by our union with her,
may be, with Christ, an unfailing instrument in the work of Redemption.
On the Cross, Christ opened up the fountain of divine gifts.
Grant that the Archdiocese of Detroit may drink deeply from this spring
and obtain the blessings we need to persevere in faith and grace.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen.