Veni Creator

Today, I would like to share one of my favorite prayers. 

Veni Creator

Come, O Creator Spirit blest!

And in our souls take up Thy rest;

Come with Thy grace and heavenly aid,

To fill the hearts which Thou hast made.

Great Paraclete! To Thee we cry,

O highest gift of God most high!

O font of life! O fire of love!

And sweet anointing from above.

Thou in Thy sevenfold gifts art known,

The finger of God's hand we own;

The promise of the Father, Thou!

Who dost the tongue with power endow.

Kindle our senses from above,

And make our hearts overflow with love;

With patience firm and virtue high

The weakness of our flesh supply.

Far from us drive the foe we dread, 

And grant us Thy true peace instead;

So shall we not, with Thee for guide,

Turn from the path of life aside.

Oh, may Thy grace on us bestow

The Father and the Son to know,

And Thee, through endless times confessed,

Of both, the eternal Spirit blest.

All glory while the ages run

Be to the Father and the Son

Who rose from death; the same to Thee,

O Holy Ghost, eternally.

Amen. 

http://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayer.php?p=86

God bless!

 ~ littleromanJMJ

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

I know this is late, but I do hope everyone had a very Merry and blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year!  Mine was truly happy and blessed! 

On Christmas Eve, my family and I went to a friend's Christmas Eve party.  It was nice to see many friends there.  Afterward, we stayed up until it was time to go to Midnight Mass.  (Yes, this year we went to Midnight Mass.  I consider it my first time going because it is the only time I remember going.  The past one or two times I have gone, I was a tot and fell asleep. lol).  After Mass, we fell asleep right away.  On Christmas, we open gifts (my Aunt, who lives out-of-state, watched us open our gifts from her and we watched her open her gifts from us, over Skype!),  played the wii games we got lol, and prepared for dinner.  That evening, my Aunt, Uncle, Cousin, and three Grandparents all came for dinner, dessert, and games.

On New Year's Eve, my family did the usual.  We played games, listened to music (Herman's Hermits lol) watched tv, and ate snacks until Midnight.  My Grandma stopped by for a little bit that evening.  On New Year's Day we all just relaxed, went to Mass (because it was also the Feast of the Solemnity of Mary, a Holy Day of Obligation) and had a nice dinner.

I'm very thankful for the good time I had during this holy season!

Feel free to share what you did this Christmas and New Year's! 

God bless!

 ~ littleromanJMJ