Lord God, Ruler of all nations, every authority on earth is under Your authority, and every human life bears Your image. Today I come before You as a citizen and as Your child…

Come, Holy Spirit, Spirit of wisdom and understanding. I have done what I could to prepare; now I place this exam in Your hands. Quiet my nerves and steady my breathing. Clear my mind of worry, so that I can remember what I have learned and think carefully about what I do not yet know…

Lord Jesus Christ, You said, "Suffer the little children to come unto me." Today we bring to You our child, N., who is preparing to receive You in Holy Communion (or to be sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit in Confirmation)…

O Holy Spirit, beloved of my soul, I adore Thee. Enlighten me, guide me, strengthen me, console me. Tell me what I should do; give me Thy orders. I promise to submit myself to all that Thou desirest of me and to accept all that Thou permittest to happen to me. Let me only know Thy will. Amen.

Ineffable Creator, who from the treasures of Thy wisdom didst appoint three hierarchies of angels and set them in wondrous order above the heavens, and who didst arrange the parts of the universe with such beauty…

O Holy Spirit, strengthen with Thy gifts those who are about to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. Fill them with faith, hope, and charity, and make them faithful witnesses of Christ. Amen.

Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest, and in our hearts take up Thy rest; come with Thy grace and heavenly aid to fill the hearts which Thou hast made. O Comforter, to Thee we cry, Thou heavenly gift of God most high, Thou Fount of life and Fire of love, and sweet anointing from above…

O Holy Spirit, divine Consoler, I adore Thee as my true God, with God the Father and God the Son. I bless and thank Thee for all the benefits Thou hast bestowed upon me. Come, O Spirit of Wisdom, and teach me to seek God. Come, O Spirit of Understanding, and enlighten my mind…

O God, Who didst teach the hearts of Thy faithful people by sending them the light of Thy Holy Spirit: grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in His holy comfort. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Come, Holy Ghost, fill the hearts of Thy faithful, and kindle in them the fire of Thy love.

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Thy faithful and kindle in them the fire of Thy love. Send forth Thy Spirit, and they shall be created, and Thou shalt renew the face of the earth…

Come, Holy Spirit, send forth the heavenly radiance of Thy light. Come, father of the poor, come, giver of gifts, come, light of the heart. Greatest comforter, sweet guest of the soul, sweet consolation. In labor, rest, in heat, temperateness, in tears, solace…