Come, Creator Spirit
Meditations on the Veni Creator
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Word Count
95,500 words, Guess
Page Count
382 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL8043982M
- ISBN-139780814628713
- ISBN-100814628710
- OCLC Control Number50479249
- Library of Congress Control Number2002029842
and 2 more
- LibraryThing513386
- Goodreads1166063
Classifications
- LCCBV469.V462 C36 2003
Description
Ever since its composition in the ninth century, the use of the "Veni Creator" in the liturgy of Pentecost and in Christian assemblies has been constant, as one continuous, solemn invocation of the Paraclete. With its wealth of insights and thought-provoking images, this hymn is like a magnificient fresco of the Holy Spirit at work in salvation history and in the life of the Church. Following the structure of the ancient hymn, the author gives us a meditation for each verse and builds a complete treatise--a theological and spiritual Summa--on the Holy Spirit, drawn from Scripture, the Church Fathers, the liturgy and from Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant traditions. Its language, however, is far removed from theological discourse but inspired by symbol, image and song, by poetry and liturgy, by prophecy and living models of holiness.
First Sentence
The literal translation of the first verse of the Veni Creator says: Come, Creator Spirit, visit the minds of those who are yours; fill with heavenly grace the hearts that you have made.
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Other Editions
- Come, Creator Spirit: Meditations on the Veni Creator
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