Category:Akathists
Category:Orthodox prayers
Akathist to the Holy Spirit
Come, faithful ones, let us glorify the descent of the Holy Spirit, who poured out from the bosom of the Fatherland on the apostles like waters, covering the earth with the knowledge of God, and the life-giving grace of adoption by God, and The mountain of glory makes those who flow to Him worthy of purity, and sanctifies and adores those who call:
Come, O Holy Comforter of the Soul, and dwell in us.
The angels in heaven, in bright choirs, incessantly sing glory to the Holy Spirit, as the Source of life and the immaterial Light, enlightening the world with divine lightning. With them, we glorify Thee, incomprehensible to the Soul, for all Thy obvious and secret mercies, and humbly ask for Thy blessed overshadowing:
Come, true Light and spiritual Joy.
Come, dew-bearing Cloud and indescribable Beauty.
Come and receive our praise like fragrant incense.
Come and let us taste the joy of Your appearance.
Come, and make this day a day of Thy mercy;
Come, and make us glad with the abundance of Your gifts.
Come, immeasurable Holiness, and drive away all filth from us.
Come, eternal unsetting sun, and make Your abode in us.
Come, O Holy Comforter of the Soul, and dwell in us.
With the vision of tongues of fire, in the light and breath of storm and joy, the Holy Spirit descended on the apostles. By the flame of His embrace, the fishermen of the whole world were called to the Church of Christ, troubles on land and waters joyfully endured, they were not afraid of cruel deaths, and their broadcast went out into the whole earth: Alleluia.
The chalice of rain pouring out fire, poured out on the apostles in the upper room of Zionstei: We sing to You, we bless You, we thank You, O Holy Soul God, send down upon us also Your Wisdom:
Come, Sanctifier and Guardian of the Church.
Come and give one heart and one mouth to your faithful.
Come and ignite our cold and fruitless piety.
Come, and kindle the darkness of godlessness and wickedness that is thickening over the earth.
Come and let us taste that You are Good.
Come and guide us into all truth.
Come, and submit all our thoughts to Your dominion.
Come, O Incomprehensible Wisdom, and save us by Her destinies.
Come, O Holy Comforter of the Soul, and dwell in us.
The deepest mystery, God is incomprehensible to the Soul, with the Father and the Word, the Creator of all! You have adorned the high ranks of angels in the church of unapproachable light, You have called into existence the choir of fiery luminaries with the splendor of glory, You, flesh and spirit, harmonizing in wonderful unity, You created the human race, and every breath sings Your praise: Alleluia.
Alpha and omega, the beginning and the end You, Eternal Soul, with the immense power of soaring over the waters and the terrible circulation, you gave life to everyone and everything. From Your life-giving breath, the indescribable beauty of the primeval world arose from the formless abyss. For this reason we call upon You:
Come, Great One, both in a small flower and in a heavenly star.
Come, O One who is praised with every breath in heaven and on earth.
Come, Treasure of manifold gifts, inexhaustible and eternal Beauty.
Come and illuminate the dark chaos of my soul.
Come, and by Your grace revive the seed of spiritual life in us.
Come, and with the spirit of light and strength confirm our wavering will.
Come, and transform the dark ugliness of my soul into Your bright image.
Come and reveal us as a new creation in Christ.
Come, O Holy Comforter of the Soul, and dwell in us.
Incomprehensible and All-Good! You clothed the Most Pure Virgin Mary in the dazzling and unapproachable splendor of Your Divinity, making the Matter of God, the Queen of Angels, the salvation of people! By your superior power You lift them up to the third heaven! You sting their hearts with the beauty of Heaven, putting in their speech a burning desire that draws people to God. You convert the last sinners, and full of heavenly delight, they sing to you: Alleluia.
By the Holy Spirit every soul is alive, by His power all creation will be restored to the fellowship of resurrection in the last hour of this age and in the first of the future. Then raise us from the graves, not to condemnation, but to Divine bliss with all the saints and with those close to us:
Come and deliver us from spiritual death.
Come, and always give us mortal memory.
Come, and before your death, fill us with the Body and Blood of Christ.
Come and give us a quiet and clear conscience.
Come and make our awakening from the sleep of death bright.
Come and be with us when we appear before that Terrible Judge.
Come, and grant us to see with joy the rejoicing Morning of Eternity.
Come, and then enlighten our immortal body like the sun.
Come, O Holy Comforter of the Soul, and dwell in us.
Having heard Your voice: if anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink, we pray to You, Son of God, quench our spiritual thirst, give us living water, pour out to us from Your Holy Spirit, Let us not thirst forever, singing with tenderness: Alleluia.
Imperishable and uncreated, eternal and generous of the Soul, guardian of the righteous and cleansing of the sinners, free us from all unclean deeds, so that the radiance of Your gracious light may not be extinguished in us, crying out to Ty:
Come, All-Good One, and give us tenderness and a source of tears.
Come and teach us to worship You in Spirit and Truth.
Come, Eternal Truth, and clarify the perplexities of our meager mind.
Come, ageless Life, and drive away from us the temptations of this short age.
Come, O everlasting Light, and dispel the darkness of our passions and despondency.
Come, ever-young Silo, refresh your weary children.
Come, endless Joy, and temporary misfortunes will be forgotten.
Come, and show the parched land of our souls to be fruitful.
Come, O Holy Comforter of the Soul, and dwell in us.
Rejoice, daughter of Light, holy Mother Zion, be adorned, great Bride, Heaven-like, shining universal Church of Christ, the Holy Spirit rests on you, weak healing, replenishing the poor, and quickening the dead with the Spirit, and bringing to eternal life all who worthily and righteously call upon You: Alleluia.
You will be in a world of tribulation, says the Lord. Where will we find Joy, and Who will console us? Comforter of the soul, You have quenched our sorrows, intercede for us with unspeakable sighs, ease the hearts of those praying to You:
Come, sweet coolness of those who labor and are burdened.
Come, Interlocutor of prisoners and Companion of the persecuted.
Come, food for those who are hungry and exhausted by poverty.
Come, a haven for the orphans and comfort for widows.
Come and heal the passions of our souls and bodies.
Come and visit all those who thirst for Your illumination.
Come and support the helpless and weak.
Come and teach us to find the hope of eternal joy in our time of sorrow.
Come, O Holy Comforter of the Soul, and dwell in us.
He who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, neither in this world nor in the future, says the Lord. Hearing this, let us tremble, and let us not condemn those who disobey You and fight against God; do not turn our hearts into the words of deceit, turn from schisms, heresies and atheism all those who have gone astray, and in the Church of the Firstborn, let us sing forever and ever: Alleluia.
When the Holy Spirit departed from Saul, then fear and despondency overtook him, and the darkness of despair cast him into the underworld. So, in the day of my despondency and bitterness, let me understand that I do not have God in me, but let me relentlessly call on You, my soul, O joy, until Your light illuminates the faint-hearted me:
Come, and do not reject me for my murmuring and impatience.
Come and calm the fierce storm of confusion and irritation.
Come and calm those embittered by everyday misfortunes.
Come and soften your heart on the day of bitterness and wrath.
Come and ease those who are bent by the weight of the cross.
Come and destroy the wiles of confusion and insurance of the spirits of darkness.
Come and shine upon us Your good Light.
Come and breathe generosity into us, so that with patience we may save our souls.
Come, O Holy Comforter of the Soul, and dwell in us.
Save us, Heavenly Father! We are unhappy and pitiful, and weak, and spiritually naked; Give us Your gold, purified by fire, cover us from shame with white clothing, heal our eyes with Your anointing, let the grace of Your life-giving Spirit descend in uncleanness vessels of our souls, and will revive those who sing: Alleluia.
Like the Tower of Babel, earthly happiness is collapsing, pitiful are all human undertakings! It is good for me, for you humbled me, for you revealed to me in my sins and falls all my weakness and insignificance! Without You we cannot do anything, but through Your grace we hope to be saved:
Come, O Wise One, to the Builder of life.
Come, that we too may understand Your ways of salvation.
Come like lightning and illuminate the purpose of our existence.
Come and bless every good undertaking.
Come and be a Helper in good deeds.
Come, illuminating in a perplexed hour.
Come, giving the spirit of repentance, so that the troubles coming to the world may be averted.
Come and teach us to do Your will always.
Come, O Holy Comforter of the Soul, and dwell in us.
Thus God loved the world, for You also gave Your only begotten Son, Who became human by the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and redeemed the whole world with His blood, stretching out His life-giving hands on the Cross to stars; Moreover, all creation has been made free, children of God. For this reason we sing to the Beloved Father, the Redeemed Son and the Sanctifying Spirit: Alleluia.
The Life-giving Spirit, like a dove that descended on Christ in the Jordan, rested on me at the baptismal font, but His kindness was darkened by the darkness of my sins. Like a lost traveler waiting for the dawn in the forest at night, so I thirst for Your rays, O Blessed One, so that I may not perish until the end:
Come to me, sealed with Your terrible and magnificent name.
Come and let me see my sins.
Come and ease my tormented, mercilessly burning conscience.
Come, renew Your darkened image.
Come and dispel the sinful visions.
Come and teach compassion for the grief of others.
Come and move me to love every creature of Yours.
Come and reward me with the Joy of Your Salvation.
Come, O Holy Comforter of the Soul, and dwell in us.
The Holy Spirit gives birth to eternal life, the Holy Spirit inspires martyrs, crowns the righteous, binds the Church composition, makes bread and wine divine with the Body and Blood. O the depth of the wealth and wisdom of God! Grant us the Crown of Your gifts, all-forgiving eternal Love, grieving for our enemies, wanting to save everyone, so that we may be illuminated by It, as children of Light we sing: Alleluia.
Who will separate us from the Love of God? Is it tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or troubles, or a sword? Even if we lose everything on earth, imams will have an unfading inheritance in heaven. But grant us, Lord, to love You not with words or tongue, but with true deeds and the feat of our whole life:
Come, O All-Powerful Soul, and increase in us the all-conquering faith.
Come and give us unceasing prayerful fervor.
Come, let our love not grow cold in the midst of lawlessness.
Come, and do not let us fall away in the days of persecution and ridicule of faith.
Come and save us from overwhelming temptations and temptations.
Come, and revive our hearts by sprinkling Your Dew.
Come, and instill unshameful trust in the mercy and help of God in us.
Come, heal, sanctify and raise us up, O Blessed One, by Your grace.
Come, O Holy Comforter of the Soul, and dwell in us.
This is what the Lord says: I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and daughters will prophesy, and your young men will see visions, and your elders will see visions. O all-desiring soul, grant at least one grain from the table of your sons of Thy consolation to us, who ardently call: Alleluia.
Even for a brief moment, like the brilliance of lightning You will shine in the recesses of the soul, but unforgettable is the Light of Your Revelation, from Him the mortal is transformed by a terrible and divine change nature. Grant that in our earthly life we too, who pray to You, may see You with a pure heart:
Come, light-giving Lightning of eternity.
Come and illuminate us with Your unevening Radiance.
Come, Treasure of the humble and Joy of the meek.
Come, living and cool water in the midst of the heat of passions.
Come, for far from You there is no joy or peace.
Come, for the Kingdom of Heaven is with You everywhere.
Come and warm up the Love of God in our cold hearts.
Come and imprint Your Sun-like Face on our souls.
Come, O Holy Comforter of the Soul, and dwell in us.
Inexhaustible River of goodness, to the Soul, the Soverator of sins, accept our prayers for the whole world, for believers and non-believers, and for the sons of disobedience, lead everyone to the eternal Kingdom of the Holy Trinity, yes Through You the last enemy, death, will also be abolished, and the world, reborn by the purifying fire, will sing a new song of immortality: Alleluia.
In the Spirit I see the City of God, Heavenly Jerusalem, like a Bride, adorned, sun-shaped, triumphant, I hear the rejoicing of the righteous at the Table of the Lord, and the voices of the angels, and the Most Bright Lord in the midst of His chosen ones! Behold, sickness and sorrow and sighing have escaped. Heavenly King, with the sevenfold of Your gifts, grant us this eternal Joy in God who calls Ty:
Come, O Heavenly King, and cover our spiritual poverty with the sevenfold gifts of Yours.
Come, and touch our hearts with the Spirit of knowledge and piety.
Come, and arouse in us a thirst for the afterlife.
Come and imprint in your soul the aspiration of the Life of the imperishable age.
Come and reveal to us the Joy of the coming Kingdom.
Come and give us the snow-light Robe of purity.
Come and take us to the wedding Lamb.
Come, and grant Your reign in eternal glory.
Come, O Holy Comforter of the Soul, and dwell in us.
O Luminous Abyss of saving Love, Life-Giving Soul, warm with the Breath of Your Divinity the human race, frozen in lawlessness, by the Power of Your incomprehensible destinies, hasten the destruction of evil, and Reveal the eternal Triumph of Divine Truth, may God be all and in all, and may every tribe of heaven and earth and the underworld sing: Alleluia.
:: (This kontakion is read three times, then again the 1st ikos and 1st kontakion.)
Heavenly King, All-merciful Comforter, Soul of Truth, proceeding from the Father eternally and resting in the Son, the unenvious Source of divine gifts, dividing them to each other, as If you wish, we too, who are unworthy, are sanctified and appointed on the day of our baptism! Look to Your servant for prayer, come to us, dwell in us, and cleanse our souls, so that we may be prepared for the dwelling of the Most Holy Trinity. Hey, O All-Good One, do not abhor our uncleanness and sinful wounds, but I will heal with Your all-healing Anointing. Enlighten our mind, so that we understand the vanity of the world and what is in the world, revive our conscience, let it unceasingly proclaim to us what should be done and what should be swept aside, correct and renew our heart, so that exudes day and night evil thoughts and inappropriate desires. Tame the flesh and quench the flame of passions with Your dewy Breath, so that the precious Image of God within us becomes darkened.
Cast away the spirit of idleness, despondency, covetousness and idle talk from us, give us the Spirit of love and patience, the Spirit of meekness and humility, the Spirit of purity and truth, so that we may correct the weakened hearts and knees, we unlaxly follow the path of the commandments of the saints, and thus avoiding all sin and fulfilling all righteousness, let us be worthy to achieve a peaceful and shameless end, to enter Jerusalem Heavenly One, and there we worship You together with the Father and the Son, singing to the ages of ages: Holy Trinity, glory to You. Amen.
Holy soul! Fill the entire Universe with Yourself, and give Life to everyone, but move away from bad people, I humbly pray to You: do not disdain the uncleanness of my soul, but come and dwell in me and cleanse me of all kinds of sinful filth. With Your help, I will live the rest of my life in repentance and doing good deeds, and thus I will glorify You with the Father and the Son forever and ever. Amen!
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