Feast Day of Saint Hildegard of Bingen
“O Fire of the Spirit, life of all life of all creatures,
Holy are you, because you make all creatures come to life.
Holy are you, because you save the dangerously broken.
Holy are you, because you heal the wounds.
O tremendous flow which has permeated everything
in the heights and on earth and in all the depths,
You gather and unite us all.
Protect those who are incarcerated and free the bound ones because the divine power wants to keep them safe.
Through you the clouds stream and the ether flies,
the stones contain wetness, the waters form little brooks
and the earth drives forward its green.
You always lift up your disciples,
because the breath of wisdom delights them.
Therefore you should be praised,
you who are the sound of praise and the delight in life,
the most powerful hope and honour, which gives us the gifts of light.”
O Ignis Spiritus Paracliti by Hildegard von Bingen (1098 – 1179), translated by Brigitte McCready
Chorlton Unitarians 