Love Divine

O beautiful Sacrament

he receives on bended knee

with the imposition of hands

the Holy Ghost besought from Heaven,

stirs up the grace of God in thee.

No longer one of many,

set apart from the crowd,

made sublime and venerable;

by the power of the Word.

With the Sacrament of Order

imprints an indelible mark.

Consecrated to God alone

he dispenses the saving treasures of Christ

with a pure and gentle heart.

By the power of his consecration,

the gift bestowed upon thee;

in persona Christi Capitis,

he proclaims the Mystery.

The gifts of the Creator,

fruit of the “work of human hands,”

with the Dia-Logos

transform upon the altar;

Humanity drawn into Divinity.

Enkindled in the Divine fire

their hearts beat as one,

the rhapsody of Trinitarian Love.

Sacramentum caritatis;

Pascal banquet,

wedding feast,

Christ unites Himself to His beloved Bride;

With a kiss from Heaven,

the consummation of Love Divine.