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Lenny Pedersen wrote:

Hi, guys —

First of all, please allow me to take this opportunity to thank you all for making this most wonderful service available to those of us who have questions regarding Catholicism, or Christianity in general. Your efforts are greatly appreciated!

I'm currently researching certain old texts pertaining to various spiritual teachings. While researching these I have found numerous Catholic references, many of which I have no problem looking up on the internet, but, from time to time, some of them are slightly problematic.

I was hoping someone would be able to assist me.

I have come across a passage that speaks of something called "Missale de Spiritu Sancto" (sic), but I have been unable to find this anywhere on the internet. It is my assumption that, in some countries, a certain number of centuries ago, various pieces of Scripture were referenced somewhat differently — such as indicating the closing of the Pater Noster by naming it simply the ne nos inducas, or referring to John 1 by saying or writing In principio.

I am assuming the above Missale de Spiritu Sancto is something specific that may be called something entirely different.

Due to my lack of Catholic knowledge, (I am a Protestant), I am unable to figure out exactly what this is.

I truly hope that you can help me and you won't be bothered by this question.

Thank you so much for your time.

Sincerely,

Lenny Pedersen
Osaka, Japan

  { Can you help me figure out what type of spiritual text this is and if it goes by a different name? }

Mary Ann replied:

Lenny —

Missale refers to a missal, or Mass book. What Missale de Spiritu Sancto is, I do not know.

It may be the title of a Missal, as we used to have them.

For instance, before Vatican II, a layperson's missal (collections of prayers and readings for Mass) might be called a Marian Missal (because it was illustrated with pictures of Mary) or a St. Pius X Missal (in his honor) or something else.

Mary Ann

Mike replied:

Hi, Lenny —

[Missale de Spiritu Sancto] appears to be a prayer that is part of a bigger, dubious prayer which appears to be from a book, The Folklore of West and Mid Wales by Jonathon Ceredig Davies, 1910. This article states:

How to obtain the Familiar of the Genius or Good Spirit and cause him to appear.

. . .  and then proceeding with great devotion to Invocation, he must thrice repeat the former prayer, concluding the same with Pater Noster, etc., and a Missale de Spiritu Sancto.

As Mary Ann said, what exactly Missale de Spiritu Sancto is, I don't know.

The only books, dealing with Catholic spirituality, that I would recommend similar to Missale de Spiritu Sancto would be the currently Mass Missals you can get on-line or at your local Catholic bookstore . . . which of course have been approved by the cardinals or diocesan bishops.

Hope this helps,

Mike
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