Spirit And Prayer

Hi omnes erant unanimiter perseverantes in oratione. Unanimiter perseverant in oratione, qui adventum sancti Spiritus exspectant. Spiritus enim sanctus disciplinae effugiet fictum. Et ideo quicunque ejus promissa cupierit accipere dona, perseveranter debet instare precibus fraterna charitate conditiis.  Sanctus Beda, Super acta Apostolorum Expositio, Caput I Migne PL 92 943

'They all as one persevered in prayer.' 1 As one they persevere in prayer who hope for the coming of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit flies from the fiction of discipline. 2 And therefore whoever desires to receive the promised gifts should establish himself in the state of prayer in fraternal charity. Saint Bede, from the Commentary on the Acts of The Apostles, Chap 1 1 Acts 1.14 2 Wisdom 1.5