Please join in praying the Pentecost Novena to the Holy Spirit with reflections taken from “True Devotion to the Holy Spirit” by Archbishop Luis M. Martinez
Day One: The Holy Spirit
Holy Spirit! Lord of Light! From Your clear celestial height, Your pure beaming radiance give!
Only one thing is important -- eternal salvation. Only one thing, therefore, is to be feared—sin. Sin is the result of ignorance, weakness, and indifference. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Light, of Strength, and of Love. With His sevenfold gifts He enlightens the mind, strengthens the will, and inflames the heart with love of God. To ensure our salvation we ought to invoke the Divine Spirit daily, for "The Spirit helps our infirmity. We know not what we should pray for as we ought. But the Spirit Himself asks for us.
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory be...
Hail Mary...
Glory be...
PRAYER FOR THE SEVEN GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
This prayer is recited daily during the Novena
O Lord Jesus Christ,
Who before ascending into heaven did promise to send the Holy Spirit to finish Your work in the souls of Your Apostles and Disciples,
deign to grant the same Holy Spirit to me
that He may perfect in my soul,
the work of Your grace and Your love.
Who before ascending into heaven did promise to send the Holy Spirit to finish Your work in the souls of Your Apostles and Disciples,
deign to grant the same Holy Spirit to me
that He may perfect in my soul,
the work of Your grace and Your love.
Grant me the Spirit of Wisdom
that I may despise the perishable things of this world and aspire only after the things that are eternal
that I may despise the perishable things of this world and aspire only after the things that are eternal
the Spirit of Understanding
to enlighten my mind with the light of Your divine truth
to enlighten my mind with the light of Your divine truth
the Spirit of Counsel
that I may ever choose the surest way of pleasing God and gaining heaven
that I may ever choose the surest way of pleasing God and gaining heaven
the Spirit of Fortitude
that I may bear my cross with You
and that I may overcome with courage all the obstacles that oppose my salvation
that I may bear my cross with You
and that I may overcome with courage all the obstacles that oppose my salvation
the Spirit of Knowledge
that I may know God and know myself and grow perfect in the science of the Saints
that I may know God and know myself and grow perfect in the science of the Saints
the Spirit of Piety
that I may find the service of God sweet and amiable
that I may find the service of God sweet and amiable
the Spirit of Fear
that I may be filled with a loving reverence towards God and may dread in any way to displease Him.
that I may be filled with a loving reverence towards God and may dread in any way to displease Him.
Mark me, dear Lord with the sign of Your true disciples, and animate me in all things with Your Spirit.
Amen.
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