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novena to theHOLY SPIRITDay 1May 26, 2006: Friday,Sixth Week of EasterHoly Spirit! Lord of Light!From Your clear celestial height,Your pure beaming radiance give!Day 2May 27, 2006: Saturday,Sixth Week of EasterCome, Father of the poor.Come, treasures which endure;Come, Light of all that live!Day 3May 28, 2006: Sunday,Seventh Week of EasterThou, of all consolers best,Visiting the troubled breast,Dost refreshing peace bestow.The Holy SpiritOnly one thing is important — eternalsalvation. Only one thing, therefore, isto be feared — sin. Sin is the result ofignorance, weakness, and indifferenceThe Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Light, ofStrength, and of Love. With Hissevenfold gifts He enlightens the mind,strengthens the will, and inflames theheart with love of God. To ensure oursalvation we ought to invoke theDivine Spirit daily, for “the Spirit helpsus in our weakness. We do not knowwhat we ought to pray for, but theSpirit himself intercedes for us.”PrayerAlmighty and eternal God, who haspromised to regenerate us bywater and the Holy Spirit, and hasforgiven us for all our sins, pleasepour out upon us the Spirit ofWisdom and Understanding, theSpirit of Counsel and fortitude, theSpirit of Knowledge and Piety, andfill us with the Spirit of Holy Fear.Amen.SayOur Father and Hail Mary (once)Glory be to the Father (7 times)Act of Consecration (once)Prayer for the Seven Gifts (once)The Gift of FearThe gift of Fear fills us with a sovereignrespect for God, and makes us dreadnothing so much as to offend Him bysin. It is a fear that arises, not fromthe thought of hell, but fromsentiments of reverence and filialsubmission to our heavenly Father. It isthe fear that is the beginning ofwisdom, detaching us from worldlypleasures that could in any wayseparate us from God. “They that fearthe Lord will prepare their hearts, andin His sight will sanctify their souls.”PrayerCome, O Blessed Spirit of HolyFear, penetrate my inmost heart,that I may set you, my Lord andGod, before my face forever. Helpme to shun all things that canoffend you, and make me worthy toappear before the pure eyes ofyour Divine Majesty in heaven,where you live and reign in theunity of the ever Blessed Trinity.Amen.SayOur Father and Hail Mary (once)Glory be to the Father (7 times)Act of Consecration (once)Prayer for the Seven Gifts (once)The Gift of PietyThe gift of Piety begets in our hearts afilial affection for God as our mostloving Father. For His sake, it inspiresus to love and respect persons andthings consecrated to Him, as well asthose who are vested with Hisauthority, His Blessed Mother and theSaints, the Church and its visible Head,our parents and superiors, our countryand its rulers. He who is filled with thegift of Piety finds the practice of hisreligion, not a burdensome duty, but adelightful service. Where there is love,there is no labor.PrayerCome, O Blessed Spirit of Piety,possess my heart. Enkindle in itsuch a love for God, that I may findsatisfaction only in His service, andlovingly submit to all legitimateauthority for His sake. Amen.SayOur Father and Hail Mary (once)Glory be to the Father (7 times)Act of Consecration (once)Prayer for the Seven Gifts (once)Page 2
novena to theHOLY SPIRITDay 4May 29, 2006: Monday,Seventh Week of EasterThou in toil art comfort sweet,Pleasant coolness in the heat,solace in the midst of woe.Day 5May 30, 2006: Tuesday,Seventh Week of EasterLight immortal! Light Divine!Visit Thou these hearts of Thine,And our inmost being fill!Day 6May 31, 2006: Wednesday,Seventh Week of EasterIf Thou take Thy grace away,Nothing pure in man will stay,All his good is turn’d to ill.The Gift of FortitudeBy the gift of Fortitude the soul isstrengthened against natural fear, andsupported to the end in theperformance of duty. Fortitude impartsto the will an impulse and energywhich move it to undertake the mostarduous tasks without hesitancy; toface dangers, to trample under foothuman respect, and to endure the slowmartyrdom of even lifelong tribulationwithout complaint. “He who stands firmto the end will be saved.”PrayerCome, O Blessed Spirit of Fortitude,uphold my soul in time of troubleand adversity. Sustain my effortsafter holiness. Strengthen myweakness. Give me courageagainst all the assaults of myenemies, that I may never beovercome and separated from you,my God and greatest good. Amen.SayOur Father and Hail Mary (once)Glory be to the Father (7 times)Act of Consecration (once)Prayer for the Seven Gifts (once)The Gift of KnowledgeThe gift of Knowledge enables the soulto evaluate created things at their trueworth—in their relation to God.Knowledge unmasks the pretense ofcreatures, reveals their emptiness, andpoints out their only true purpose asinstruments in the service of God. Itshows us the loving care of God evenin adversity, and directs us to glorifyHim in every circumstance of life.Guided by its light, we put first thingsfirst, and prize the friendship of Godbeyond all else. “Knowledge is afountain of life to him that possessesit.”PrayerCome, O Blessed Spirit ofKnowledge, and grant that I mayperceive the will of the Father.Show me the nothingness ofearthly things, that I may realizetheir vanity and use them only foryour glory and my own salvation,always looking beyond them to youand your eternal rewards. Amen.SayOur Father and Hail Mary (once)Glory be to the Father (7 times)Act of Consecration (once)Prayer for the Seven Gifts (once)The Gift of UnderstandingUnderstanding, as a gift of the HolySpirit, helps us to grasp the meaningof the truths of our holy religion. Byfaith we know them, but byunderstanding we learn to appreciateand relish them. It enables us topenetrate the inner meaning ofrevealed truths and through them tobe quickened to newness of life. Ourfaith ceases to be sterile and inactive,but inspires a mode of life that bearseloquent testimony to the faith that isin us; we begin to “walk worthy of Godin all things pleasing, and increasing inthe knowledge of God.”PrayerCome, O Spirit of Understanding,and enlighten our minds, that wemay know and believe all themysteries of salvation; and, at theend, may be deemed worth ofseeing the eternal light in yourlight, and in the light of glory tohave a clear vision of you and theFather and the Son. Amen.SayOur Father and Hail Mary (once)Glory be to the Father (7 times)Act of Consecration (once)Prayer for the Seven Gifts (once)Page 3
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