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Novena to the Holy Ghost
Pray especially
starting on the day after Ascension Thursday, ending on the
Pentecost
First Day:
Almighty and eternal God,
Who hast vouchsafed to regenerate us by water and the Holy Ghost,
and hast given us forgiveness of all our sins, vouchsafe to send
forth from heaven upon us Thy sevenfold Spirit, the Spirit of Wisdom
and Understanding, the Spirit of Counsel and Fortitude, the Spirit
of Knowledge and Piety, and fill us with the Spirit of Holy Fear.
Amen.
Recite one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and seven Glory
Be's
Second Day:
Come, O blessed Spirit of Holy
Fear, penetrate my inmost heart, that I may set Thee, my Lord and
God, before my face forever; help me to shun all things that can
offend Thee, and make me worthy to appear before the pure eyes of
Thy Divine Majesty in heaven, where Thou livest and reignest in the
unity of the ever Blessed Trinity, God world without end. Amen.
Recite one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and seven Glory
Be's
Third Day:
Come, O Blessed Spirit of Piety,
possess my heart. Enkindle therein such a love for God, that I may
find satisfaction only in His service, and for His sake lovingly
submit to all legitimate authority. Amen.
Recite one Our
Father, one Hail Mary, and seven Glory Be's
Fourth
Day:
Come, O Blessed Spirit of Fortitude, uphold my soul in
times of trouble and adversity, sustain my efforts after holiness,
strengthen my weakness, give me courage against all the assaults of
my enemies, that I may never be overcome and separated from Thee, my
God and greatest Good. Amen.
Recite one Our Father, one Hail
Mary, and seven Glory Be's
Fifth Day:
Come, O
Blessed Spirit of Knowledge, and grant that I may perceive the will
of the Father; show me the nothingness of earthly things, that I may
realize their vanity and use them only for Thy glory and my own
salvation, looking ever beyond them to Thee, and Thy eternal
rewards. Amen.
Recite one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and
seven Glory Be's
Sixth Day:
Come, O Spirit of
Understanding, and enlighten our minds, that we may know and believe
all the mysteries of salvation; and may merit at last to see the
eternal light in Thy light; and in the light of glory to have a
clear vision of Thee and the Father and the Son. Amen.
Recite one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and seven Glory
Be's
Seventh Day:
Come, O Spirit of Counsel, help
and guide me in all my ways, that I may always do Thy holy will.
Incline my heart to that which is good; turn it away from all that
is evil, and direct me by the straight path of Thy commandments to
that goal of eternal life for which I long. Amen.
Recite one
Our Father, one Hail Mary, and seven Glory Be's
Eighth
Day:
Come, O Spirit of Wisdom, and reveal to my soul the
mysteries of heavenly things, their exceeding greatness, power and
beauty. Teach me to love them above and beyond all passing joys and
satisfactions of the earth. Help me to attain them and possess them
for ever. Amen.
Recite one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and
seven Glory Be's
Ninth Day:
Come, O Divine Spirit,
fill my heart with Thy heavenly fruits, Thy charity, joy, peace,
patience, benignity, goodness, faith, mildness, and temperance, that
I may never weary in the service of God, but by continued faithful
submission to Thy inspiration, may merit to be united eternally with
Thee in the love of the Father and the Son. Amen.
Recite one
Our Father, one Hail Mary, and seven Glory Be's
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