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PRAYER FOR THE SEVEN GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
Mary TV
May 29, 2017
Novena to the Holy Spirit, Day 4
Dear Family of Mary!
In our societies today, it takes great fortitude to witness to Christ. The pressure to cave in, to be silent, to hide our faith in God is very strong. The strength we receive from the Holy Spirit in prayer is essential if we are to witness. Think of the disciples in the upper room, so fearful, in prayer, waiting for the coming of the Comforter, as Jesus told them. They were transformed at the coming of the Holy Spirit. Fortitude!! This is a sign of the Holy Spirit's action in our lives.
Novena to the Holy Spirit, Day 4
Dear Family of Mary!
February 25, 2005 "Dear children! Today I call you to be my extended hands in this world that puts God in the last place. You, little children, put God in the first place in your life. God will bless you and give you strength to bear witness to Him, the God of love and peace. I am with you and intercede for all of you. Little children, do not forget that I love you with a tender love. Thank you for having responded to my call."
In our societies today, it takes great fortitude to witness to Christ. The pressure to cave in, to be silent, to hide our faith in God is very strong. The strength we receive from the Holy Spirit in prayer is essential if we are to witness. Think of the disciples in the upper room, so fearful, in prayer, waiting for the coming of the Comforter, as Jesus told them. They were transformed at the coming of the Holy Spirit. Fortitude!! This is a sign of the Holy Spirit's action in our lives.
Novena to the Holy Spirit Day 4
(Monday, 7th Week of Easter)
Thou in toil art comfort sweet,
Pleasant coolness in the heat,
solace in the midst of woe.
The Gift of Fortitude.
By
the gift of Fortitude, the soul is strengthened against natural fear,
and supported to the end in the performance of duty. Fortitude imparts
to the will an impulse and energy which move it to undertake without
hesitancy the most arduous tasks, to face dangers, to trample under foot
human respect, and to endure without complaint the slow martyrdom of
even lifelong tribulation. "He that shall persevere unto the end, he
shall be saved."
Prayer
Come, O Blessed Spirit of Fortitude,
uphold my soul in time 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.
Our Father and Hail Mary ONCE. Glory be to the Father SEVEN TIMES.
ACT OF CONSECRATION TO THE HOLY SPIRIT
To be recited daily during the Novena
On my knees before the great
multitude of heavenly witnesses I offer myself, soul and body to You,
Eternal Spirit of God. I adore the brightness of Your purity, the
unerring keenness of Your justice, and the might of Your love. You are
the Strength and Light of my soul. In You I live and move and am. I
desire never to grieve You by unfaithfulness to grace and I pray with
all my heart to be kept from the smallest sin against You. Mercifully
guard my every thought and grant that I may always watch for Your light,
and listen to Your voice, and follow Your gracious inspirations. I
cling to You and give myself to You and ask You, by Your compassion to
watch over me in my weakness. Holding the pierced Feet of Jesus and
looking at His Five Wounds, and trusting in His Precious Blood and
adoring His opened Side and stricken Heart, I implore You, Adorable
Spirit, Helper of my infirmity, to keep me in Your grace that I may
never sin against You. Give me grace O Holy Spirit, Spirit of the Father
and the Son to say to You always and everywhere, "Speak Lord for Your
servant is listening." Amen.
PRAYER FOR THE SEVEN GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
To be 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 that
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, the Spirit of Understanding 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, 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, the Spirit of
Knowledge 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, and the Spirit of Fear 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.
In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
Mary TV
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