NINTH DAY
Thou, on those who evermore
Thee confess and Thee adore
In Thy sevenfold gifts, descend:
Give them comfort when they die;
Give the life with Thee on high;
Give them joys which never end. Amen.
THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
The gifts of the Holy Ghost perfect the supernatural virtues by enabling us to practice them with greater docility to divine inspiration. As we grow in the knowledge and love of God under the direction of the Holy Ghost, our service becomes more sincere and generous, the practice of virtue becomes more perfect. Such acts of virtue leave the heart filled with joy and consolation and are known as Fruits of the Holy Ghost. These Fruits in turn render the practice of virtue more attractive and become a powerful incentive for still greater efforts in the service of God, to serve Whom is to reign.
PRAYER
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 on 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
OUR FATHER
Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy
Name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth, as it is in Heaven. Give us
this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who
trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
HAIL
MARY
Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and in the hour of our
death. Amen.
GLORY
BE (7x)
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the
Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world
without end. Amen.
ACT
OF CONSECRATION
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 heareth.”
PRAYER FOR THE SEVEN GIFTS
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. 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.
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