Come, Holy Spirit Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Thy faithful and enkindle in them the

fire of Thy love. they shall be created.! face of the earth. V. Send forth thy Spirit and R. And Thou shalt renew the

Veni, Sancte Spiritus Veni, Sancte Spiritus, reple tuorum corda fidelium: et tui amoris in eis ignem accende. V. Emitte Spiritum tuum, et creabuntur.! terrae. R. Et renovabis faciem Oremus. Deus, qui corda fidelium Sancti Spiritus illustratione docuisti: da

Let us pray!. O God, Who didst instruct the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy to be truly wise, and ever to rejoice in His consolation. Amen. Through Christ our Lord.

Spirit,! !grant us in the same Spirit

nobis in eodem Spiritu recta sapere; et de eius semper consolatione gaudere. Per Amen.

Christum Dominum nostrum.!!

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Are you the spirit's fullness and the power by which the Lamb releases the seal of God's eternal decree? Driven by you the messengers of judgment ride through the world and separate with a sharp sword the kingdom of light from the kingdom of night. Then heaven becomes new and new the earth, and all finds its proper place through your breath: Holy Spirit victorious power!
Are you the master who builds the eternal cathedral, which towers from the earth through the heavens? Animated by you, the columns are raised high and stand immovably firm. Marked with the eternal name of God, they stretch up to the light, bearing the dome, which crowns the holy cathedral, Your work that encircles the world: Holy Spirit God's molding hand! Are you the one who created the unclouded mirror next to the Almighty's throne, like a crystal sea, in which Divinity lovingly looks at itself? You bend over the fairest work of your creation, and radiantly your own gaze is illumined in return. And of all creatures the pure beauty is joined in one in the dear form of the Virgin, your immaculate bride: Holy Spirit Creator of all! Are you the sweet song of love and of holy awe that eternally resounds around the triune throne, that weds in itself the clear chimes of each and every being? The harmony, that joins together the members to the Head, in which each one finds the mysterious meaning of his being blessed and joyously surges forth, freely dissolved in your surging: Holy Spirit eternal jubilation!

by St. Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)

Who are you, sweet light,that fills me and illumines the darkness of my heart? You lead me like a mother's hand, and should you let go of me, I would not know how to take another step. You are the space that embraces my being and buries it in yourself. Away from you it sinks into the abyss of nothingness, from which you raised it to the light. You, nearer to me than I to myself and more interior than my most interior and still impalpable and intangible and beyond any name: Holy Spirit eternal love! Are you not the sweet manna that from the Son's heart overflows into my heart,the food of angels and the blessed? He who raised himself from death to life, He has also awakened me to new life from the sleep of death. And he gives me new life from day to day, and at some time his fullness is to stream through me,life of your life indeed, you yourself: Holy Spirit eternal life! Are you the ray that flashes down from the eternal Judge's throne qnd breaks into the night of the soul that had never known itself? Mercifully relentlessly it penetrates hidden folds. Alarmed at seeing itself, the self makes space for holy fear, the beginning of that wisdom that comes from on high and anchors us firmly in the heights, Your action, that creates us anew: Holy Spirit ray that penetrates everything!

Novena Of The Holy Spirit

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Oh, rend the heavens, and come down, consoling Spirit! that inspired and encouraged by Thee, I may faithfully comply with the duties of my state, carry my daily cross most patiently, and endeavor to accomplish the divine will with the utmost perfection. Spirit of love! Spirit of purity! Spirit of peace! Sanctify my soul more and more, and give me that heavenly peace which the world cannot give. Bless our Holy Father the Pope, bless the Church, bless our bishops, our priests, all Religious Orders, and all the faithful, that they may be filled with the spirit of Christ and labor earnestly for the spread of His kingdom. O Holy Spirit, Thou Giver of every good and perfect gift, grant me, I beseech Thee, the intentions of this novena. May Thy will be done in me and through me. Mayest Thou be praised and glorified forevermore! Amen.
Friday after Ascension Thursday -Saturday, the Vigil of Pentecost This is the prototype of all novenas. It commemorates the nine days between the Ascension of Our Lord and the descent of the Holy Spirit on the first Pentecost Sunday. During this time Our Lady and the twelve Apostles prayed in the upper room for the coming of the Paraclete.

Novena to the Holy Spirit O Holy Spirit, O my God, I adore Thee, and acknowledge, here in Thy divine presence, that I am nothing and can do nothing without Thee. Come, great Paraclete, Thou father of the poor, Thou comforter the best, fulfill the promise of our blessed Savior, Who would not leave us orphans, and come into the mind and the heart of Thy poor, unworthy creature, as Thou didst descend on the sacred day of Pentecost on the holy Mother of Jesus and on His first disciples. Grant that I may participate in those gifts which Thou didst communicate to them so wonderfully, and with so much mercy and generosity. Take from my heart whatever is not pleasing to Thee, and make of it a worthy dwelling-place for Thyself. Illumine my mind, that I may see and understand the things that are for my eternal good. Inflame my heart with pure love of Thee, that I may be cleansed from the dross of all inordinate attachments, and that my whole life may be hidden with Jesus in God. Strengthen my will, that I may be made conformable to Thy divine will, and be guided by Thy holy inspirations. Aid me by Thy grace to practice the divine lessons of humility, poverty, obedience, and contempt of the world, which Jesus taught us in His mortal life.

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Holy Spirit, inspire us with horror of sin. Holy Spirit, come and renew the face of the earth. Holy Spirit, shed Thy light in our souls. Holy Spirit, engrave Thy law in our hearts. Holy Spirit, inflame us with the flame of Thy love. Holy Spirit, open to us the treasures of Thy graces. Holy Spirit, teach us to pray well. Holy Spirit, enlighten us with Thy heavenly inspirations. Holy Spirit, lead us in the way of salvation. Holy Spirit, grant us the only necessary knowledge. Holy Spirit, inspire in us the practice of good. Holy Spirit, grant us the merits of all virtues. Holy Spirit, make us persevere in justice. Holy Spirit, be Thou our everlasting reward. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, send us Thy Holy Spirit. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, pour down into our souls the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, grant us the Spirit of wisdom and piety.

Litany of the Holy Spirit

(for private use only) Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Father all-powerful, have mercy on us. Jesus, Eternal Son of the Father, Redeemer of the world, save us. Spirit of the Father and the Son, boundless life of both, sanctify us. Holy Trinity, hear us.
Holy Spirit, Who proceedest from the Father and the Son, enter our hearts. Holy Spirit, Who art equal to the Father and the Son, enter our hearts. Promise of God the Father, have mercy on us. Ray of heavenly light, have mercy on us. Author of all good, [etc.] Source of heavenly water Consuming fire Ardent charity Spiritual unction Spirit of love and truth Spirit of wisdom and understanding Spirit of counsel and fortitude Spirit of knowledge and piety Spirit of the fear of the Lord Spirit of grace and prayer Spirit of peace and meekness Spirit of modesty and innocence Holy Spirit, the Comforter Holy Spirit, the Sanctifier Holy Spirit, Who governest the Church Gift of God, the Most High Spirit Who fillest the universe Spirit of the adoption of the children of God

V. Come, Holy Spirit! Fill the hearts of Thy faithful, R. And enkindle in them the fire of Thy love. Let us pray. Grant, O merciful Father, that Thy Divine Spirit may enlighten, inflame and purify us, that He may penetrate us with His heavenly dew and make us fruitful in good works, through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who with Thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, liveth and reigneth, one God, forever and ever. Amen.

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