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During the 9 days between the Ascension of Our Lord and the coming of his promised Gift, the Holy Spirit, the followers of Jesus were gathered in prayer, together with Mary, the Mother of Jesus.

Come Holy Spirit:
fill the hearts of your faithful;
and enkindle them in the fire of your love.
Send forth your Holy Spirit. O Lord
and they shall be created:
and you will renew the face of the earth.

Glory is to the Father
and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning,
is now
and ever shall be.

Veni, Creator Spiritus

Creator Spirit all Divine,
come visit every soul of Thine.
And fill with Thy Celestial Flame
the hearts which Thou Thyself did frame.

O Gift of God, Thine is the Sweet
consoling name of Paraclete.
And spring of life and fire of love,
and unction flowing from above.

The mystic seven-fold gifts are Thine,
finger of God's Right Hand Divine.
The Father's Promise sent to teach,
the tongue a rich and heavenly speech.

Kindle with fire brought from above
each sense, and fill our hearts with love,
And grant our flesh so weak and frail,
the strength of Thine which cannot fail.

Drive far away our deadly foe,
and grant us Thy true peace to know,
So we, led by Thy Guidance still,
may safely pass through every ill.

To us, through Thee, the grace be shown,
To know the father and the Son,
And Spirit of Them Both, may we
forever rest our Faith in Thee.

To Sire and Son be praises meet,
and to the Holy Paraclete.
And may Christ send us from above,
that Holy Spirit's gift of love. AMEN.

Prayer: First Day

Come, You, who best console the lonely heart, refuge in danger, protector in distress.
Come, You, who cleanse the soul of every stain, and heal all its wounds.
Come, Strength of the weak, support of those on the verge of failing.
Come, Teacher of those who are humble of heart, who humbles the proud-hearted.
Come, Father of the fatherless, Hope of the poor, Treasure of those in need.
Come, Guiding Star of every pilgrim, harbor for those in danger of shipwreck.
Come, Strength of the living, salvation of those about to die.
Come, Holy Spirit, and have mercy on me.
(St. Augustine)

Prayer: 2nd Day

Breathe in me. O Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy.
Act in me, O Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy.
Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, that I may love only what is holy.
Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit that I may defend all that is holy.
Guard me, O Holy Spirit, that I many always be holy.
(St. Augustine)

Holy Spirit, love of my heart, I adore you.
Enlighten me, guide me, strengthen me, and console me.
Tell me what I must do-command me.
I promise to submit myself to all that you will of me,
and accept all you permit to befall me.
Let me only know your will.
(Cardinal Mercier)

Prayer 3rd Day

Most Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, behold me prostrate before you.
Most profoundly do I adore you, most thankfully bless you.
With countless Seraphim who stand before your throne, I, too, cry out, "Holy, Holy, Holy."
I firmly believe that you are God. One with the Father and the Son.
I hope that in your goodness you will sanctify and save my soul.
I love you, divine Love, with all my heart and above all this world holds-because of you alone, Infinite Goodness, are worthy of all love.
In my blindness and ingratitude, I have often offended you by my sins. I ask your forgiveness.
I offer you this heart of mine-cold and dark:
I pray you shed your light upon it:
warm it with the fire of your love.
St. Alphonsus Liguori (adapted)

Prayer: 4th Day

Holy Spirit, Lord and Giver of life,
you who came down upon the apostles in a might wind and with fire,
who filled the house where they were
and gave them the gift of tongues to proclaim the wonders of God,
come down now upon me also.
Fill me with yourself:
and make of me a temple wherein you dwell.
Open my lips to proclaim your praise,
to ask your guidance and to declare your love.
Holy Light, divine fire, eternal Might,
enlighten my mind to know you,
inflame my heart to love you,
strengthen my will to seek and find you.
Be for me the living and life-giving Breath of God,
the very air I breathe,
and the only sky in which my spirit soars.

Prayer 5th Day

O, Holy Spirit, Divine Spirit of Light and Love,
to you I consecrate my understanding,
my heart and my will, and my whole being, in time and in eternity.
May my understanding always be submissive to your heavenly inspirations
and to the teachings of the Holy Church of which you are the infallible Guide.
May my heart be ever on fire with the love of my God and my neighbor.
May my will be always in harmony with the will of God.
And may my whole life be a faithful copy of the life and virtues of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ-
to whom, with the Father and with you, be honor and glory forever.
(Traditional)

Prayer 6th Day

Holy Spirit with the Father and the Son
grant that the whole universe may be consecrated to you,
and that there may not be a single heart ion which you,
who are Love, Union and Peace, do not reign.
Holy Spirit, Creator, look with favor upon the Church,
and by your heavenly power
make it strong and secure against the attacks of its enemies.
Renew in charity and in grace
the spirit of your servants whom you have anointed.

Prayer: 7th Day

Holy Spirit, infinite love of the Father and the Son,
through the hands of Mary, your immaculate spouse,
and upon the altar of the Heart of Jesus.
I offer you myself today and every day of my life.
I offer you my Lord, my daily labors:
may they be fragrant with the spirit of love of the cross.
I offer you my life and my death,
my head and my hands,
my every step,
my every breath,
all the love of my soul
and every beat of my heart.
I firmly resolve faithfully to hear your voice,
and in all things to do your will.
(Anonymous)

Prayer 8th Day

Upon my knees before you,
in the sight of the whole heavenly court,
I offer myself, body and soul,
to you eternal Holy Spirit.
I adore you for your great glory:
I rejoice in the splendor of your majesty
and wonder at the might of your love.
You are the light and strength of my soul;
in you I live and move and am.
I never want to grieve you by unfaithfulness to your grace,
and I pray you keep me from every stain of sin.
Make me faithful to you in everything, at all times.
Grant that I may always listen to your voice and obey.
Grant that I may always watch for your light
and follow the leading of your grace.
To you do I cling,
and ask you in your mercy to watch over me in my weakness
(Anonymous)

Prayer 9th Day

Holy Spirit,
Spirit of Jesus who anointed him at his baptism by John,
who anointed with Pentecostal fire the Church,
which is his body,
descend upon the Church
and upon all who have been consecrated to you-
all who received you in Baptism,
all who were sealed by you in Confirmation,
all who have been set aside by you through the priesthood to serve God and humanity.
Renew in us all the graces by which we have been sanctified,
washed clean of our sins,
and made temples of your indwelling.
Let us no longer grieve you by our faithfulness or indifference,
but rather, filled with your fire,
let us love you with that love
which poured out in our hearts
by your coming to us.

End of Each Day

The love of God is poured into our hearts, Alleluia!
Through his Spirit who lives in us, Alleluia!
O God, you teach the hearts of the faithful
through the light of the Holy Spirit:
grant that through the same Holy Spirit,
we may have a right understanding in all things,
and always rejoice in his consolations.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Lord, may the power of the Holy Spirit
be in us to cleanse our hearts
and to keep us safe from all harm.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Lord, be gracious to us
and pour into our hearts that Holy Spirit
by whose wisdom we were created
and by whose loving care we are aided.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen
(Traditional)

 

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