O Holy Spirit, my Lord and my God, I adore You and humbly acknowledge here in Your sacred presence that I am nothing, and can do nothing, without Your operation within me. Come, great Paraclete, thou Father of the poor, thou Comforter of the blest, fulfill the promise of our Savior, who would not leave us orphans, and enter my mind and heart as You descended on the day of Pentecost upon the holy Mother of Jesus and upon His first disciples. Grant that I may have a part in those gifts, which You did so prodigiously bestow upon them.
O Holy Spirit, my Lord and my God, I adore You and humbly acknowledge here in Your
sacred presence that I am nothing, and can do nothing, without Your operation within me.
Come, great Paraclete, thou Father of the poor, thou Comforter of the blest, fulfill the
promise of our Savior, who would not leave us orphans, and enter my mind and heart as
You descended on the day of Pentecost upon the holy Mother of Jesus and upon His first
disciples. Grant that I may have a part in those gifts, which You did so prodigiously bestow
upon them.
Take from my heart all that is not pleasing to You and make of it a worthy dwelling place for
Jesus.
Illumine my mind, that l may see and understand the things that are for my eternal welfare.
Inflame my heart with pure love of the Father, that, cleansed from attachment to all
unworthy objects, my whole life may be hidden with Jesus in God.
Strengthen my will, that it may be conformable to the will of my Creator and guided by thy
holy inspirations.
Aid me to practice the heavenly virtues of humility, poverty, and obedience, which are
taught me in the earthly life of Jesus.
Descend upon me, O mighty Spirit, that, inspired and encouraged by You, I may faithfully
fulfill the duties of my state in life, carry my daily cross with patience and courage, and
accomplish the Father’s will for me more perfectly. Make me, day by day, more holy and
give to me that heavenly peace which the world cannot give.
O Holy Spirit, thou Giver of every good and perfect gift, grant to me the intentions of this
novena of prayer. May the Father’s will be done in me and through me. And may You, O
mighty Spirit of the living God, be praised and glorified for ever and ever. Amen.
Then follows the hymn to the Holy Spirit: Come, Thou Creator (may be recited)
Come, Thou Creator, Spirit blest,
And in our souls take up Thy rest;
Come with Thy grace and heavenly aid,
To fill the hearts which Thou hast made.
Great Paraclete, to Thee we cry,
O highest gift of God most high;
O living Fount, O Fire, O Love,
And sweet anointing from above.
The mystic sevenfold gifts are Thine,
Finger of God’s right hand divine,
The Father’s promise sent to teach,
The tongue a rich and heavenly speech.
All glory while the ages run
Be to the Father and the Son,
Who gave us life; the same to Thee,
O Holy Ghost, eternally. Amen.
Then is said the Our Father and Hail Mary.
Then follows the prayer proper to the day:
Come, O Spirit of Wisdom, and reveal to my
soul the mysteries of heavenly things, their
exceeding greatness, and power, and beauty.
Teach me to love them above and beyond all the
passing joys and satisfactions of earth. Show me
the way by which I may be able to attain to
them, and possess them, and hold them
hereafter, my own forever. Especially reveal the
mysteries of heavenly things within the souls of
those priests who aspire to the office of bishop.
Allow them to partake of these mysteries in
their life.
