Nine Day Novena to the Holy SpiritNOVENA TO THE HOLY SPIRIT Day 1: Baptism OPENING HYMN: HOLY SPIRIT, LORD OF LIGHT Holy Spirit, Lord of Light, from the clear celestial heights, Thy

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NOVENA TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

Day 1: Baptism

OPENING HYMN: HOLY SPIRIT, LORD OF LIGHT

Holy Spirit, Lord of Light, from the clear celestial heights, Thy pure beaming radiance give, come, thou Father of the poor, Come with treasures which endure, come thou Light of all that live. 1/5


Thou, of all consolers best, thou, the soul’s delightsome guest, Dost refreshing peace bestow, thou in toil art comfort sweet, Pleasant coolness in the heat, solace in the midst of woe.

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Light immortal, light divine, visit thou these hearts of thine, And our inmost being fill: if thou take thy grace away, Nothing pure in man will stay, all his good is turned to ill.

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Heal our wounds, our strength renew, on our dryness pour thy dew, Wash the stains of guilt away: bend the stubborn heart and will; Melt the frozen, warm the chill, guide the steps that go astray. 4/5


Thou, on those who ever more thee confess and thee adore, In thy sevenfold gifts descend, give them comfort when they die; Give them life with thee on high; give them joys that never end.

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INVOCATION TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

Leader: Come, Holy Spirit fill the hearts of Your faithful and kindle in them the fire of Your Divine Love.

All: Send forth Your Spirit and they shall be created; and You will renew the face of the earth.

INVOCATION TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

Leader: Let us pray: O God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit instructs the hearts of the faithful, grant we beseech you to be truly wise and ever rejoice in His consolation, through, Jesus Christ Our Lord.All: Amen

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Holy Spirit! Lord of Light! From Your clear celestial

height, Your pure beaming radiance

give!

The Holy Spirit

Leader: Only one thing is important -- eternal salvation. Only one thing, therefore, is to be feared—sin. Sin is the result of ignorance, weakness, and indifference The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Light, of Strength, and of Love. With His sevenfold gifts He enlightens the mind,

strengthens the will, and inflames the heart with love of God. To ensure our salvation we ought to invoke the Divine Spirit daily, for "The Spirit helps in our infirmity. We know not what we should pray for as we ought. But the Spirit Himself asks for us."

Let us pray:

All: Almighty and eternal God, Who has vouchsafed to regenerate us by water and the Holy Spirit, and has given us forgiveness all sins, vouchsafe to send forth from heaven upon us Your sevenfold Spirit, the Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding, the Spirit of

Counsel and fortitude, the Spirit of Knowledge and Piety, and fill us with the Spirit of Holy Fear. Amen.

Our Father [Once]

One Hail Mary [Once]

Glory be to the Father [Seven Times]

ACTS 2:37-42

Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart and

said to Peter and to the other apostles, 'Brothers, what

should we do?' Peter said to them, 'Repent, and be baptized

every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins

may be forgiven; and you will receive the gift of the Holy

Spirit. For the promise is for you, for your children, and for all

who are far away, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to

him.' And he testified with many other arguments and

exhorted them, saying, 'Save yourselves from this corrupt

generation.' So those who welcomed his message were

baptized, and that day about three thousand persons were

added. They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching

and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.

MEDITATION

Day 1: Baptism

PRAYER FOR THE SEVEN GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

Leader: 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.

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All: 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.

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Leader: Grant me the Spirit of Understanding to enlighten my mind with the light of Your divine truth.

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All: Grant me the Spirit of Counsel that I may ever choose the surest way of pleasing God and gaining heaven.

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Leader: Grant me 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.


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All: Grant me the Spirit of Knowledge that I may know God and know myself and grow perfect in the science of the Saints.


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Leader: Grant me the Spirit of Piety that I may find the service of God sweet and amiable.


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All: Grant me the Spirit of Fear that I may be filled with a loving reverence towards God and may dread in any way to displease Him.


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Leader: Mark me, dear Lord, with the sign of Your true disciples and animate me in all things with Your Spirit.

All: Amen.


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INTERCESSION DAY 1

▪ Leader: Regenerated in the baptismal font,

the new Jordan of the Church, and grateful

for a salvation we do not deserve, we are

missionary disciples of this grace. United to

Jesus Christ, let's pray to the Father of all,

and let's say:

▪ All: “Lord, through your Son Jesus, listen to

us.”

RESPOND: “LORD, THROUGH YOUR SON JESUS, LISTEN TO US.”

▪ For all who believe that Jesus is really the

Son of God and for all who seek him with a

sincere heart. We pray to the Lord.

▪ For all of us who have received the baptism,

so that we may live as daughters and

beloved sons of God and be instruments of

unity and harmony. We pray to the Lord.

▪ For all Christians, so that they are always

united as one body in the same faith, hope

and love. We pray to the Lord.

▪ Baptized in the Holy Spirit and children of

the Father through Jesus, his beloved Son.

The mission of Jesus, the center and peak of

the mission of the Church, is the true

communication of the divine life, of eternal

life, of the life of the daughters and sons

always loved by the one who created us and

who is Our Father in Christ. We pray with

confidence the same prayer of Jesus.

▪ Our Father…

▪ We ask Mary, Mother of God and Mother of

the Church, to place us with her Son Jesus.

She is a great model to us in which she

welcomed, conceived, gave birth and fed the

Son of God. Mary is a disciple and a pilgrim

in the faith. As we imitate her journey of

faith, the Holy Spirit will also give birth to

Jesus in each one of us.

▪ Hail Mary…

▪ Lord, the encounter with the gift of your love

moves us to offer ourselves in mission for

others. May we convey to all brothers the

beautiful experience of meeting him, in a

universal hug of communion. Father, renew

in us the grace of Baptism and guide us by

your Holy Spirit, so that we are faithful to our

mission of living the life of Christ in our world

and in our history. Amen.

▪ Glory be …

ACT OF CONSECRATION TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

All: 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

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the strength and the 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

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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

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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, so to keep me in your grace that I may never sin against You. Give

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me grace O Holy Spirit, Spirit of the Father and the Son to say to you always and everywhere “Speak Lord for Your servant hears.” AMEN.

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Join us again tomorrow after the

5:30 PM Mass.

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Nine Day Novena to the Holy SpiritNOVENA TO THE HOLY SPIRIT Day 1: Baptism OPENING HYMN: HOLY SPIRIT, LORD OF LIGHT Holy Spirit, Lord of Light, from the clear celestial heights, Thy