Saint
Joseph
Saint
Joseph
Novena to the Holy Spirit
Holy Spirit, divine Consoler! I adore you as my True God. I bless
You by uniting myself to the praises You receive from the angel and
saints. I offer You my whole heart, and I render You heartfelt thanks
for all the benefits You have bestowed and do unceasingly bestow upon
the world. You are the author of all supernatural gifts and who did
enrich with immense favors the soul of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the
Mother of God, I beseech you to visit me by Your grace and Your love,
and grant me the favor I so earnestly seek in this novena.... O Holy
Spirit, spirit of truth, come into our hearts: shed the brightness of
your light on all nations, that they may one faith and pleasing to
You. Amen.
Come,
O Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful, and kindle in them
the fire of Your love.
DAY ONE
O Holy Spirit, bestow upon us Your seven
holy gifts. Enlighten our understanding that we may know You. Give us
wisdom that Your will may be clear to us and that we may accept it.
Grant us the gift of counsel that we may always perceive what is
right. Fortify us that we may always be capable of fulfilling Your
Divine Will. Inspire us with the spirit of learning that we may be
able to penetrate more deeply into the truths that You have revealed.
Let our hearts be steeped in the spirit of childlikeness that we may
bring You joy. Let us have proper fear of God that we may never
grieve You or wander from the path of goodness. Give us the fulness
of Your gifts that we may glorify You. Amen.
Look
with compassion upon us, O Holy Spirit, and grant us the favor we
seek in this novena.... if it be in accordance with Your Holy
Will.
DAY TWO
O Holy Spirit, make me faithful in every
thought, and grant that I may always listen to your voice, and watch
for Your light, 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, looking at
His Five Wounds, trusting in His Precious Blood, adoring His opened
side and stricken heart, I implore You adorable Spirit, helper of my
infirmity, to keep me in Your grace, now and always, and grant us the
favor we ask in this novena.... Amen.
Come,
O Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful, and kindle in them
the fire of Your love.
DAY
THREE
Heavenly Father, You have called me to be a
member of the mystical body of Your Son, Jesus Christ, and to be a
temple of the Holy Spirit. I ask You to give me these gifts of the
Holy Spirit: wisdom, that I may understand the follies of this world;
understanding, that I may grasp more fully the meaning of my
existence and the purpose of all things in the world; counsel, that I
may always choose the proper way; fortitude, that I may remain
faithful to You under the pressure of temptation.; piety, that I may
revere You in all I do, think or say; fear of the Lord, that should
the motive of love fail me, I may quickly be awakened to the eternal
consequences of my deeds. Visit me by Your grace and Your love and
grant me the favor I so earnestly seek in this novena....
Amen.
Come,
O Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful, and kindle in them
the fire of Your love.
DAY
FOUR
O God, Who today by the light of the Holy
Spirit did instruct the hearts of the faithful, give us, by the light
of the same Holy Spirit, a love for what is right and just and a
constant enjoyment of His comforts. Pray Holy Spirit, that I may
strive to learn more of my faith; that I may ever be conscious that
reason in all its human magnificence is capable of grasping but a
glimpse of the reality that is God. Pray that I may accept as the
motto of my life: “All for the greater glory of God” and
grant me the favor I so earnestly seek in this novena....
Amen.
Come,
O Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful, and kindle in them
the fire of Your love.
DAY
FIVE
Come, O Spirit of sanctity, from the glory
of heaven and send forth the radiance of Your light. Father of all
the poor, light and peace of all hearts, come with Your countless
gifts. Consoler in desolation; refreshment full of loveliness, come
dear friend of my soul. In weariness send repose; breath gently cool
refreshing breeze; console the desolate who weep alone. O Light of
Beatitude, make our hearts ready; come enter our souls. Without Your
grace, man stands alone; he cannot be good or sure. Cleanse what is
soiled; heal what is wounded; moisten what is arid. Bend the stubborn
will; warm the cold heart; guide the wandering footstep. O Holy
Spirit, we beg You to give us grace through Your sevenfold power and
grant me the favor I so earnestly seek in this novena.... Give us
merit for the present, and one day beatitude when we have finished
our earthly journey. Amen.
Come,
O Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful, and kindle in them
the fire of Your love.
DAY SIX
O Father in Heaven, I beg You to send the
Holy Spirit. May Your Holy Spirit remind me when I am apt to forget
Your law, Your love, Your promises. May Your Holy Spirit strengthen
my memory to recall frequently Your sanctity, omniscience, wisdom,
and goodness, faithfulness, and love. May Your Holy Spirit encourage
me when I am slothful; strengthen me when I am weak; enlighten me
when I no longer can help myself. Breathe into me, O Holy Spirit,
that I may do what is holy. Stir me, that I may love what is holy.
Strengthen me, that I may preserve what is holy. Protect me, Holy
Spirit, that I may never lose what is holy and grant me the favor I
so earnestly seek in this novena.... Amen.
Come,
O Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful, and kindle in them
the fire of Your love.
DAY
SEVEN
Come, Holy Spirit, creator of all things:
come visit our hearts with Your power. Fill with grace, friendly
guest, the hearts which You have created. You are called the
Consoler, gift from the hand of God, source of life, light, love, and
flame, highest good. You are the pledge of sevenfold grace, finger of
the Father’s hand, promised us by Him, and You make our tongues
speak the truth. Cast light on our senses, pour love into our hearts.
Grant our weak bodies strength that they may never grow weary of
doing good and grant me the favor I so earnestly seek in this
novena.... Keep the enemy far from us, give us peace always, let us
willingly follow in Your footsteps that we may be far removed from
sin. Grant that through You we may grow in knowledge of the Father
and of the Son, and that we may ever strongly believe in You, the
Spirit of both. Praise and honor be forever to the Father on the
highest throne, in the risen Son of God, in the Consoler.
Amen.
Come,
O Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful, and kindle in them
the fire of Your love.
DAY
EIGHT
O Holy Spirit, life and light of the Church,
give us thoughts higher than our own thoughts, and prayers better
than our own prayers, and powers beyond our own powers, that we may
love and live, imitating Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Come to
us, Holy Spirit, come with the Father and the Son and grant me the
favor I so earnestly request in this novena.... Vouchsafe to dwell
within our souls and quickly make our hearts Your own. Quench in us
the fires of hate and strife, the wasting fever of the heart. From
perils guard our feeble life and to our souls Your peace impart. Let
voice and mind and heart and strength confess and glorify Your name
and let the fire of charity burn bright and other hearts inflame.
Amen.
Come,
O Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful, and kindle in them
the fire of Your love.
DAY
NINE
O Lord, Holy Spirit, grant me sight to see
the wondrous promise of divine love; insight to see my own weakness;
delight in Your divine presence in my soul which You have made Your
temple through sanctifying grace. I pray, O Holy Spirit, that I may
be not doubting; that I be spared the pain of being alone without
trust or hope in Christ; that my prayer may always be “My Lord
and my God!” I pray that I may acquire a sense of retreat to
prayer and recollection at various times in my daily life; for prayer
is the bond that joins us to Christ. I pray that I may be aware of
the physical needs of the poor and that I may share what I can with
them in the charitable works of the Church. I pray, O Holy Spirit,
that You will in Your mercy grant me the favor I have sought in this
novena.... Amen.
Come,
O Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful, and kindle in them
the fire of Your love.
