Prayer for the Seven Gifts of the Holy Ghost

O Lord Jesus Christ Who, before ascending into heaven, did promise to send the Holy Ghost 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. 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; the Spirit of Understanding, to enlighten my mind with the light of Your divine truth; the Spirit of Counsel, that I may ever choose the surest way of pleasing God and gaining heaven; 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; the Spirit of Knowledge, that I may know God and know myself and grow perfect in the science of the Saints; the Spirit of Piety, that I may find the service of God sweet and amiable; the Spirit of Fear, that I may be filled with a loving reverence towards God and may dread in any way to displease Him. Mark me, dear Lord, with the sign of Your true disciples and animate me in all things with Your Spirit. Amen.

Chapter Hymn Verse {from the Proper of the season}
Acts 2:1-2
When the day of Pentecost was fully come, the disciples were all with one accord in one place and suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
R. Thanks be to God.

Hymn
Creator-Spirit, all-divine,
Come, visit every soul of thine,
And fill with thy celestial flame
The hearts which thou thyself didst frame.

O gift of God, thine is the sweet
Consoling name of Paraclete
And spring of life and fire and love
And unction flowing 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.

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

V. They were all filled with the Holy Ghost, alleluia.
R. And began to speak, alleluia.

Litany of the Holy Ghost

 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 Ghost, Who proceedest from the Father and the Son, enter our hearts. Holy Ghost, 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, have mercy on us
 Source of heavenly water, have mercy on us
 Consuming fire, have mercy on us
 Ardent charity, have mercy on us
 Spiritual unction, have mercy on us
 Spirit of love and truth, have mercy on us
 Spirit of wisdom and understanding, have mercy on us
 Spirit of counsel and fortitude, have mercy on us
 Spirit of knowledge and piety, have mercy on us
 Spirit of the fear of the Lord, have mercy on us
 Spirit of grace and prayer, have mercy on us
 Spirit of peace and meekness, have mercy on us
 Spirit of modesty and innocence, have mercy on us
 Holy Ghost, the Comforter, have mercy on us
 Holy Ghost, the Sanctifier, have mercy on us
 Holy Ghost, Who governest the Church, have mercy on us
 Gift of God, the Most High, have mercy on us
 Spirit Who fillest the universe, have mercy on us
 Spirit of the adoption of the children of God, have mercy on us

 Holy Ghost, inspire us with horror of sin.
 Holy Ghost, come and renew the face of the earth.
 Holy Ghost, shed Thy light in our souls.
 Holy Ghost, engrave Thy law in our hearts
 Holy Ghost, inflame us with the flame of Thy love.
 Holy Ghost, open to us the treasures of Thy graces
 Holy Ghost, teach us to pray well.
 Holy Ghost, enlighten us with Thy heavenly inspirations.
 Holy Ghost, lead us in the way of salvation
 Holy Ghost, grant us the only necessary knowledge.
 Holy Ghost, inspire in us the practice of good. Holy Ghost, grant us the merits of all virtues.
 Holy Ghost, make us persevere in justice.
 Holy Ghost, be Thou our everlasting reward.

 Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Send us Thy Holy Ghost.

 Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, pour down into our souls the gifts of the Holy Ghost.

 Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, grant us the Spirit of wisdom and piety.

 V. Come, Holy Ghost! 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 forever and ever.

 R. Amen.

Homily by Pope St Gregory the Great.

30th on the Gospels.
 
Dearly beloved brethren, our best way will be to run briefly through the words which have been read from the Holy Gospel, and thereafter rest for a while quietly gazing upon the solemn subject of this great Festival. This is the day whereon "suddenly there came a sound from heaven," and the Holy Ghost descended upon the Apostles, and, for fleshly minds, gave them minds wherein the love of God was shed abroad and, while without "there appeared unto them cloven tongues, like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them," within, their hearts were enkindled. While they received the visible presence of God in the form of fire, the flames of His love enwrapped them. The Holy Ghost Himself is love whence it is that John saith "God is love." Whosoever therefore loveth God with all his soul, already hath obtained Him Whom he loveth for no man is able to love God, if He have not gained Him Whom he loveth.

But, behold, now, if I shall ask any one of you whether he loveth God, he will answer with all boldness and quietness of spirit: "I do love him." But at the very beginning of this day's Lesson from the Gospel, ye have heard what the Truth saith: "If a man love Me, he will keep My word." The test, then, of love, is whether it is showed by works. Hence the same John hath said in his Epistle I. iv. 20, v. 3 "If a man say, I love God, and keepeth not His commandments, He is a liar." Then do we indeed love God, and keep His commandments, if we deny ourselves the gratification of our appetites. Whosoever still wandereth after unlawful desires, such an one plainly loveth not God, for he saith, Nay, to that which God willeth.

And My Father will love him, and We will come unto him, and make Our abode with him." O my dearly beloved brethren, think what a dignity is that, to have God abiding as a guest in our heart Surely if some rich man or some powerful friend were to come into our house, we would hasten to have our whole house cleaned, lest, perchance, when he came in, he should see aught to displease his eye. So let him that would make his mind an abode for God, cleanse it from all the filth of works of iniquity. Lo, again, what saith the Truth: "We will come unto him, and make Our abode with him." There are some hearts whereunto God cometh, but maketh not His abode therein with a certain pricking they feel His Presence, but in time of temptation they forget that which hath pricked them and so they turn again to work unrighteousness, even as though they had never repented.

V. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R. Thanks be to God.

Prayer {from the Proper of the season}

V. O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto thee.

Let us pray.
 
O God, Who on this day didst teach the hearts of thy faithful people, by the sending to them the light of thine Holy Spirit, grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in His holy comfort.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end.
R. Amen.

Magdalena, as I read through your edifying thread on this great day, I reached a point where this message was delivered:

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I'm sure magdalena appreciates your support, but let's give others a turn.

 
My thumb was splinted!  :dancing:

Thank you, PerEvangelicaDicta, you are very kind.  I receive that message too on occasion. The Holy Catholic Faith is a treasure chest!