NINTH DAY
Thou, on those who evermore
Thee confess and Thee adore
In Thy sevenfold gifts, descend:
Give them comfort when they die;
Give the life with Thee on high;
Give them joys which never end. Amen.
THE FRUITS of the HOLY GHOST
The gifts of the Holy Ghost perfect the supernatural virtues by enabling us to
practice them with greater docility to divine inspiration. As we grow in the
knowledge and love of God under the direction of the Holy Ghost, our service becomes
more sincere and generous, the practice of virtue becomes more perfect. Such acts of
virtue leave the heart filled with joy and consolation and are known as Fruits of the
Holy Ghost. These Fruits in turn render the practice of virtue more attractive and
become a powerful incentive for still greater efforts in the service of God, to serve
Whom is to reign.
Prayer
Come, O Divine Spirit, fill my heart with Thy heavenly fruits, Thy charity, joy,
peace, patience, benignity, goodness, faith, mildness, and temperance, that I may
never weary on the service of God, but by continued faithful submission to Thy
inspiration may merit to be united eternally with Thee in the love of the Father and
the Son. Amen.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory be to the Father (seven times)
ACT OF CONSECRATION to the HOLY GHOST
On my knees before the great multitude of heavenly witnesses, I offer myself, soul
and body, to Thee, Eternal Spirit of God. I adore the brightness of Thy purity, the
unerring keenness of Thy justice, and the might of Thy love. Thou art the Strength
and Light of my soul. In Thee I live and move and am. I desire never to grieve Thee
by unfaithfulness to grace, and I pray with all my heart to be kept from the smallest
sin against Thee. Mercifully guard my every thought and grant that I may always watch
for Thy light, and listen to Thy voice, and follow Thy gracious inspirations. I cling
to Thee and give myself to Thee and ask Thee, by Thy compassion, to watch over me in
my weakness. Holding the pierced Feet of Jesus, and looking at His five wounds, and
trusting in His Precious Blood, and adoring His opened side and stricken Heart, I
implore Thee, Adorable Spirit, Helper of my infirmity, so to keep me in Thy grace
that I may never sin against Thee. Give me grace, O Holy Ghost, Spirit of the Father
and the Son, to say to Thee always and everywhere, "Speak Lord, for Thy servant
heareth." Amen.
PRAYER for the SEVEN GIFTS of the HOLY GHOST
O Lord Jesus Christ Who, before ascending into heaven, didst promise to send the Holy
Ghost to finish Thy work in the souls of Thy Apostles and Disciples, deign to grant
the same Holy Spirit to me that He may perfect in my soul the work of Thy grace and
Thy 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 Thy 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 Thee 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 Thy true disciples and
animate me in all things with Thy Spirit. Amen.
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