23/05/2026
NOVENA IN HONOR OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
NINTH DAY
V. Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of the Your Faithful,
R. And enkindle in them the fire of Your love.
V. Send forth Your Spirit, and they shall be created,
R. And You shall renew the face of the earth.
Let us pray:
O God, Who by the Light of the Holy Spirit, didst instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that in the same Spirit we may be truly wise, and ever rejoice in His consolation. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Act of Contrition
“O God be merciful to me a sinner.” I am sincerely sorry for all the sins, faults and infidelities of my life because they offend You, my chief Benefactor and sovereign Good. I firmly resolve by the grace of the Holy Spirit to sin no more. Amen.
Prayer for Humility
O God, who resist the proud and who bestows Your grace on the humble, grant us the virtue of true humility of which Your only begotten Son showed to the faithful an example in Himself; that we may never provoke You to anger by our pride, but rather receive through humility the gift of Your grace. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Reflection:
In His boundless love for me, the Holy Spirit has created me a rational creature and by Baptism He made me a child of God and gave me a title to heaven. “The Spirit Himself gives testimony to our spirit, that we are the children of God.” May we never lose sight of our sublime destiny and its corresponding obligations.
No matter how heavy our cross the yoke becomes sweet, the burden light, the outlook happy and consoling if we appreciated the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. “The Kingdom off God is not meant and drink; but justice, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.” Sweet Mother of God, spouse of the Spirit of divine love, pray for me. Praise, adoration and thanksgiving to the Holy Spirit Who in the Sacrament of Confirmation imparted a character on my soul and made me a soldier of Jesus Christ.
Act of Consecration to the Holy Spirit
O Divine Redeemer, Who aid: “I will ask the Father, and He will grant you another Advocate to be with you for all time, the Spirit of Truth.” I consecrate myself to the eternal Spirit of God.
Aspiration of love, proceeding from the Father and the Son, alert me to be ever aware of Your indwelling; stimulate the eyesight of my soul to discern the unfailing light of divine grace. Adorable Holy Spirit, have compassion on the dullness of my mind and the weakness of my will. Illuminate and strengthen me to trample on temptation.
Grant me the Spirit of Wisdom, the prevision to look to my last end by cooperating now with Your holy inspirations – all for the greater honor and glory of God; the Spirit of Understanding to deepen my grasp of eternal truths, the Spirit of Counsel to prudently choose the best way of pleasing God; the Spirit of Fortitude to stand up fearlessly in opposition to evil; the Spirit of Knowledge – self-inspection regarding my fidelity to God’s laws and the duties of my state in life; the Spirit of Piety to enable me to prefer my Divine Lover and His Will to earthly creatures; the Spirit of Fear of the Lord to realize the folly and ingratitude of defying my Lord and my God.
Kneeling before You, O Divine Consoler, let me press to my heart the pierced feet of Jesus, look into His open side and trust in His Precious Blood channeled to my soul through the Sacraments.
O Holy Spirit enfold all mankind with Your Sevenfold Gifts. Keep me faithful unto death that I may win the crown of life. Amen.
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory Be…
