Praying a novena to the holy spirit is also an important devotion in preparation for pentecost. During a novena, the devotees make petitions, implore favors, or obtain. The pentecost novena is really the original novena. Novena to the holy spirit act of consecration to the holy spirit on my knees before the great multitude of heavenly witnesses i offer myself, soul and body, to you, eternal spirit of god. Download novena to the holy spirit book pdf free download link or read online here in pdf. Novena to the holy spirit following the ascension of our lord, tradition says that the disciples gathered in the upper room together with our blessed mother for the novena, nine days of prayer in anticipation of the outpouring of the holy spirit. On my knees before the great multitude of heavenly witnesses i. May he always grant me the graces most suited for my sanctification and salvation. Holy spirit, keep our eyes fixed on jesus and purify our. The people of god are invited to offer to the holy spirit the novena of their preference. Prayer of consecration to the holy spirit to be recited every day of the novena holy spirit. All of these characteristics or marks of personality are repeatedly ascribed to the holy spirit.
About the novena of the holy spirit the novena in honor of the holy spirit is the oldest of all novenas since it was first made at the direction of our lord himself when he sent his apostles back to jerusalem to await the coming of the holy spirit on the first pentecost. Novena to the holy spirit for the seven gifts our blessed. 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. Lord prayer, brought to you from catholic online your downloadable file is provided. This novena has been prepared by the westminster diocese vocations team to help us grow in personal holiness and to pray for a renewal of christian vocation in the church. Glory to the father and to the son and to the holy spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. And may the son on us bestow the gifts that from the spirit flow. May the holy spirit come and dwell with us as we pray.
Traditional novena to the holy spirit come holy spirit. John vianney, you lived a simple and austere life, preferring to store riches in heaven. You who have forgiven magdalene and did listen to the prayer of. Novena tonovena to the holy spiritthe holy spiritthe holy spirit make me a point of contact, lord, whereby the holy spirit may enter into those i touch whether by the word i say, the prayer i pray, or the life i live. We ought to pray and invoke the holy spirit, for each of us greatly needs his protection and his help. Thy kingdom come expresses our need and desire for the healing presence of christ in the inbetween. You never turned your back to any of the poor people needing your assistance. The novena to the holy spirit is significant because it was the first novena. So, let us pray with great confidence and trust in our god who is all good and loving. Ask pardon for your sins and make a firm promise not to commit them again. It is still the only novena officially prescribed by the church. Teach me to know and to seek god, by whom and for whom i was created. O god, who by the light of the holy spirit did teach the hearts of the faithful, grant that we, guided by the same spirit, may relish what is right and always enjoy his consolation, through christ our lord.
In that time, the disciples were in hiding out of fear, trying to figure out what to do next, but also gathered in prayer. We know this is only possible through holy and divine love. Novena to the holy family opening prayer o god, our heavenly father, in your perfect will for mankind you sent your onlybegotten son, jesus christ, the savior of us all, to form a holy family with mary, his blessed mother, and saint. Jesus asked that the feast of the divine mercy be preceded by a novena to the divine mercy which would begin on good friday. Novena to the holy family holy family parish, pittsfield. Foreword the novena in honor of the holy spirit is the oldest of all novenas since it was first made at the direction of our lord himself when he sent his apostles back to. Nfp novenas united states conference of catholic bishops. Worship, ministry and mission a time of prayer from. My soul finds rest, in god alone all my hope i place in him. O holy spirit, creator, mercifully assist thy catholic church, and by thy heavenly power strengthen and.
My soul finds rest my soul finds rest, in god alone my salvation comes from him. He also asked the church to celebrate a novena nine days of prayer every year between the ascension and pentecost. The spiritual impact of serious prayer and reflection is immeasurable. Novena to saint monica mother of saint augustine of hippo st. A pure heart create for us o god, put a steadfast spirit within us.
This novena finishes on the 12th march, when francis was. Come, holy spirit, sanctifier, all powerful god of love, thou who didst fill the virgin mary with grace. The holy spirit was given to the disciples to empower them to. Do not cast us away from your presence nor deprive us of your holy spirit. We gather here today to pray a novena for families, particularly migrant families eeing violence, persecution, and poverty. Grant me remorse and patience, and allow me not to fall into. Make the hearts and minds of your servants ready to receive the blessing of the holy spirit, that they may be filled with the strength of his presence. We aim to provide free catholic prayers in a4size pdf files. Holy spirit, love of the father and of the son, come, fill up this child of yours with your gifts.
O god, who by the light of the holy spirit, did instruct the hearts of your faithful, grant that by that same holy spirit, we may be truly wise and ever rejoice in his consolation, through christ our lord. Spirit on the church, we are going to pray the holy spirit novena. Even though we pray this novena as a preparation for the feast of pentecost, you can also pray a novena to the holy spirit any time that you want. But every time you do choose to pray, you will come out of that time of prayer more edified in his plan and purpose for you than if you hadnt done it. She married a pagan, a minor roman government official named patricius. We now implore all the angels and saints to intercede for us as we pray this holy novena to the most holy face of jesus and for the glory of the most holy trinity, father, son and holy spirit. Our father hail mary all glory be prayer to god the father ninth day august 4, 2007 eternal father and my father, your mercy and love fill all. May our hearts be cleansed, o lord, by the in pouring of the holy spirit, and may he render them. Jesus asked them to pray constantly in the upper room until the descent of the holy spirit. Pray that the holy spirit enlighten me and remain with me always so that i too may learn to forego material possessions to earn gods grace.
In this way, each of you, for all your limitations and failings, can be a witness to christ wherever you live. We pray that our solidarity with these courageous people will awaken within us the. The idea of a novena nine days of prayer began with. Indeed, mary, the apostles, and the disciples spent nine days between our lords ascension into heaven and the descent of the holy spirit at pentecost pictured above in constant prayer acts 1.
We are therefore invited to pray the pentecost novena for this fresh outpouring of the holy spirit, especially since it is through the holy spirit that a person can encounter. Novena to the holy spirit foreword the novena in honor of the holy spirit is the oldest of all novenas since it was first made at the direction of our lord himself when he sent his apostles back to jerusalem to await the coming of the holy spirit on the first pentecost. The divine motherhood of mary is the source of all the perfections and privileges with which she is endowed. Beautifully designed digital downloadable pdf prayer to the holy spirit.
Console holy face and recite daily preparatory prayer page 2 psalm 51,12. Spirit, spirit of the father and the son to say to you always and everywhere, speak lord for your servant heareth. Come, holy spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful, and enkindle in them the fire of. O holy spirit, spirit of truth, come into our hearts. Novena for first day opening prayer come, holy spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in us the fire of your love. O holy spirit, bestow upon us your seven holy gifts. Holy spirit novena in the name of the father, and of the son, and of the holy spirit. Through the grace of the holy spirit may my faith in prayer increase each day, in the certainty that god always listens to the humble and patient prayers of his children. I bless you by uniting myself to the praises you receive from the angel and saints. We will design these to minimise the use of printer ink, and you will be able to print off as many copies as you wish for a variety of purposes. Life of christians, staff of the helpless, light in the darkness, warmth in the cold, raise my dormant being, raise my soul towards you.
The more a man is deficient in wisdom, weak in strength, borne down with trouble, prone to sin, so ought he the more fly to him who is the never ceasing fount of light, strength, consolation and holiness. Novena to the holy spirit pentecost novena prayers pray. Faustina an intention to pray for on each day of the novena, saving. Holy spirit that enlivened, excited and enriched the disciples on pentecost is given to us today also.
And in asking jesus to cure me, may i not lack the faith that he will do so if it is for my. Like saint paul who said i only know jesus crucified, she has become a patron for human suffering. O god, you prepared your disciples for the coming of the spirit through the teaching of your son jesus christ. Ascension is the day when we remember jesus return to heaven after his resurrection, and pentecost is when we celebrate the outpouring of the holy spirit on. We decree and command that throughout the whole catholic church, this year and in every subsequent year, a novena shall take place before whitsunday pentecost, in all parish churches. A novena to the holy spirit to prepare for confirmation the idea of a novena nine days of prayer began with the time period between jesus ascension and pentecost. On this page we have some seasonal prayers arranged by time of year, starting with. Divine splendor, sacred fire, crystal spring of clean fraternity. You who give me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me, and that in all instances of my life, you are with me. Bernadette in the grotto of lourdes where you declared to her and the world. It begins on the 31st of may, and ends on the 8th of june, since pentecost sunday falls on the 9th of june, 2019. Help us to choose this love in every present moment. The holy spirit novena word doc pray more novenas blog. We hope that this novena for earth defenders will be an opportunity for you to encounter god in those who are rendered poor, and to respond with justice, mercy, and compassion.
The disciples waited in unity and prayer for the holy spirit for nine days after jesus ascension to heaven. Monica was born into a christian family in tagaste, algeria, across the mediterranean sea from rome, in 332 ad. Oh my god i am heartily sorry for having offended you. Spirit of compunction and of penance, spirit of grace and of prayer, spirit of charity, peace and joy, spirit of patience, longanimity and goodness, spirit of benignity, mildness and fidelity, spirit of modesty, continency in chastity, spirit of adoption of the children of god, holy spirit, the comforter. Even though we pray this novena as a preparation for the feast of pentecost, you can also pray a. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. Novena to the holy spirit for the seven gifts on may 4, 1897, pope leo xiii proclaimed. In that time, the disciples were in hiding out of fear, trying. In the name of the father and of the son and of the holy. Novena to the holy spirit pentecost novena prayers. Here are the novena prayers for the novena to the holy spirit that we will be praying together for pentecost. With them, we ask jesus to send afresh his holy spirit upon us so that our individual lives, the lives of our families and communities, and the life of the church may be renewed.
Come, holy spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and enkindle in them the fire of your love. Prayer for the seven gifts of the holy spirit to be recited daily during the novena 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. Read online novena to the holy spirit book pdf free download link book now. The praying of a novena draws its origin from the practice of the disciples, who prayed in the upper room for the nine days between the ascension of our lord and the coming of the holy spirit at pentecost. I detest all my sins because i dread the loss of heaven and the. A novena to the holy spirit to prepare for confirmation. Come holy spirit a novena to the holy spirit from ascension to pentecost. Make us worthy lord to bear our cross as rafqa did, by uniting our. Holy spirit holy spirit, you who solve all problems, who light all roads so that i can attain my goals. Glory to the father, and to the son, and to the holy spirit. Novena to the holy spirit saint charles borromeo catholic church. We live in challenging times and sometimes it is hard to know how to pray.
O holy spirit, spirit of truth, love and holiness, proceeding from the father and the son, and equal to them in all things. O my god, i am sorry that i have sinned against thee, because thou art so good. Gift from god second day of novena the gift of wisdom third day of novena the gift of understanding fourth day of novena the gift of counsel fifth day of novena the gift of fortitude. Year after year, she spends also that period of ten days from ascension to pentecost in prayer to the holy spirit. We pray that our solidarity with these courageous people will awaken within us the grace of god, the holy spirit, who sets our hearts on fire and. I adore the brightness of your purity, the unerring keenness of your justice and the might of your love. The following novena is based on traditional prayers, and is centered on the gifts associated with the holy spirit wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude. Spirit of compunction and of penance, spirit of grace and of prayer, spirit of charity, peace and joy, spirit of patience, longanimity and goodness, spirit of benignity, mildness and fidelity, spirit of modesty, continency in chastity, spirit of.
Because of it, she was conceived immaculate and is full of grace. God our father, pour out the gifts of your holy spirit on the world. It is a powerful and moving novena that is meant to help us open ourselves up to the third person of the holy trinity. The divine mercy novena in the name of the father, and of the son, and of the holy spirit. Holy spirit you made saint rafqa an example for us in bearing the cross. One can make a novena of reparation to obtain a favor by saying the golden arrow prayer and the litany of the holy face on nine consecutive days, preferably before the blessed sacrament or the picture of the holy face, and by going to confession and holy communion. I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things and to. Day reading theme first day of novena 1 corinthians 2. This novena has been prepared by the westminster diocese vocations team.
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