Holy Spirit! Lord of Light! Give us, from your clear heavenly height, your pure radiant splendor!
The Holy Spirit
Only one thing is important: eternal salvation. Therefore, there is only one thing to fear: sin. Sin is the result of ignorance, weakness and indifference. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Light, Strength and Love. With his seven gifts, he illuminates the mind, strengthens the will, and inflames the heart with the love of God. To ensure salvation we must invoke the Divine Spirit daily, because “the Spirit comes to the aid of our weakness. Well, we don’t know how to ask to pray as we should; but the Spirit himself intercedes for us” (Rom 8:26).
Prayer
Almighty and eternal God, who has condescended to regenerate us with water and the Holy Spirit, and has given us the forgiveness of all sins, allow us to send from heaven the seven gifts of your Spirit, the Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding, the Spirit of Counsel and Strength, the Spirit of Knowledge and Mercy, and fill us with the Spirit of Holy Fear. Amen.
Our Father and Hail Mary, once. Glory
Prayer for the Seven Gifts of the Spirit
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the flame of your love. Oh, God, who with the light of the Holy Spirit illuminates the hearts of your faithful, grant us that guided by the same Spirit, we enjoy what is right and rejoice with his heavenly comfort.
1.- Come, Holy Spirit, through your gift of Wisdom, grant us the grace to appreciate and estimate the goods of heaven and show us the means to attain them. Glory
2.- Come, Holy Spirit, by your gift of Understanding, enlighten our minds regarding the mysteries of salvation, so that we can understand them perfectly and embrace them with fervor. Glory
3.- Come, Holy Spirit, by your gift of Counsel, incline our hearts to act with righteousness and justice for the benefit of ourselves and our fellow men. Glory
4.- Come, Holy Spirit, by your gift of Strength, strengthen us with your grace against the enemies of our soul, so that we can obtain the crown of victory. Glory
5.- Come, Holy Spirit, by your gift of Science, teach us to live among earthly things so as not to lose the eternal ones. Glory
6.- Come, Holy Spirit, by your gift of Piety, inspire us to live soberly, justly, and piously in this life, to reach heaven in the next life. Glory.
7.- Come, Holy Spirit, by your gift of Fear of God, wound our bodies with your fear in order to work for the salvation of our souls. Glory
Prayer
O God, who has united the nations in the confession of your name, grant us that those who have been reborn by the water of baptism, have the same faith in their hearts and the same piety in their actions.
O God, who sent the Holy Spirit to the apostles, hear the prayers of your faithful so that they may enjoy true peace, who by your grace have received the gift of true faith. We beg you, oh God, that your Holy Spirit kindle in our hearts that flame that Christ brought to earth and ardently desired to be lit.
Inflame, O Lord, our hearts with the fire of the Holy Spirit, so that we may serve you chaste in body and pure in heart. Enrich our hearts, Lord, by fully pouring out your Holy Spirit by whose wisdom we were created and by whose providence we are governed.
We beg you, oh Almighty and Eternal God, that your Holy Spirit defend us and dwell in our souls, so that in the end, we may be the temples of his glory.
We ask you, Lord, that according to the promise of your Son, the Holy Spirit leads us to the full knowledge of all revealed truth. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.