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NOVENA TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

Day 9: Family

OPENING HYMN: HOLY SPIRIT, LORD OF LIGHT

Holy Spirit, Lord of Light, from the clear celestial heights, Thy pure beaming radiance give, come, thou Father of the poor, Come with treasures which endure, come thou Light of all that live. 1/5

OPENING HYMN: HOLY SPIRIT, LORD OF LIGHT

Thou, of all consolers best, thou, the soul’s delightsome guest, Dost refreshing peace bestow, thou in toil art comfort sweet, Pleasant coolness in the heat, solace in the midst of woe.

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OPENING HYMN: HOLY SPIRIT, LORD OF LIGHT

Light immortal, light divine, visit thou these hearts of thine, And our inmost being fill: if thou take thy grace away, Nothing pure in man will stay, all his good is turned to ill.

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OPENING HYMN: HOLY SPIRIT, LORD OF LIGHT

Heal our wounds, our strength renew, on our dryness pour thy dew, Wash the stains of guilt away: bend the stubborn heart and will; Melt the frozen, warm the chill, guide the steps that go astray. 4/5

OPENING HYMN: HOLY SPIRIT, LORD OF LIGHT

Thou, on those who ever more thee confess and thee adore, In thy sevenfold gifts descend, give them comfort when they die; Give them life with thee on high; give them joys that never end.

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INVOCATION TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

Leader: Come, Holy Spirit fill the hearts of Your faithful and kindle in them the fire of Your Divine Love.

All: Send forth Your Spirit and they shall be created; and You will renew the face of the earth.

INVOCATION TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

Leader: Let us pray: O God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit instructs the hearts of the faithful, grant we beseech you to be truly wise and ever rejoice in His consolation, through, Jesus Christ Our Lord.All: Amen

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Thou, on those who evermore Thee confess and Thee Adore, in Thy sevenfold gift, Descend; Give Them Comfort when they

die; Give them Life with Thee on

high; Give them joys which never

end. Amen

The Fruits of the Holy Spirit

Leader: The gifts of the Holy Spirit 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 Spirit, our service becomes more sincere and generous, the practice of

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virtue more perfect. Such acts of virtue leave the heart filled with joy and consolation and are known as Fruits of the Holy Spirit. 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.

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Let us pray:

All: 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 in 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 [Once]

One Hail Mary [Once]

Glory be to the Father [Seven Times]

ACTS 18,7-11

Then he left the synagogue and went to the

house of a man named Titius Justus, a

worshipper of God; his house was next door to

the synagogue. Crispus, the official of the

synagogue, became a believer in the Lord,

together with all his household; and many of the

Corinthians who heard Paul became believers

and were baptized. One night the Lord said to

Paul in a vision, 'Do not be afraid, but speak and

do not be silent; for I am with you, and no one will

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lay a hand on you to harm you, for there are many

in this city who are my people.' He stayed there

for a year and six months, teaching the word of

God among them.

MEDITATION

Day 9: Family

PRAYER FOR THE SEVEN GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

Leader: 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 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.

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PRAYER FOR THE SEVEN GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

All: 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.

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PRAYER FOR THE SEVEN GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

Leader: Grant me the Spirit of Understanding to enlighten my mind with the light of Your divine truth.

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PRAYER FOR THE SEVEN GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

All: Grant me the Spirit of Counsel that I may ever choose the surest way of pleasing God and gaining heaven.

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Leader: Grant me 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.

PRAYER FOR THE SEVEN GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

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All: Grant me the Spirit of Knowledge that I may know God and know myself and grow perfect in the science of the Saints.

PRAYER FOR THE SEVEN GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

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Leader: Grant me the Spirit of Piety that I may find the service of God sweet and amiable.

PRAYER FOR THE SEVEN GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

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All: Grant me the Spirit of Fear that I may be filled with a loving reverence towards God and may dread in any way to displease Him.

PRAYER FOR THE SEVEN GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

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Leader: Mark me, dear Lord, with the sign of Your true disciples and animate me in all things with Your Spirit.

All: Amen.

PRAYER FOR THE SEVEN GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

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INTERCESSION DAY 9

▪ The Church is a prophetic sign of the Trinitarian

family and instrument of the gift of mission. The

Church is a participant of “love” and is a destiny for

“divine love,” for which it is a sacrament and

participation of the Trinity, sign and instrument of

the intimate vertical union with God and the

horizontal communion of the entire human race.

We respond to each petition with:

▪ All: “Long live One and Triune God in our hearts.”

▪ For all the baptized we work to strengthen and rehabilitate the bonds of communion, reconciliation, coexistence, charity, peace and justice among men and thus make the Kingdom present and carry out the will of God, who wants all men to be saved. We pray to the Lord.

▪ So that the Church, in its missionary work, enlarges the spaces and times of the mission so that it can correspond each time better to the saving love of God and everyone can live harmoniously as brothers and sisters. We pray to the Lord.

▪ For Christian families to be strengthened in the responsibility of transmitting faith and life, educate and evangelize sons and daughters and make them disciples and missionaries of Christ. We pray to the Lord.

RESPOND: “LONG LIVE ONE AND TRIUNE GOD IN OUR HEARTS.”

▪ So that Christians can discern in the midst of the waves of change what causes erosion and perversion in family life, encourage gospel values and witness the beauty of marriage, family and community. We pray to the Lord.

▪ For those who have committed to welcome, protect, promote and integrate those who suffer and are marginalized; for those who create a culture of encounter, welcome and communion so that they can be a credible response to the culture of waste and death. We pray to the Lord.

▪ For the children, young people, the elderly and the sick of our families so that they can count on the love, attention and solidarity of all of us and nobody lacks what is necessary to grow healthy and whole. We pray to the Lord.

RESPOND: “LONG LIVE ONE AND TRIUNE GOD IN OUR HEARTS.”

▪ The members of the same ecclesial

community do not simply coexist side by

side; they are pro-existing, the one "with, in

and for" the other, in a state of permanent

gift and vocation. The creator God offers

himself by generating the Son in the Spirit

and establishing through him a Church-

family. With the same feelings of Jesus, we

pray:

▪ Our Father…

▪ Holy Mary, Mother of the families,

accompanies each family as a "domestic

Church" to be a place where children grow in

faith, all cultivate solidarity and learn the

language of love. Bless us with the joy of love

and make us always grateful for the gift of

life we share.

▪ Hail Mary …

▪ We renew the commitment to the mission of

the Church that has the dream and the task

of communicating and transmitting the

divine life that makes us sons and daughters

of God, brothers and sisters in Christ, temple

and abode of the Holy Spirit. Thank you for

enabling us to participate in the communion

of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit -

the source and summit of the Christian life.

Amen.

▪ Glory Be …

ACT OF CONSECRATION TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

All: On my knees before the great multitude of heavenly witnesses I offer myself soul and body to You, eternal Spirit of God. I adore the brightness of Your purity the unerring keenness of your justice and the might of Your love. You are

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ACT OF CONSECRATION TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

the strength and the light of my soul. In You I live and move and am. I desire never to grieve You by unfaithfulness to grace and I pray with all my heart to be kept from the smallest sin against You. Mercifully guard my every thought and grant

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ACT OF CONSECRATION TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

that I may always watch for Your light and listen to Your voice and follow Your gracious inspirations. I cling to You and give myself to You and ask You by Your compassion to watch over me in my weakness. Holding the pierced Feet of

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ACT OF CONSECRATION TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

Jesus and looking at His Five Wounds and trusting in His Precious Blood and adoring His opened Side and stricken Heart I implore You Adorable Spirit Helper of my infirmity, so to keep me in your grace that I may never sin against You. Give

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ACT OF CONSECRATION TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

me grace O Holy Spirit, Spirit of the Father and the Son to say to you always and everywhere “Speak Lord for Your servant hears.” AMEN.

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Join us again tomorrow after the

5:30 PM Mass.