Novenas
Novena to the Holy Spirit
This is the oldest novena in the Church — indeed the original one.
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful
and kindle in them the fire of your love.
Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created,
and you shall renew the face of the earth.
Let us pray. O God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit
did instruct the hearts of the faithful,
grant that by the same Holy Spirit
we may be truly wise and ever rejoice in his consolation,
through Christ our Lord. Amen.
O Holy Spirit, Creator, mercifully assist your Catholic Church,
and by your heavenly power strengthen and establish her against the assaults of her enemies.
By your love and grace renew the spirit of your servants whom you have anointed,
that in you they may glorify the Father and his only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Grant me, I pray, the seven gifts of your Spirit:
wisdom and understanding, counsel and fortitude,
knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord.
Amen.
Pray for nine days, from the Friday after the Ascension to the vigil of Pentecost.
Traditional Pentecost novena (Acts 1:14); encouraged by Pope Leo XIII, 1897
About the prayer
It comes directly from Acts 1, where the apostles and Mary spent the nine days between the Ascension and Pentecost together in prayer in the upper room, waiting for the promised Spirit. Every other novena imitates that pattern. Pope Leo XIII formally encouraged it for the universal Church in 1897. It is prayed before Pentecost, before confirmation, before an important decision, or whenever you need guidance rather than a particular outcome.
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