to be a fitting home for your Holy Spirit. By her
prayers may we become a more worthy temple of
your glory. (opening prayer Mass # 257)
Mary treasured all these things and reflected on them in her
heart. (Luke 2:19)
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Father you prepared the heart of the Virgin Mary
to be a fitting home for your Holy Spirit. By her prayers may we become a more worthy temple of your glory. (opening prayer Mass # 257) Mary treasured all these things and reflected on them in her heart. (Luke 2:19) |
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Prayer for the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit
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, to perfect in my soul the work of Your grace and Your love. Grant me the Spirit of Wisdom - that I may not be attached to the perishable things of this world, but aspire only after the things that are eternal. The Spirit of understanding - to enlighten my mind with the light of Your divine truth. The Spirit of Councel - that I may ever choose the surest way of pleasing God and gaining heaven. 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. The Spirit of Knowledge - that I may know God and know myself, and grow perfect in the science of the Saints. The Spirit of Piety - that I may find the service of God sweet and amiable. The Spirit of Fear - that I may be filled with a loving reverence towards God and may avoid anything that may displease Him. Mark me, dear Lord, with the sign of Your true disciples, and animate me in all things with Your Spirit. Amen. |
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Triumph of the Holy Cross
When his cosmic battle came to an end, the heavens shook, the stars were near to falling, the sun was darkened for a time, stones were split open, and the world might well have perished, but Christ gave up His soul - Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. And then, when He ascended, His divine spirit gave life and strength to the tottering world, and the whole universe became stable once more, as if the stretching out, the agony of the Cross, had in some way gotten into everything. -St. Hippolytus I give you a new commandment: love one another as I have loved you. (John 13:34) |
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For I know well the plans I have in mind for you
says the Lord, plans for your welfare, not for woe! Plans to give you a future full of hope. When you call me, when you go to pray to me, you will find me. Yes, when you seek me with all your heart, you will find me with you, says the Lord, and I will change your lot. (Jeremiah 29: 11-14a - NAB) He leads me along the right path. (Psalm 23:3) |
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In the Jordan as the Lord was baptized, the
heavens opened and the Spirit in the form of a dove rested upon him. (Matthew 3:16) The heavens opened and the waters of the sea became sweet and fragrant; the earth rejoiced, the mountains and the hills exulted because Christ was baptized by John in the Jordan - ALLELUIA (Breviary vol.1 p. 636) |