Novena to the Holy Spirit

DAY 1

(Friday of 6th Week of Easter)

Holy Spirit! Lord of Light! From your clear celestial height, your pure beaming radiance give!

Only one thing is important, eternal salvation. Only one thing, therefore, is to be feared, sin. Sin is the result of ignorance, weakness, and indifference. The Holy Spirit is the spirit of light, of strength, and of love. With his sevenfold gifts he enlightens the mind, strengthens the will, and inflames the heart with love of God. To ensure our salvation we ought to invoke the Divine Spirit daily, for "The Spirit helps our infirmity. We know not what we should pray for as we ought. But the Spirit himself aks for us."

Prayer

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.  O God, who has taught the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit, grant that by the gift of the same Spirit we may always be truly wise and ever rejoice in his consolation.  Through Christ our Lord.  Amen.

Our Father and Hail Mary (once).
Glory be to the Father (seven times).
Ending Prayers: Act of Consecration, Prayer for the Seven Gifts

Veni Creator Spiritus

Gregorian Chant

This ancient chant is believed to have been "written by Rabanus Maurus, a ninth-century German monk, teacher, and archbishop. In addition to being sung on Pentecost, it is also sung at occasions such as the entrance of Cardinals to the Sistine Chapel when a new pope is elected, the consecration of bishops, ordination of priests, the sacrament of Confirmation, the dedication of a church, the celebration of synods or councils, and the profession of members of religious institutes" (source).

Veni, creator Spiritus,mentes tuorum visita,

imple superna gratia,quae tu creasti, pectora.

Come, Holy Ghost, Creator, come from thy bright heav'nly throne;

come, take possession of our souls, and make them all thine own.

Qui diceris Paraclitus, donum Dei altissimi,

fons vivus, ignis, caritas,et spiritalis unctio.

Thou who art called the Paraclete, best gift of God above,

the living spring, the living fire, sweet unction and true love.

Tu septiformis munere, dextrae Dei tu digitus,

tu rite promissum Patris, sermone ditans guttura.

Thou who art sevenfold in thy grace, finger of God's right hand;

his promise, teaching little ones to speak and understand.

Accende lumen sensibus, infunde amorem cordibus,

infirma nostri corporis virtute firmans perpeti.

O guide our minds with thy blest light, with love our hearts inflame;

and with thy strength, which ne'er decays, confirm our mortal frame.

Hostem repellas longius, pacemque dones protinus;

ductore sic te praeviovitemus omne noxium.

Far from us drive our deadly foe; true peace unto us bring;

and through all perils lead us safebeneath thy sacred wing.

Per te sciamus da Patrem, noscamus atque.

Filium,te utriusque Spiritum, credamus omni tempore.

Through thee may we the Father know, through thee th'eternal Son,

and thee the Spirit of them both, thrice-blessed three in One.

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