Stained glass window in Santa Maria del Mar's sanctuary,
with Mother Mary in the middle (golden halo).
Photo by Joe Zaia, Oct. 22, 2007.
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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 that He may perfect in my soul, the work of
Your grace and Your love.
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,
the Spirit
of Understanding to enlighten my mind with the light of Your divine
truth,
the Spirit
of Counsel 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, and
the Spirit
of Fear that I may be filled with a loving reverence towards God and
may dread in any way to displease Him.
Mark me, dear
Lord with the sign of Your true disciples, and animate me in all things
with Your Spirit. Amen.
More
prayers for Pentecost & to The Holy Spirit
Resources on the internet:
On Mary's Maternal
Presence at Pentecost
John Paul II
Homilies for Pentecost 2004
Bishop
Thomas Gumbleton's homily on Pentecost 2003
The Paraclete
Catholic
Encyclopedia: Pentecost
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