In the same spirit help us to know what is truly right and always rejoice in his consolation. Look with compassion upon us, o holy spirit, and grant us the favor we seek in this novena. Novena to the holy spirit following the ascension of our lord, tradition says that the disciples gathered in the upper room together with our blessed mother for the novena, nine days of prayer in anticipation of the outpouring of the holy spirit. Come, let us adore christ, the son of god, who deigned to be. The devotion to the sacred heart of jesus was started and made popular by st.
Novena to the holy spirit in the divine will come, holy spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and enkindle in them the fire of your love. Act of consecration to the holy spirit on my knees before the great multitude of heavenly witnesses i offer. Through the prayers of our holy patron, saint alphonsus, throughthe intercession of our mother of perpetual help, through the merits of our lord and savior jesus christ, present in the most blessed sacrament of the altar, may the blessing of almighty god, the father, son, and holy spirit, descend upon you and remain forever. Novena in honor of the holy face of jesus the shroud of turin. Day 1 novena to the holy spirit for a new pentecost for.
We have our identity as a people called and gathered together by the holy spirit with the purpose of. Through baptism we are now members of his body, the church. A pure heart create for us o god, put a steadfast spirit within us. The novena in honor of the holy spirit is the oldest of all novenas since it was first made at the direction of our lord himself when he sent his apostles back to jerusalem to await the coming of the holy spirit on the first pentecost. We seek to learn what the holy spirit is willing to teach us through his life and teachings. Novena to the holy spirit pentecost novena prayers pray. If you would like to join in our parishwide novena, please plan to begin on sunday, august 26, 2018 and pray each day for 9 consecutive days. Come holy spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and enkindle in them the fire of your love. Novena tonovena to the holy spiritthe holy spiritthe holy spirit make me a point of contact, lord, whereby the holy spirit may enter into those i touch whether by the word i say, the prayer i pray, or the life i live.
O holy spirit, o my god, i adore thee, and acknowledge, here in thy divine presence, that i am nothing and can do nothing without thee. Beloved father, through the life, death and resurrection of your only begotten son, jesus the christ, we have become your adopted sons and daughters. Every novena is a bit different in the intention, formation of prayers and practice. Novena to the seven gifts of the holy spirit roman.
Holy face 9day novena the holy face by my holy face. The next novena we will pray is the novena to mary, undoer of knots whenever we grow closer to jesus mother, our mother, we grow closer to jesus because mary always brings us to jesus. The practice of saying novenas is scripturally based, modeled after the nine days of consecutive prayer that the. The feast is celebrated on the sunday within the octave of christmas, that is, the sunday between christmas day and new years day both exclusive, or if both christmas day and the solemnity of mary, mother of god are sundays, on 30 december always a friday in such years. The novena will start on tuesday, may 8 foreword the novena in honor of the holy spirit is the oldest of all novenas since it was first made at the direction of our lord himself when he sent his apostles back to jerusalem to await the coming of the holy spirit on the first pentecost.
A novena to the holy spirit is offered online by the transcanada province of the spiritans by clicking here as we approach the great feast of pentecost, bishop robert gruss would like the whole diocese to join together to prayi for a new outpouring of the holy spirit all across our land the holy spirit would inflame our hearts with his power and grace. We invite you to join us at catholic online in these times of focused prayer called novenas. After jesus ascension into heaven, he commanded his disciples to come together in the upper room to devote themselves to constant prayer acts 1. Holy mary, godbearer, you went in haste to share the good news of salvation with your cousin, elizabeth. Through thy intercession with jesus, grant us a spirit of sacrifice, of humility and selfdenial. Novena english congregation of the most holy redeemer. Pentecost novena to the holy spirit 2018 the novena begins on the day after the solemnity of the ascension, friday of the 6th week of easter, even if the solemnity of the ascension is transferred to the 7th sunday of easter as it is in the archdiocese of washington. Give me grace o holy spirit, spirit of the father and the son to say to. Novena to the holy spirit prayers begin the day after ascension thursday and conclude on the day before pentecost. Novena to the holy spirit pentecost novena prayers. Novena to the holy spirit these prayers may be used in the days between the ascension and pentecost or in the days leading toward a serious decision, a turning point in your life, or simply to deepen your awareness of the holy spirit in your life. It begins on the 31st of may, and ends on the 8th of june, since pentecost sunday falls on the 9th of june, 2019. Novena prayer to the holy spirit for a new pentecost for the church.
On my knees before the great multitude of heavenly witnesses i. Prayer to the saints whose relics are enshrined by fr. A novena is a nineday period of private or public prayer to make special demands, to obtain special graces or to implore special favors. A novena of the holy spirit by saint alphonsus liguori. Indeed, mary, the apostles, and the disciples spent nine days between our lords ascension into heaven and the descent of the holy spirit at pentecost pictured above in constant prayer acts 1. Most holy trinity, godhead indivisible, father, son, and holy spirit, our first beginning and our last end, you have made us after your own image and likeness. So, let us pray with great confidence and trust in our god who is all good and loving. The holy spirit was given to the disciples to empower them to. Teach me, divine spirit, to know and seek my last end. Meditations for each day of the novena, beginning with the feast of the ascension the nine day period of time from our lords ascension on ascension thursday until the coming of the holy spirit on pentecost sunday was the first novena of prayer, during which mary the mother of god and the apostles prayed for nine consecutive days in the.
In the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit. They prayed for nine days before receiving the holy spirit on pentecost. The holy spirit was given to the disciples to empower them to be my witnesses even to the. The word novena is derived from the latin novem, meaning nine. Let our hearts be steeped in the spirit of childlikeness. Novena to the holy spirit for the seven gifts ewtn.
Novena to the holy spirit act of consecration to the holy spirit on my knees before the great multitude of heavenly witnesses i offer myself, soul and body, to you, eternal spirit of god. This novena prayer may be said at any time, but especially in the nine days leading up to the feast of the holy face on. Grant that all the thoughts of my mind, all the words of my mouth, all the affections of my heart, and all my actions be always conformed to your holy will. Today, as disciples of jesus, we too join together in prayer for a fresh outpouring of the holy spirit in our parish, our faith communities, our families, and in. When we pray a novena, we either pray the same prayer for all nine days or follow a list of prayers to be prayed for each day. Novena to the sacred heart of jesus novena prayers. Holy spirit and specifically requesting the praying of a novena to the holy spirit at the beginning of the 20th century. Advent and christmas novena catholics in many cultures have prayed the christmas novena nine consecutive days of prayer from december 1624 as part of their christmas preparation. Do not cast us away from your presence nor deprive us of your holy spirit. Following the ascension of our lord, tradition says that the disciples gathered in the upper room together with our blessed mother for the novena, nine days of prayer in anticipation of the outpouring of the holy spirit. She was inspired by visions of jesus to spread this devotion. Here are the novena prayers for the novena to the holy spirit that we will be praying together for pentecost.
Send forth your spirit and they shall be created, and you shall renew the face of the earth. Foreword the novena in honor of the holy spirit is the oldest of all novenas since it was first made at the direction of our lord himself when he sent his apostles back to jerusalem to await the coming of the holy spirit on the first pentecost. The pentecost novena is the first of all novenas, nine days of prayer. Its focus is on our expectation of the coming of christ and on gods faithfulness to. The people of god are invited to offer to the holy spirit the novena of their preference. Holy spirit prayers the pentecost sequence come, holy spirit and the veni creator spiritus come, holy ghost, creator blest can both be found on this page. In doing so, we join thousands of others around the world.
Peters basilica in rome asking for a new outpouring of the holy spirit upon the church. About the novena of the holy spirit the novena in honor of the holy spirit is the oldest of all novenas since it was first made at the direction of our lord himself when he sent his apostles back to jerusalem to await the coming of the holy spirit on the first pentecost. Console holy face and recite daily preparatory prayer page 2 psalm 51,12. Obtain for us purity of body and soul, and the spirit of prayer.
Spirit of right judgment and courage, guide us and make us firm in our baptismal decision to read more read more. Brothers and sisters, as children of our blessed mother, we are gathered before her miraculous picture to honor her and to pray for all our needs. We shall focus on the call of god to us as a community visavis our ministry to the poor. May we who bear your son in our hearts possess the same eagerness to share with others the joy that he has given us, so that being filled with the holy spirit, we. It is still the only novena officially prescribed by the church.
Pentecost novena catholic charismatic renewal national. O god, by the light of the holy spirit you have taught the hearts of your faithful. As its definition suggests, the novena prayer has always had more of a sense of urgency and neediness. We hope that each novena we pray together is one more prayer that will bring you closer to jesus, and the next novena should do just that. Here are the novena prayers for the novena to the sacred heart of jesus. Foreword the novena in honor of the holy spirit is the oldest of all novenas since it was first made at the direction of our lord himself when he sent his apostles back to. Each novena book has 24 pages of fratellibonella artwork 10 per pack. You always and everywhere, speak lord for your servant heareth.
Even though we pray this novena as a preparation for the feast of pentecost, you can also pray a novena to the holy spirit any time that you want. Praying a novena to the holy spirit is also an important devotion in preparation for pentecost. Novena to the holy spirit for the seven gifts available from the ewtn website, focusing on the seven sanctifying gifts of the holy spirit as mentioned in isaiah 11. Come holy spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love.