The “Prayer to the Most Holy Trinity” is a beautiful and powerful way to honor and invoke the Holy Trinity: God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ), and God the Holy Spirit. This prayer is divided into three sections, each carefully crafted to help us deepen our relationship with one of the three Persons of the Trinity while simultaneously acknowledging the unity and indivisibility of the Godhead.
Heavenly Father, Author of all creation, we praise You for Your boundless love and mercy. You are the source of all goodness; the giver of life. You formed us in Your image and guide us with providence.
We thank You for the gift of Your Son, Jesus Christ, through whom You revealed Your loving plan of salvation. By His life, death, and resurrection, we are reconciled to You. You have adopted us as Your beloved children and made us heirs to Your Kingdom.
May we cherish our identity as Your sons and daughters, living lives that radiate Your love to everyone whom we meet. We entrust ourselves to Your unfailing care. We desire that Your will be done in our lives, now and forever.
We ask this through Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, Who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, forever and ever. Amen.
To Jesus, Son of God
O Jesus, Eternal Son of the Father, We adore You as our Savior, Lord, and Brother. You, the Word made flesh, revealed the Father’s love. You offered Yourself as a sacrifice for our salvation.
Your Sacred Heart, pierced for our transgressions, pours out mercy, compassion, and unfathomable love. You nourish us in the Eucharist, strengthening our faith. As our Risen Lord, You intercede for us constantly.
Help us to follow in Your footsteps and embrace the Cross. Transform us into Your likeness, so that we may radiate Your goodness. Be our strength, solace, and joy, and sustain us with Your grace until we behold You face to face in Your heavenly Kingdom.
We ask this in Your most holy name, You who live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, God, forever and ever. Amen.
To the Holy Spirit
O Holy Spirit, Lord and Giver of Life, we praise You, the eternal Love between the Father and the Son. You bring life, inspire prophets, and guide the Church. You empower us with Your gifts and unify all in love.
We thank You for the new life in Baptism, which makes us Your temples. Sanctify us, Holy Spirit, conform us to Christ, and lead us to divine love. Kindle in us the fire of Your love and the zeal for Your Kingdom. Guide our minds, strengthen our wills, and direct our actions.
Renew the earth, and bring healing, comfort, and hope to all. Convict us of sin, and lead us to repentance and conversion. Guide the Church, and inspire our leaders with courage and compassion. Grant us unity, humility, and openness to Your promptings.
We consecrate ourselves to You, Holy Spirit: our hearts, minds, and bodies. May we be attentive to Your voice and responsive to Your call.
“The Divine Praises”is a prayer that is often recited after Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. It consists of a series of short invocations praising God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, and giving honor to the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Joseph, and the angels and saints.
Blessed be God. Blessed be His Holy Name. Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man. Blessed be the Name of Jesus. Blessed be His Most Sacred Heart. Blessed be His Most Precious Blood. Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Blessed be the Holy Ghost, the Paraclete. Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most Holy. Blessed be her Holy and Immaculate Conception. Blessed be her Glorious Assumption. Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother. Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse. Blessed be God in His Angels and in His Saints. Amen.
May the heart of Jesus, in the Most Blessed Sacrament, be praised, adored, and loved with grateful affection, at every moment, in all the tabernacles of the world, even to the end of time. Amen.
The “Consecration to the Holy Spirit” is a profound act of self-offering and dedication to the Holy Spirit. The prayer expresses adoration for the divine attributes of the Holy Spirit, acknowledging Him as the source of strength, light, and life for the soul. It seeks the grace to remain faithful to the Holy Spirit, to be attentive to His voice, and to follow His inspirations, while imploring His compassion and protection against sin. The prayer also invokes the Passion of Christ as a means of clinging to the Holy Spirit and concludes with a petition for the grace to always be open and responsive to the Holy Spirit’s prompting.
Before the multitude of heavenly witnesses, I offer myself, soul and body, to You, eternal Spirit of God. I adore the brightness of Your purity, the unerring keenness of Your justice, and the power of Your love. You are the strength and light of my soul, in You I live and move and have my being.
I desire never to grieve You by infidelity to Your grace, and I pray wholeheartedly to be preserved from the slightest sin against You. Make me faithful in my every thought, and grant that I may always listen to Your voice, watch for Your light, and follow Your gracious inspirations. I cling to You and beg You, in Your compassion, to watch over me in my weakness.
Holding the pierced feet of Jesus, gazing at His five wounds, trusting to His Precious Blood, and adoring His open side and stricken Heart, I implore You, adorable Spirit, so to keep me in Your grace that I may never sin against You.
Grant me the grace, O Holy Spirit of the Father and the Son, to say to You always and everywhere: “Speak, Lord, for Your servant is listening.” Amen.
The Veni Creator (Come, O Creator Spirit Blest!)is a hymn (prayer) invoking the presence and guidance of the Holy Spirit. It acknowledges the Holy Spirit as the Creator, the Paraclete (Advocate), and the sevenfold gift of God. The prayer implores the Holy Spirit to dwell within the souls of the faithful, filling their hearts with grace, love, and heavenly aid. It seeks the Holy Spirit’s power to kindle the senses, overflow the heart with love, strengthen weakness, drive away evil, and grant true peace.
In the “Prayer for Union with the Holy Spirit”, we dedicate our heart, mind, and will to Him for all time and eternity. We ask for the grace to be always open and obedient to His Divine inspirations and the teachings of the Holy Catholic Church, which He guides infallibly. We pray that our hearts may be constantly inflamed with love for God and neighbor, and that our will may always align with the Divine Will.
O Holy Spirit of Light and Love, to You I consecrate my heart, mind, and will for all time and eternity.
May I be ever docile to Your Divine inspirations and to the teachings of the holy Catholic Church whose infallible guide You are. May my heart be ever inflamed with the love of God and love of neighbor. May my will be ever in harmony with Your Divine Will. May my life faithfully imitate the life and virtues of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him, with the Father, and You, Divine Spirit, be honor and glory forever. Amen.
The “Prayer for the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit“ is a petition to the Holy Spirit for His spiritual gifts of Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Fortitude, Knowledge, Piety, and Fear of the Lord, for the purpose of being brought closer to faithful discipleship and Christian perfection.
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, dare 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 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 more perfect in the science of the Saints,
the Spirit of Piety, that I may find peace and fulfillment in the service of God while serving others,
the Spirit of the Fear of the Lord, that I may be filled with a loving reverence towards God, and may dread in any way to displease Him.
Teach me, dear Lord, to be your faithful disciple and animate me in all things with Your Spirit. Amen.
The Novena to the Holy Spiritis typically prayed during the period between Ascension Thursday and Pentecost Sunday. In this novena, one prays for the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit (wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety and fear) and makes an act of consecration to the Holy Spirit.
Novena to the Holy Spirit – Day 1 – Prayer Video Holy Spirit! Lord of Light! From Your clear celestial height, Your pure beaming radiance give!
Almighty and eternal God, Who hast vouchsafed to regenerate us by water and the Holy Spirit, and hast given us forgiveness all sins, vouchsafe to send forth from heaven upon us your sevenfold Spirit, the Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding, the Spirit of Counsel and Fortitude, the Spirit of Knowledge and Piety, and fill us with the Spirit of Holy Fear. Amen.
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Day 2
Novena to the Holy Spirit – Day 2 – Prayer Video Come. Father of the poor. Come, treasures which endure; Come, Light of all that live!
Come, O blessed Spirit of Holy Fear, penetrate my inmost heart, that I may set you, my Lord and God, before my face forever, help me to shun all things that can offend You, and make me worthy to appear before the pure eyes of Your Divine Majesty in Heaven, where You live and reign in the unity of the ever Blessed Trinity, God world without end. Amen.
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Day 3
Novena to the Holy Spirit – Day 3 – Prayer Video Thou, of all consolers best, Visiting the troubled breast, dost refreshing peace bestow.
Come, O Blessed Spirit of Piety, possess my heart. Enkindle therein such a love for God, that I may find satisfaction only in His service, and for His sake lovingly submit to all legitimate authority. Amen.
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Day 4
Novena to the Holy Spirit – Day 4 – Prayer Video Thou in toil art comfort sweet, Pleasant coolness in the heat, solace in the midst of woe.
Come, O Blessed Spirit of Fortitude, uphold my soul in time of trouble and adversity, sustain my efforts after holiness, strengthen my weakness, give me courage against all the assaults of my enemies, that I may never be overcome and separated from Thee, my God and greatest Good. Amen.
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Day 5
Novena to the Holy Spirit – Day 5 – Prayer Video Light immortal! Light Divine! Visit Thou these hearts of Thine, and our inmost being fill!
Come, O Blessed Spirit of Knowledge, and grant that I may perceive the will of the Father; show me the nothingness of earthly things, that I may realize their vanity and use them only for Thy glory and my own salvation, looking ever beyond them to Thee, and Thy eternal rewards. Amen.
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Day 6
Novena to the Holy Spirit – Day 6 – Prayer Video If Thou take Thy grace away, nothing pure in man will stay, All his good is turn’d to ill.
Come, O Spirit of Understanding, and enlighten our minds, that we may know and believe all the mysteries of salvation; and may merit at last to see the eternal light in Thy Light; and in the light of glory to have a clear vision of Thee and the Father and the Son. Amen.
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Day 7
Novena to the Holy Spirit – Day 7 – Prayer Video Heal our wounds–our strength renews; On our dryness pour Thy dew, Wash the stains of guilt away.
Come, O Spirit of Counsel, help and guide me in all my ways, that I may always do Thy holy will. Incline my heart to that which is good; turn it away from all that is evil, and direct me by the straight path of Thy commandments to that goal of eternal life for which I long. Amen.
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Day 8
Novena to the Holy Spirit – Day 8 – Prayer Video Bend the stubborn heart and will, melt the frozen warm the chill. Guide the steps that go astray!
Come, O Spirit of Wisdom, and reveal to my soul the mysteries of heavenly things, their exceeding greatness, power and beauty. Teach me to love them above and beyond all the passing joys and satisfactions of earth. Help me to attain them and possess them for ever. Amen.
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Day 9
Novena to the Holy Spirit – Day 9 – Prayer Video Thou, on those who evermore Thee confess and Thee Adore, in Thy sevenfold gift, Descend; Give Them Comfort when they die; Give them Life with Thee on high; Give them joys which never end. Amen.
Come, O Divine Spirit, fill my heart with Thy heavenly fruits, Thy charity, joy, peace, patience, benignity, goodness, faith, mildness, and temperance, that I may never weary in the service of God, but by continued faithful submission to Thy inspiration may merit to be united eternally with Thee in the love of the Father and the Son. Amen.
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Closing Prayers
Pray… the Our Fatherone time Pray… the Hail Maryone time Pray… the Glory Beseven times
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.
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. I adore the brightness of Your purity, the unerring keenness of Your justice, and the might of Your love. You are the Strength and Light of my soul. In You I live and move and am. I desire never to grieve You by unfaithfulness to grace and I pray with all my heart to be kept from the smallest sin against You. Mercifully guard my every thought and grant that I may always watch for Your light, and listen to Your voice, and follow Your gracious inspirations. I cling to You and give myself to You and ask You, by Your compassion to watch over me in my weakness. Holding the pierced Feet of Jesus and looking at His Five Wounds, and trusting in His Precious Blood and adoring His opened Side and stricken Heart, I implore You, Adorable Spirit, Helper of my infirmity, to keep me in Your grace that I may never sin against You. Give me grace, O Holy Spirit, Spirit of the Father and the Son to say to You always and everywhere, ‘Speak Lord for Your servant heareth.’ Amen.
This Miraculous Prayer to the Holy Spirit is a prayer of praise and thanks to the Holy Spirit, and is intended to be prayed over a three-day period if making a petition to the Holy Spirit.
Holy Spirit, you who makes me see everything and shows me the way to reach my ideal, you who gives me the divine gift to forgive and forget all the wrong that is done to me and you who are in all instances of my life with me.
I, in this short dialogue, want to thank you for everything, and affirm once more that I never want to be separated from you no matter how great the material desires may be. I want to be with you and my loved ones… in your perpetual glory. To that end, and submitting to God’s holy will, I ask from you…
The Litany of the Holy Spirit is a litany prayer addressed to the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity, invoking him under various titles referring to his attributes and works on behalf of humankind; it asks the Spirit to have mercy, grace, and aid us in living a holy life and attaining salvation.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.
Father all-powerful, have mercy on us. Jesus, Eternal Son of the Father, Redeemer of the world, save us. Spirit of the Father and the Son, boundless life of both, sanctify us. Holy Trinity, hear us.
Holy Spirit, Who proceedest from the Father and the Son, enter our hearts. Holy Spirit, Who art equal to the Father and the Son, enter our hearts.
Promise of God the Father, have mercy on us. Ray of heavenly light, have mercy on us. Author of all good, have mercy on us. Source of heavenly water, have mercy on us. Consuming fire, have mercy on us. Ardent charity, have mercy on us. Spiritual unction, have mercy on us. Spirit of love and truth, have mercy on us. Spirit of wisdom and understanding, have mercy on us. Spirit of counsel and fortitude, have mercy on us. Spirit of knowledge and piety, have mercy on us. Spirit of the fear of the Lord, have mercy on us. Spirit of grace and prayer, have mercy on us. Spirit of peace and meekness, have mercy on us. Spirit of modesty and innocence, have mercy on us. Holy Spirit, the Comforter, have mercy on us. Holy Spirit, the Sanctifier, have mercy on us. Holy Spirit, Who governest the Church, have mercy on us. Gift of God, the Most High, have mercy on us. Spirit Who fillest the universe, have mercy on us. Spirit of the adoption of the children of God, have mercy on us.
Holy Spirit, inspire us with horror of sin. Holy Spirit, come and renew the face of the earth. Holy Spirit, shed Thy light in our souls. Holy Spirit, engrave Thy law in our hearts. Holy Spirit, inflame us with the flame of Thy love. Holy Spirit, open to us the treasures of Thy graces. Holy Spirit, teach us to pray well. Holy Spirit, enlighten us with Thy heavenly inspirations. Holy Spirit, lead us in the way of salvation. Holy Spirit, grant us the only necessary knowledge. Holy Spirit, inspire in us the practice of good. Holy Spirit, grant us the merits of all virtues. Holy Spirit, make us persevere in justice. Holy Spirit, be Thou our everlasting reward.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, send us Thy Holy Spirit. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, pour down into our souls the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, grant us the Spirit of wisdom and piety.
V. Come, Holy Spirit! Fill the hearts of Thy faithful, R. And enkindle in them the fire of Thy love.
Let us pray. Grant, O merciful Father, that Thy Divine Spirit may enlighten, inflame and purify us, that He may penetrate us with His heavenly dew and make us fruitful in good works, through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who with Thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, liveth and reigneth, one God, forever and ever. R. Amen.
(On the first bead) – The Sign of the Cross In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
(On the second bead) – Act of Contrition O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee. I detest all my sins because I dread the loss of Heaven and all the pains of hell, but most of all because they offend You, my God, Who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Your grace, to sin no more and to avoid the near occasions of sin. Amen.
(On the third bead) – Come Holy Ghost Come, Holy Spirit, fill my heart with Your holy gifts. Let my weakness be penetrated with Your strength this very day that I may fulfill all the duties of my state conscientiously, that I may do what is right and just.
Let my charity be such as to offend no one, and hurt no one’s feelings; so generous as to pardon sincerely any wrong done to me. Assist me, O Holy Spirit, in all my trials of life, enlighten me in my ignorance, advise me in my doubts, strengthen me in my weakness, help me in all my needs, protect me in temptations and console me in afflictions.
Graciously hear me, O Holy Spirit, and pour Your light into my heart, my soul, and my mind. Assist me to live a holy life and to grow in goodness and grace. Amen.
[While praying each set of seven beads, meditate on one of the five mysteries (see below)]
Main Chaplet Prayers On each set of two large beads, pray… Our Father… on the first bead. Hail Mary… on the second bead.
On each small between the large beads, pray… Glory Be…
1st Mystery By the Holy Ghost is Jesus conceived of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The Meditation: “…The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will cover you with its shadow. And so the child will be holy and will be called Son of God.” (Luke 1:35)
The Practice: Diligently implore the aid of the Divine Spirit and Mary’s intercession to imitate the virtues of Jesus Christ, Who is the Model of virtues, so that you may be made conformable to the image of the Son of God.
2nd Mystery The Spirit of the Lord rested upon Jesus when he was baptized.
The Meditation: “And when Jesus had been baptized he at once came up from the water, and suddenly the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming down on Him.” (Matthew 3:16)
The Practice: Hold in the highest esteem the priceless gift of sanctifying grace, infused into your soul by the Holy Spirit in baptism. Keep the promises to which you then pledged yourself. Increase, by constant practice, Faith, Hope, and Charity. Ever live and become children of God and members of God’s true Church, so as to obtain, hereafter, the inheritance of Heaven.
3rd Mystery By the Spirit is Jesus led into the desert to be tempted by the devil.
The Meditation: “Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days being put to the test by the devil.” (Luke 4:1-2)
The Practice: Be ever grateful for the seven-fold gift of the Holy Ghost bestowed upon you in confirmation, for the spirit of wisdom and understanding, of counsel and fortitude, of knowledge and piety, and of the fear of the Lord. Faithfully yield to His Divine guidance, so that, in all the trials and temptations of life, you may act manfully, and become a perfect Christian and valiant soldier of Jesus Christ.
4th Mystery The Holy Spirit in the Church.
The Meditation: “…suddenly there came from Heaven a sound as of a violent wind which filled the entire house in which they were sitting…They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak different languages as the Spirit gave them power to express themselves.” (Acts 2:2, 4)
The Practice: Thank God for having made you a child of His Church which is ever animated and directed by the Divine Spirit, sent into this world for that purpose of the day of Pentecost. Hear and obey the Holy See, the infallible mouthpiece of the Holy Ghost, and the Church, the pillar and ground of truth. Uphold her doctrines, seek her interests, defend her rights.
5th Mystery The Holy Spirit in the soul of the just man and just woman.
The Meditation: “Do you not realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you and whom you received from God?” (1 Corinthians 6:19) “Do not stifle the Spirit.” (1 Thessalonians 5:19) and “do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God who has marked you with his seal, ready for the day when we shall be set free.” (Ephesians 4:30)
The Practice: Be ever mindful of the Holy Spirit Who is within you, and carefully cultivate purity of soul and body. Faithfully obey His Divine inspirations so that you may bring forth the fruits of the Spirit – Charity, Joy, Peace, Patience, Dignity, Goodness, Long-suffering, Mildness, Faith, Modesty, Continency, Chastity.
Closing Prayers The Apostles’ Creed I believe in God the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into Heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From there He shall come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting. Amen.
For the intentions of the Sovereign Pontiff, pray one time… Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory Be…
