Day Nine – Saturday, June 7, 2025 | 7th Week of Easter
Prayed in preparation for Pentecost

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.

THE FRUITS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

The presence of the Holy Spirit in a soul yields abundant spiritual fruit signs of a life truly rooted in God. As St. Paul tells us, “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control”. These are not merely virtues we try to produce on our own, but supernatural effects that arise when we are docile to the Holy Spirit and live in grace. When the Gifts of the Holy Spirit are active in us, they bear visible and lasting fruit in how we think, speak, and act. These fruits manifest the beauty of a Christian life fully alive and surrendered to God’s will. Love becomes selfless, joy becomes constant, and peace becomes unshakable even in trials. By living according to the Spirit, we witness to the world the power and gentleness of God at work in human hearts. Let us pray for a new outpouring of the Holy Spirit, that our lives may reflect His fruits and draw others into the embrace of God’s love.

PRAYER: Come, O Divine Spirit, fill me with Your presence, and bring forth in my soul the fruits of holiness. Let love be my root, joy my strength, and peace my witness. Grant me patience in suffering,
kindness in words, goodness in deeds, and faithfulness in trials. May gentleness guide my actions,
and self-control guard my passions. Make my life a living tree, bearing fruit that glorifies the Father,
draws others to Christ, and reflects the power of Your grace. Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts with Thy heavenly fruits, and enkindle in them the fire of Your love.

Our Father and Hail Mary ONCE
Glory Be to the Father SEVEN TIMES

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 have my being. 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, 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, looking at His Five Wounds, 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. 🙏

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 overcome with courage all obstacles to my salvation,
  • The Spirit of Knowledge that I may know God and myself and grow in holiness,
  • The Spirit of Piety that I may find joy in serving God lovingly,
  • And the Spirit of Fear of the Lord that I may be filled with reverence and avoid all that may offend You.

Mark me, dear Lord, with the sign of Your true disciples and animate me in all things with Your Spirit. Amen. 🙏

Novena to the Holy Spirit: Prayed in preparation for Pentecost (link below)
Novena to the Holy Spirit for the Seven Gift | EWTN | https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/devotions/novena-to-the-holy-spirit-for-the-seven-gifts-309

The Novena to the Holy Spirit 2025 | https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/the-novena-to-the-holy-spirit/

Daily Reflections with Philomena | https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/