Our Blessed Mother's Children - Daily Ramblings

DAY ONE: Novena to the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:14:33 -0800

FIRST DAY (Friday, 6th Week of Easter)

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

The Holy Spirit

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 helpeth our infirmity. We know not what we should pray for as we ought. But the Spirit Himself asketh for us."

Prayer

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.

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 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.

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.

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6th Friday of Easter: Do Not Be Afraid

Fri, 18 May 2012 05:30:08 -0800

Thursday of the 6th Week of Easter: Is there Freedom, Joy, and Victory in the Cross?

Thu, 17 May 2012 03:27:53 -0800

6th Wednesday of Easter: What Would You Give to Know All Truth?

Wed, 16 May 2012 03:33:27 -0800

"Is it worth it to give our heart to anything that is only a 'means', that is, something that exists today and may be gone tomorrow? Isn't it a better idea to take advantage of these means for the greater glory of God in order to be more united with our Lord?"
(God Alone Suffices, Third Edition, pg. 16)

Lord Jesus, fill me with your Holy Spirit and guide me in your way of life and truth. Free me from ignorance of your ways, and from deception caused by sinful pride and rebellion. May I love you wholly with all of my strength, mind, and will and seek to please you in all things.

6th Tuesday of Easter: No Ending is a Dead End without God

Tue, 15 May 2012 03:23:20 -0800

"God must test our faith in order to crush our resistance to Him."
(The Two Pillars, pg. 48)

6th Monday of Easter: You are Chosen and are Capable

Mon, 14 May 2012 02:32:20 -0800

Not that they became apostles through being chosen for some distinguished peculiarity of nature, since also Judas was chosen along with them. But they were capable of becoming apostles on being chosen by Him who foresees even ultimate issues. Matthias, accordingly, who was not chosen along with them, on showing himself worthy of becoming an apostle, is substituted for Judas.
(Clement of Alexandria)

6th Sunday of Easter: What's It Going To Be?

Sun, 13 May 2012 10:56:57 -0800

First Holy Communion-May 12th

Sun, 13 May 2012 10:45:59 -0800

Saturday of the 5th Week of Easter: It is a Battle out there!

Sat, 12 May 2012 06:11:58 -0800

Friday of the 5th Week of Easter: Are You a Friend or Slave of Christ?

Fri, 11 May 2012 03:04:56 -0800

"God bestows His love on everyone, even those who persecute Him or crucify Him. If you want to imitate Him,then you too should love the people who are a source of suffering and torment for you." (Behold I Stand at the Door and Knock, pg. 87-88)