FOURTH DAY (Monday, 7th Week of Easter)
Thou in toil art
comfort sweet, Pleasant coolness in the heat, solace in the midst of woe.
Holy Spirit soul of my soul, lift up
the souls who have suffered loss through abortion or contraception, may their fruitfulness
and comfort be found in fulfilling your Will in all you set before them.
The Gift of Fortitude By the gift of Fortitude the
soul is strengthened against natural fear, and supported to the end in the
performance of duty. Fortitude imparts to the will an impulse and energy which
move it to under take without hesitancy the most arduous tasks, to face
dangers, to trample under foot human respect, and to endure without complaint
the slow martyrdom of even lifelong tribulation. "He that shall persevere
unto the end, he shall be saved."
Prayer
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.
Our Father and Hail Mary once. Glory be 7 times; Act of Consecration;
Prayer for the Seven Gifts
ACT OF CONSECRATION TO THE HOLY SPIRIT
To be recited daily during the Novena
On my knees I 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
To be recited daily during the Novena
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 on 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.
