SEVENTH DAY (Thursday, 7th Week of Easter)
Heal our wounds--our
strength renews; On our dryness pour Thy dew, Wash the stains of guilt away.
Holy Spirit soul of my soul, wash my
sins and the sins of our nation in the redeeming Blood of the Beloved Son. Heal
the wounds that bind our sins; help us to see God’s plan and give us the grace
to carry it out.
The Gift of Counsel
The gift of Counsel endows the soul with
supernatural prudence, enabling it to judge promptly and rightly what must
done, especially in difficult circumstances. Counsel applies the principles
furnished by Knowledge and Understanding to the innumerable concrete cases that
confront us in the course of our daily duty as parents, teachers, public
servants, and Christian citizens. Counsel is supernatural common sense, a
priceless treasure in the quest of salvation. "Above all these things,
pray to the Most High, that He may direct thy way in truth."
Prayer
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.
Our Father and Hail Mary once. Glory be 7 times; Act of Consecration;
Prayer for the Seven Gifts
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.
