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Novena of the Holy Spirit Day Two

May 3, 2008 |

Prayer of St. Maximilian Kolbe

O my God, my only happiness—how can I come to know you more perfectly? I see your creatures and I am enchanted; I give thanks and I love you, but these do not suffice for me, as you know so well; but I do not see or hear you. I desire to become like you according to your will, but how? You are most pure Spirit, and I am flesh. Make known to me how I, a person of flesh, must perfect myself and become like you, most Holy Spirit, to be raised to the divine life.

Scripture:

Nicodemus said to him, “How can a person once grown old be born again? Surely he cannot reenter his mother’s womb and be born again, can he?” Jesus answered, “Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. What is born of flesh is flesh and what is born of Spirit is Spirit. Do not be amazed that I told you, ‘You must be born from above.’ The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes; so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
John 3:4-8

Reading:

And who is the Holy Spirit? The flowering of the love of the Father and the Son. If the fruit of created love is a created conception, then the fruit of Divine Love, that prototype of all created love, is necessarily a divine “conception.” The Holy Spirit is, therefore, the “uncreated eternal conception,” the prototype of all the conceptions that multiply life throughout the whole universe (from St. Maximilian’s last writing, his spiritual testament, February 17, 1941).

Reflection: Does my love for God blossom into the lives of others?

Novena Prayer

Father of light and of love,
from whom every good gift
comes, send forth the power
of your Spirit into our lives to
renew the Church in our year of
evangelization. Open our minds
and hearts, and fi ll us with the
virtues of faith, hope and charity.
Loosen our tongues to sing
your praises and to proclaim the
Gospel of Salvation to all. Use
us as bold instruments of the
New Evangelization. Help us to
realize that without your Spirit
we could never bring peace
and reconciliation to our broken
world nor announce the truth
that Jesus Christ is Lord. We ask
all these things in Jesus’ name,
who lives and reigns with you
and the Holy Spirit, one God,
forever and ever.

Amen


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