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Novena of the Holy Spirit Day Five

May 6, 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:

But when the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to ransom those under the law, so that we might receive adoption. As proof that you are children, God sent the spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” So you are no longer a slave but a child, and if a child then also an heir, through God.
Galatians 4:4-7

Reading:

Our heavenly Father is the source of all that is; everything comes from the Blessed Trinity. We cannot see God, and so Jesus came to this earth, to make him known to us. The Most Blessed Virgin is the one in whom we venerate the Holy Spirit, for she is his spouse… The third Person of the Blessed Trinity never took flesh; still, our human word “spouse” is far too weak to express the reality of the relationship between the Immaculata and the Holy Spirit. We can affirm that she is, in a certain sense, the “incarnation” of the Holy Spirit. It is the Holy Spirit that we love in her; and through her we love the Son. The Holy Spirit is far too little known.

Reflection: Do I invoke the Spirit’s inspiration and guidance throughout the day?

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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