Saturday, May 22, 2010

Pentecost Novena, Day 9

The Fruits of the Holy Spirit


The gifts of the Holy Spirit perfect the supernatural virtues be enabling us to practice them with greater docility to divine inspiration. As we grow in the knowledge and love of God under the direction of the Holy Spirit, our service becomes more sincere and generous, the practice of virtue more perfect. Such acts of virtue leave the heart filled with joy and consolation and are known as the Fruits of the Holly Spirit. These Fruits in turn render the practice of virtue more attractive and become a powerful incentive for still greater efforts in the service of God, to serve Whom is to reign.




Prayer


Come, O Divine Spirit, fill my heart with Thy heavenly fruits. Thy charity, joy, peace, patience, benignity, goodness, faith, mildness, and temperance, that I may never weary in the service of God, but by continued faithful submission to Thy inspiration may merit to be united eternally with Thee in the love of the Father and the Son. Amen.




Our Father and Hail Mary once, Glory be to the Father Seven times




Act of Consecration
(see previous day please)

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