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Do you love the Lord, just as He loves you? The best way to express your devotion to Him is through prayers that focus on the power of the Holy Spirit. Here, we’ll share beautiful prayers to praise and invoke the Holy Spirit. Include these in your spiritual practice to celebrate your Savior and ask for His presence in your life.
Things You Should Know
- Use short invocations like “Come Holy Spirit, fill my heart,” “I stand before you, Holy Spirit,” or “Holy Spirit, fill me with patience” when you’re short on time.
- Pray for the Seven Gifts of the Spirit (wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear) to invoke spiritual blessings from God.
- When possible, pray as a community or congregation so Christ can enter the hearts of others and transform them with His love.
Steps
- 1Sign of the Cross
Prepare to receive the Lord's grace with this meaningful gesture. Touch your forehead and say, "In the name of the Father." Move your hand to the center of your chest, declaring, "...and of the Son…" Touch your right shoulder and say, "...and of the Holy…" Tap your left shoulder and say, "Spirit." End by placing your hands together and announcing, "Amen."[5]- This is the first step to praying the Rosary. The following steps describe a way to pray a special kind of Rosary called the Holy Spirit Chaplet.
- To pray the Holy Spirit Chaplet, use a rosary with 5 sets of 7 beads—before and after each set, there should be 2 large beads. Before the 5 sets, there should be 3 small beads at the beginning of the rosary.
- On the first of the beginning 3 beads, make the Sign of the Cross.
- Act of Contrition, Tell the Lord that you'll turn away from sin with this prayer. State, "My God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee: and I detest my sins because I dread the loss of Heaven and the pains of hell; but most of all because they have offended Thee, my God, Who art all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to confess my sins, to do penance and to amend my life. Amen." [6]
- On the second of the beginning 3 beads, say the Act of Contrition.
- 3"Come Holy Ghost” Hymn
Sing this to say you hope everyone will be filled with the Holy Spirit. Recite, "Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest, and in our hearts take up Thy rest; come with Thy grace and heav'nly aid to fill our hearts which Thou hast made, to fill our hearts which Thou hast made. O Comforter, to Thee we cry, Thou heav'nly gift of God most high; Thou fount of life, and fire of love, and sweet anointing from above, and sweet anointing from above. Praise be to Thee, Father and Son, and Holy Spirit, Three in one; and may the Son on us bestow he gifts that from the Spirit flow, the gifts that from the Spirit flow.[7]- On the third of the beginning 3 beads, sing the "Come Holy Ghost" Hymn.
- Glory Be
Conclude a longer prayer with a meditation on the Lord's power. Declare, "Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen."[8]- Say the Glory Be while you hold one of the 7 small beads.
Community Q&A
- QuestionHow do I make my family believe in Christ if they don't want to believe in Christ?
Community AnswerYou can't make someone receive a free gift -- you can only offer it to that person. Share the truth and then leave it alone and pray for the Holy Spirit to do the convincing. If your family members say no, respect that. Live an example before them and hope that they will eventually believe. Just don't be the person who has no respect and keeps pestering and asking. - QuestionHow do I love my enemies?
Community AnswerPray for them. Choose to see them how God sees them - he loves them. Just remember that you once led a sinful life before you became a Chrisitan, yet God showed us much love and sent Jesus to die for us. You can do it. - QuestionWhat does the word Amen means?Community Answer"So it shall be."
Tips
References
- ↑ https://www.catholic-prayers.org/holy-spirit-3-day-miracle-prayer.html
- ↑ https://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/Lent/e-Come-Holy-Spirit.html
- ↑ https://aleteia.org/2020/05/31/prayer-to-receive-the-seven-gifts-of-the-holy-spirit/
- ↑ https://synod.lacatholics.org/prayer
- ↑ https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/centers/church21/c21-engage/articles/the-seven-sorrows-for-today.html
- ↑ https://hozana.org/en/prayer/act-of-contrition
- ↑ https://www.ourladyswarriors.org/prayer/holygho2.htm
- ↑ https://www.marquette.edu/faith/prayers-glory-be.php
- ↑ https://www.vaticannews.va/en/prayers/our-father.html
- ↑ https://www.usccb.org/prayers/prayers-rosary
- ↑ https://latinmassvictoria.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CHAPLET-OF-THE-HOLY-GHOST.pdf
- ↑ https://www.xavier.edu/jesuitresource/online-resources/prayer-index/catholic-prayers#
- ↑ https://olfbirmingham.org/rosary-prayers/
- ↑ https://www.hail-mary-rosaries.com/closing-prayers.html
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