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Saturday, May 19, 2012

SECOND DAY
Come, Thou Father of the poor!
Come, with treasures which endure!
Come, Thou Light of all that live!

THE GIFT OF FEAR
The gift of Fear fills us with a sovereign respect for God, and makes
us dread nothing so much as to offend Him by sin. It is a fear that
arises, not from the thought of hell, but from sentiments of
reverence and filial submission to our heavenly Father. It is the
fear that is the beginning of wisdom, detaching us from the worldly
pleasures that could in any way separate us from God. "They that fear
the Lord will prepare their hearts, and in His sight will sanctify
their souls."

Prayer

Come, O blessed Spirit of Holy Fear, penetrate my inmost heart, that
I may set Thee, my Lord and God, before my face forever, help me to
shun all things that can offend Thee, and make me worthy to appear
before the pure eyes of Thy Divine Majesty in heaven, where Thou
livest and reignest in the unity of the ever Blessed Trinity, God,
world without end. Amen.

Our Father

Hail Mary
Glory be to the Father (seven times)
Act of Consecration
Prayer for the Seven Gifts

 ACT OF CONSECRATION to the HOLY GHOST
On my knees before the great multitude of heavenly witnesses, I offer
myself, soul and body, to Thee, Eternal Spirit of God. I adore the
brightness of Thy purity, the unerring keenness of Thy justice, and
the might of Thy love. Thou art the Strength and Light of my soul. In
Thee I live and move and am. I desire never to grieve Thee by
unfaithfulness to grace, and I pray with all my heart to be kept from
the smallest sin against Thee. Mercifully guard my every thought and
grant that I may always watch for Thy light, and listen to Thy voice,
and follow Thy gracious inspirations. I cling to Thee and give myself
to Thee and ask Thee, by Thy 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 Thee, Adorable Spirit, Helper of
my infirmity, so to keep me in Thy grace that I may never sin against
Thee. Give me grace, O Holy Ghost, Spirit of the Father and the Son,
to say to Thee always and everywhere, "Speak Lord, for Thy servant
heareth." Amen.

PRAYER for the SEVEN GIFTS of the HOLY GHOST

O Lord Jesus Christ Who, before ascending into heaven, didst promise
to send the Holy Ghost to finish Thy work in the souls of Thy
Apostles and Disciples, deign to grant the same Holy Spirit to me
that He may perfect in my soul the work of Thy grace and Thy 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 Thy divine truth; the Spirit of 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 Thee 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; 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 Thy
true disciples and animate me in all things with Thy Spirit. Amen.

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