FIFTH DAY
Light immortal! Light Divine!
Visit Thou these hearts of Thine,
And our inmost being fill!

THE GIFT OF KNOWLEDGE
The gift of Knowledge enables the soul to evaluate created things at
their true worth in their relation to God. Knowledge unmasks the
pretense of creatures, reveals their emptiness, and points out their
only true purpose as instruments in the service of God. It shows us
the loving care of God even in adversity, and directs us to glorify
Him in every circumstance of life. Guided by its light, we put first
things first, and prize the friendship of God beyond all else.
"Knowledge is a fountain of life to him that possesseth it."

Prayer
Come, O Blessed Spirit of Knowledge, and grant that I may perceive
the will of the Father; show me the nothingness of earthly things,
that I may realize their vanity and use them only for Thy glory and
my own salvation, looking ever beyond them to Thee, and Thy eternal
rewards. 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.