NINTH DAY
Thou, on those who evermore
Thee confess and Thee adore
In Thy sevenfold gifts, descend:
Give them comfort when they die;
Give the life with Thee on high;
Give them joys which never end. Amen.
THE FRUITS of the HOLY GHOST
The gifts of the Holy Ghost perfect the supernatural virtues by
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 Ghost, our service becomes more sincere and
generous, the practice of virtue becomes more perfect. Such acts of
virtue leave the heart filled with joy and consolation and are known
as Fruits of the Holy Ghost. 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 on 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

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.