Practice: Conformity to Jesus by the aid of the divine Spirit through Mary's intercession.
2. The Spirit of the Lord rests upon Jesus. (Matt. iii. 16.)
Our Father, once; Hail Mary, once; Glory be, seven times.
Practice: Esteem the gifts of the Holy Ghost and cultivate them assiduously; live as becomes a child of God, and practice the virtues of faith, hope, and charity.
3. By the Spirit is Jesus led into the desert. (Luke iv. 1, 2.)
Our Father, once; Hail Mary, once; Glory be, seven times.
Practice: Distrust self, and in all your ways yield yourself to the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
4. The abiding presence of the Holy Ghost in the Church. (Acts ii.)
Our Father, once; Hail Mary, once; Glory be, seven times.
Practice: Devotion to the Holy See, the mouthpiece of the Holy Ghost.
5. The Holy Ghost within the soul of the just man. (1 Cor. vi. 19.)
Our Father, once; Hail Mary, once; Glory be, seven times.
Practice: Interior recollection, purity of heart and constant devotion to the Holy Ghost. Be ever mindful of the personal presence of the Holy Ghost within you. Cultivate purity of soul and body, for you are the temple of the Holy Ghost. Correspond faithfully with the inspirations of the Holy Spirit, so that His twelve fruits may spring forth and nourish in your soul, namely: " Charity, joy, peace, patience, benignity, goodness, longanimity, mildness, faith, modesty, continency, chastity" (Gal. v. 22).
Our Father, Hail Mary, the Creed for the intention of the Pope.
Leo XIII., in a brief of approval, dated March 24, 1902, speaks of the "Chaplet of the Holy Ghost" as a " salutary exercise," and hopes that by it " devotion toward the Paraclete may be more widely diffused." The indulgence granted for its public as well as private recital are seven years and seven quarantines for each recitation.
