it to him who asks for it with humility: "Your Father from heaven will give the good Spirit to them that ask Him" (Luke xi. 13).[1]
PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT FOR THE CHURCH.
O HOLY Spirit, Creator, propitiously help the Catholic Church, and by Thy supernal power strengthen and confirm it against the assaults of the enemy; by Thy charity and grace renew the spirit of Thy servants whom Thou hast anointed, that in Thee they may glorify the Father and His only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Indulgence of 300 days, once a day. — Leo XIII., Aug. 26, 1889.
SHORT INDULGENCED PRAYER TO THE HOLY GHOST.
HOLY Spirit, Spirit of truth, come into our hearts; give to all peoples the brightness of Thy light, that they may be well-pleasing to Thee in unity of faith.
Indulgence of 100 days, once a day. — Leo XIII., July 31, 1897.
VARIOUS PRAYERS SUITABLE FOR A NOVENA TO THE HOLY GHOST.
Prayer for the Feast of Pentecost.
O HOLY Spirit, O my God, I adore Thee, and acknowledge, here in Thy divine presence, that I am nothing and can do nothing without Thee. Come, great Paraclete, Thou Father of the poor, Thou Comforter the best, fulfil the promise of our blessed Saviour, Who would not leave us orphans, and come into the mind and the heart of Thy poor, unworthy creature, as Thou didst descend on the sacred day of Pentecost on the holy Mother of Jesus and on His first disciples. Grant that I may participate in those gifts which Thou
- ↑ During this novena no particular form of prayer is of obligation. Any prayer to the Holy Ghost will suffice.
