PENTECOST NOVENA: Day 7, THURSDAY, June 9

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This Pentecost Novena post is for Thursday, June 9.  Each day's post will include: a scripture verse drawn from the day's liturgy; an intention for a particular group; and the novena prayer based on the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit.

Pentecost Novena - Day 7

To enter into a spirit of prayer... 

Listen to one of the fifteen songs found on the widget at the top of the sidebar: Songs for Pentecost Novena

Scripture of the day...

Lifting up his eyes to heaven, Jesus prayed saying:
“I pray not only for these,
but also for those who will believe in me through their word,
so that they may all be one,
as you, Father, are in me and I in you,
that they also may be in us,
that the world may believe that you sent me.

John 17:20-25

For reflection: As the Lord prayed for his disciples then, he prays for us now.  It's the Lord's intention, his desire, that many will come to believe through our word: through your word and mine. And it's his plan, his desire, that through hearing our word, all will come to be one in Christ and in the Father...  What word do we speak to others? Is it the Lord's word?  What word of faith do we live for others?  What word of unity draws others to us, to Christ, to the Father, to union with God in the Spirit?


Today's Intention

Let us pray today for our elder brothers and sisters...
May the Holy Spirit restore to their souls the joy of their youth.  May the same Spirit refresh their faith and their trust, especially when they are troubled, anxious and alone.  May the Spirit who makes us one renew us all, young and old, as brothers and sisters in Christ.

Novena Prayer

Come, Holy Spirit,

once more fill my heart

with the fire and power of your gifts.

Come, Holy Spirit,

fill up wisdom's lamp,

come enlighten my mind and my will.

Come, Holy Spirit,

light the way: help me see and embrace

all that God has revealed.

Come, Holy Spirit:

with knowledge of truth,

brand my mind and my heart with God's Word.

Come, Holy Spirit,

my beacon of counsel

for judgments both prudent and pure.

Come, Holy Spirit

and kindle my courage

to do what is right, what is just.

Come, Holy Spirit

and stoke my desire

to humble myself before God.

Come, Holy Spirit,

light the flame of your presence

and draw me to reverence and prayer.

Come, Holy Spirit,

fill my heart with your gifts

and my soul with the breath of your peace.

Come, Holy Spirit,

to the Father's love draw me

through my, Savior, my Lord Jesus Christ.

Amen.

Postlude: You might close your time of prayer with another song from the menu on the sidebar...
Pentecost Novena 2011 Daily
 
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