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Day 3
Thou, of all consolers best,
Visiting the troubled breast,
Dost refreshing peace bestow.
The Gift of Piety
The gift of Piety begets in our hearts a filial affection for God as
our most loving Father. It inspires us to love and respect for His
sake persons and things consecrated to Him, as well as those who are vested
with His authority, His Blessed Mother and the Saints, the Church, our
parents and superiors, our country and its rulers. He who is filled
with the gift of Piety finds the practice of his religion, not a burdensome
duty, but a delightful service. Where there is love, there is no
labor.
Prayer
Come, O Blessed Spirit of Piety, possess my heart. Enkindle therein
such a love for God, that I may find satisfaction only in His service,
and for His sake lovingly submit to all legitimate authority. Amen
Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name: Thy kingdom come;
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our
daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass
against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Amen.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed are thou among
women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother
of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen. (repeat seven times)
ACT OF CONSECRATION TO THE HOLY SPIRIT
On my knees before the great multitude of heavenly witnesses I offer
myself, soul and body to You, Eternal Spirit of God. I adore the
brightness of Your purity, the unerring keenness of Your justice and the
might of Your love. You are the Strength and Light of my soul.
In You I live and move and am. I desire never to grieve You by unfaithfulness
to grace and I pray with all my heart to be kept from the smallest sin
against You. Mercifully guard my every thought and grant that I may
always watch for Your light and listen to Your voice and follow Your gracious
inspirations. I cling to You and give myself to You and ask You by
Your 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 You, Adorable
Spirit, Helper of my infirmity, so as to keep me in Your grace that I may
never sin against You. Give my grace, O Holy Ghost, Spirit
of the Father and the Son, to say to You always and everywhere, “Speak
Lord, for Your servant heareth.” Amen.
PRAYER FOR THE SEVEN GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
O Lord Jesus Christ Who, before ascending into heaven did promise to
send the Holy Ghost to finish Your work in the souls of Your Apostles
and Disciples, deign to grant the same Holy Spirit to me that He may perfect
in my soul the work of Your grace and Your 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 Your 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 You 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 Your true disciples and animate me
in all things with Your Spirit. Amen.
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