A novena of prayer is a Catholic devotional practice of praying a devotion for nine consecutive days. It usually would take something like 10 minutes per day to complete. It consists of one or more prayers repeated daily (e.g. an act of consecration), a short daily meditation, and a number of Our Father's, Hail Mary's, and Glory be's to be said each day. There are Novenas to St Jude, St Joseph, and for Intercession for the Holy Souls in Purgatory, to name but a few.
A Novena to the Holy Spirit
The novena in honour of the Holy Spirit is the oldest of all novenas since it was first made at the direction of Our Lord Himself when He sent His apostles back to Jerusalem to await the coming of the Holy Spirit on the first Pentecost. It is still the only novena officially prescribed by the Church. Addressed to the Third Person of the Blessed Trinity, it is a powerful plea for the light and strength and love so sorely needed by every Christian.
In 1912 the Holy Ghost Fathers published a form of this Novena which asks the Holy Spirit for a fresh outpouring of the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit (given to us in the Sacrament of Confirmation), and for the fruits of the Holy Spirit.
On this blog I will publish each day the prayers and devotions for this Novena.
If however you would prefer to print off your own copy please email me and I will send you a 'pdf' of an A4 Z fold sheet, which contains the whole Novena and can be placed in your Bible, Missal or Prayer Book.
Email me on : ian.hellyer@ordinariate.org.uk
Every blessing
Fr Ian Hellyer
Pastor of the Buckfast Ordinariate Mission
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