The “Offering of Self” Prayer from St. Ignatius of Loyola
Pray this short prayer to make an offering of Self from the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola.
Pray this short prayer to make an offering of Self from the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola.
The Holy Spirit is given to Christians who are infused with 7 gifts to help them grow in holiness and merit eternal life. As the believer grows in faith and maturity, his prayer life will also become richer and the grace of the Holy Spirit will increase.
There are seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. According to Church tradition, they are: wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of God.
Wisdom: the knowledge of and judgment about “divine things” and the ability to judge and direct human affairs according to divine truth.
Understanding: deep insight into the higher truths, the ability to “see” God.
Counsel: the ability to be directed by God in matters necessary for a soul’s salvation.
Fortitude: the ability to do good and avoid evil, particularly when it is difficult or dangerous to do so, and the confidence to overcome all obstacles, even deadly ones, by virtue of the assurance of everlasting life.
Knowledge: the ability to judge correctly about matters of faith and right action, so as to never wander from the straight path of justice.
Piety: the ability to revere God with filial affection, to worship and offer duty to God, paying due duty to all men on account of their relationship to God, and honoring the saints and not contradicting Scripture.
Fear of God: is a fear of offending God and a desire to avoid separating ourselves from him—as opposed to “servile” fear, whereby we fear punishment.
Pray this 4th century prayer to the Holy Spirit, who instructs the faithful, asking God to bestow wisdom on us by that same Holy Spirit.
“Breathe into me Holy Spirit” is a prayer by St. Augustine of Hippo.
The Unity Prayer and Flame of Love devotion from mystic Elizabeth Kindelmann, blinds Satan. You may also know this devotion through the “Adorable Jesus” prayer.
This prayer of Consecration to the Holy Spirit was written by the Venerable Félix de Jesús Rougier, a (Marist) priest of the Society of Mary who was born in France in 1859.
Come Holy Spirit is a beautiful sequence hymn that has been sung traditionally for nearly 450 years. This prayer is called Come Holy Spirit in English. See the English and Latin versions of this prayer.
This hymnal, Come Holy Spirit Creator Blest, was originally written over a millennia ago by Bhp. Rabanus Maurus (c. 776-856). Veni Creator Spiritus can be recited, chanted, or sung and it has an indulgence attached to it.
We invoke the Holy Spirit when we begin our devotions in order to have an increase in spiritual gifts and graces when we pray. This prayer is a common prayer invoking the Holy Spirit to come and enlighten our hearts and minds in Christ.
This prayer of petition for the gift of the Holy Spirit should be prayed every day before devotional prayers.
