For Christians, the Holy Spirit is one of the three persons of the Trinity: together with the Father and the Son, they constitute one and only God. The Spirit not only makes possible the relationship between the Father and the Son, but also the relationship between God and men. Jesus said: “And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Comforter to accompany you always.” (John 14:16). Therefore, praying to the Holy Spirit is a special way of welcoming God into our hearts, so that He can do His work there.
Prayers to the Holy Spirit of Cardinals Verdier and Mercier
among the many prayers to the Holy Spirit that exist, we present to you the prayers of Cardinal Verdier, and that of Cardinal Mercier; here you will also find the Veni Creator Spiritus, the Veni Sancte Spiritus and the prayer to the Holy Spirit of Saint John Paul II so you can discover other ways to pray to the Holy Spirit with .
Prayer to the Holy Spirit of Cardinal Verdier
“Oh Holy Spirit, love of the Father, and of the Son, always inspire me what I should think, what I should say, how I should say it, what I should keep silent, how I should act, what I should do, for the glory of God, good of the souls and my own Sanctification. Holy Spirit, give me sharpness to understand, capacity to retain, method and faculty to learn, subtlety to interpret, grace and efficiency to speak. Give me success when you start, direction when you progress and perfection when you finish. Amen.”
Prayer to the Holy Spirit of Cardinal Mercier
“O Holy Spirit, soul of my soul, I adore you! Enlighten me, guide me, strengthen me, comfort me; tell me what to do, give me your orders; I promise to submit to everything you want from me and accept everything you allow to happen to me; just make me know your will. Amen.”
Novena to the Holy Spirit – meditating
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Why and when to pray to the Holy Spirit?
To be filled with the Spirit of God
The Old Testament speaks several times of the “Spirit of God” with which the prophets are “anointed.” Jesus, the Messiah, is totally anointed by this Spirit: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has consecrated me by the anointing. He sent me to bring the Good News to the poor, to announce liberation to the captives and sight to the blind, to give freedom to the oppressed. (Luke 4:18)
God has also called us to receive his Spirit, just as he did with Jesus and the prophets. We receive the Holy Spirit in a concrete way during our baptism, and every year at Pentecost, that day in which the Holy Spirit descended on the apostles of Christ. However, we are also invited to receive the Holy Spirit in our lives on a daily basis, which is why it is advised begin daily prayer with a short prayer to the Holy Spirit. We can invoke it several times during the day, to allow ourselves to be accompanied by God.
To receive the 7 gifts of the Holy Spirit
Receive the Holy Spirit it is receiving God into our lives, who loves us infinitely and wishes to fill us with his blessings. The Holy Spirit manifests in us as a force; He allows us to bear witness with thoughts, words and actions that manifest the action of God himself in us. Through the symbols of the Holy Spirit, we better understand how He can act in us and charismas which gives us. The Church has established seven gifts of the Holy Spirit:
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The gift of wisdom it unites us to the will of God and allows us to manifest his action.
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The gift of the fear of God it makes us aware of its greatness and fills us with awe.
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The gift of mercy strengthens our deep intimacy with the Lord
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The gift of advice makes us men with discernment
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The gift of strength makes us brave and able to testify of our faith
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The gift of understanding or intelligence allows us to understand the word of God
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The gift of science allows us to see the work of God through creation and history
We can discover or rediscover these gifts and ask for the grace to receive them in a special way during the Novena to the Holy Spirit, or Novena of Pentecost, which thousands of Christians pray each year in the nine days between Ascension and Pentecost. Don’t hesitate to live this novena with , in communion with all the other people who pray!