My Novena to the Holy Spirit

REV. LAWRENCE G. LOVASIK, S.V.D.

This short booklet offers a novena of prayers and meditations in honor of the Holy Spirit.

No. of Pages: 32
Size: 4 X 6 1/4
Publisher: Catholic Book Publishing Company

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FOREWORD
A NOVENA means nine days of public or
private prayer for some special occasion or
intention. Its origin goes back to the nine days
that the disciples and Mary spent together in
prayer between Ascension and Pentecost Sunday.
Over the centuries many Novenas have been
highly indulgenced by the Church.
To make a Novena means to persevere in
prayer asking for some favor over a period of
nine days in succession or nine weeks. It means
fulfilling our Lord’s teaching that we must continue
praying and never lose confidence. This
confidence is based on our Lord’s words: “Ask,
and you shall receive; seek, and you shall find;
knock, and it shall be opened to you. For
everyone who asks receives; everyone who seeks
finds; and to whoever knocks, it shall be opened”
(Lk 11:9-10).
The Holy Spirit is the Third Person of the
Trinity. He is “the Person-Love, the Uncreated
Gift,Who is the Eternal Source of every gift that
comes from God in the order of Creation, the
direct Principle and, in a certain sense, the
Subject of God’s self-communication in the order
of Grace”(Pope John Paul II).
It is the specific work of the Holy Spirit to form
the Christian to be a Christian.When Christ was
leaving the world, He told His Apostles that they
would not be deprived of a guide.Another would
succeed Him to lead them heavenward. That
other was the Holy Spirit,Who came at Pentecost
and helped the little band of Christ convert the
world.
The Holy Spirit is the Love of God personified.
That Love has all the gentleness and understanding
of maternal affection. It comes naturally,
therefore, to the Third Person of the Blessed
Trinity to cherish, to encourage, and to give consolation
to those of God’s children who are falling
by the wayside under the burdens of living on
earth.
They are wise who have recourse to the Holy
Spirit in all the issues of life, temporal as well as
spiritual. This recourse to Him should not be
occasional or particular; it should be continual
and in regard to all necessities. And one way this
can be done is by making use of the Novena to
the Holy Spirit found herein.
Try to talk with God during your Novena.
Absolute sincerity is most important. And as you
grow in daily reflection and prayer, you will find
yourself talking to God with much the same ease
as you would converse with a close friend.
Use your own words in this simple, intimate
chat with God, and such chats will gradually
become your own personal, individual way of
prayer. You will find that the Holy Spirit is
enlightening your mind and strengthening
your will to do God’s Will.
Father Lawrence G. Lovasik, S.V.D.
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NOVENA TO THE HOLY SPIRIT
MEDITATION
THE Holy Spirit lives in us. He makes us holy by
imparting to us sanctifying grace, God’s own life
in us, and by giving us the supernatural virtues of
faith, hope, and love that come with it. The Holy
Spirit also gives us actual grace, the help we need
for mind and will in order to lead good lives. It is a
special help that imparts light to our mind and
strength to our will in order to do good.
The Holy Spirit helps us do good in various ways.
Most of all, He does it by endowing us with His
seven Gifts, twelve Fruits, and various Charisma.
The traditional names of the Gifts of the Holy
Spirit are: Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Fortitude,
Knowledge, Piety, and Fear of the Lord. They
are, in reality, supernatural graces for a more perfect
Christian life.
To live a human life we need a human organism,
consisting of body, senses, vital spirit, intelligence,

REV. LAWRENCE G. LOVASIK, S.V.D.

My Novena to the Holy Spirit REV. LAWRENCE G. LOVASIK, S.V.D.
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This short booklet offers a novena of prayers and meditations in honor of the Holy Spirit.

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