Pentecost Novena Day 8 - Friday
Pray: Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful, and enkindle in them the fire of Your love.
V. Send forth Your Spirit, and they shall be created,
R. And You shall renew the face of the earth.
Let us pray.
O God, Who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of Your faithful, grant that by that same Holy Spirit, we may be truly wise and ever rejoice in His consolation, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Read:
Acts 25:13-21
John 21:15-19
Be silent
Pray: Holy Spirit, produce in me Your fruit: love, joy, peace, long suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, meekness, and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23).
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Friday, May 22, 2015, St. Rita of Cascia, Pentecost Novena - Day 8
Acts 25:13-21, Psalm 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20, John 21:15-19
Link to Readings --> http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/052215.cfm
READY OR NOT?
"Do you love Me?" -John 21:15, 16, 17
As we near Pentecost, the questions loom: "Am I ready to receive the Holy Spirit in fullness? Am I ready to renew my Baptism and Confirmation? Am I ready to receive and to help others receive new Pentecosts?"
If we see signs of the miracle of unselfishness in our lives, we are probably ready for the Holy Spirit of Pentecost. If we are more concerned about feeding the sheep than feeding ourselves (see Jn 21:17), we are probably on the threshold of a new Pentecost. If we are willing to go not where we want but where others lead us (see Jn 21:18), we may be unselfish enough to receive the Holy Spirit on His terms.
The Holy Spirit wants to come to us - but not to take orders from us or to do our wills. Why should the all-holy, all-knowing, and all-loving Third Person of the Trinity take orders from His finite, fallen, and sinful creatures? However, if we die to ourselves, we can live in the Spirit (see Catechism, 736).
By the grace of God, become increasingly concerned about other people's problems, needs, and Pentecosts. Then you are ready to receive the Holy Spirit in fullness.
Prayer: Father, may I live no longer for myself but for You (see 2 Cor 5:15).
Promise: "(What He said indicated the sort of death by which Peter was to glorify God.) When Jesus had finished speaking He said to him, 'Follow Me.' " -Jn 21:19
Praise: St. Rita's constant prayer for her abusive husband bore fruit as he repented of his sins on his deathbed.
(For a related teaching, order our tape Don't Stifle the Spirit" on audio AV 56-3 or video V-56.)
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