Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Gift of the Holy Spirit: Fortitude/Courage

Theme: Gifted to serve & build others up.
Readings: Psalm 31:19-24
CCC 1808
1Cor 12:4-11, 31; 13:13

Let us pray for a greater outpouring of the Holy Spirit on those with significant health challenges, the unemployed, underemployed, and on all those in great need.

Let us pray that God will strengthen us to endure trials and overcome temptations.

Let us pray that God will empower us to overcome sin in our lives.

"The supernatural virtue of fortitude, God's direct help, is absolutely necessary for Christians to fight and overcome the obstacles that appear in their interior battle to love God more every day and fulfill their duties...

The virtue of fortitude, perfected by the gift of the Holy Spirit, enables us to overcome the obstacles that in one way or another we encounter along the path of holiness, but it doesn't remove the weakness of human nature, the fear of danger, pain or weariness...

This gift is obtained through humility - accepting our own weakness - and having recourse to God in prayer and the sacraments." (from In Conversation With God, vol. 2, pp 567-572)
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Novena to the Holy Spirit

"Wait for the promise of the Father...you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you." Acts 1:5,6

Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and enkindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit, and they shall be created, 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 the faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and ever enjoy His consolations. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.