Day 9: A Novena for Homeschool Mothers

Day Nine: For the Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Spirit

Act of Consecration to the Holy Spirit

On my knees, before the great multitude of heavenly witnesses, I offer myself, soul and body to You, Eternal Spirit of God. I adore the brightness of Your purity the unerring keenness of Your justice and the might of Your love. You are the Strength and Light of my soul. In You, I live and move and am. You have ordained for me to follow this holiest vocation and you alone hold the power that will enable me to fulfill this calling. I desire never to grieve You by unfaithfulness to grace and I pray with all my heart to be kept from the smallest sin against You. Mercifully guard my every thought and grant that I may always watch for Your light, listen to Your voice and follow Your gracious inspirations. I cling to You and give myself to You and ask You by Your compassion to watch over me in my weakness. Holding the pierced Feet of Jesus, looking at His Five Wounds, trusting in His Precious Blood and adoring His opened Side and stricken Heart I implore You Adorable Spirit, Helper of my infirmity, to keep me in Your grace that I may never sin against You. Give me grace O Holy Spirit, Spirit of the Father and the Son to say to You always and everywhere; “Speak Lord for Your servant is listening.” Amen.

Prayer for the Twelve Fruits of the Holy Spirit

Holy Spirit, eternal Love of the Father and the Son, reside completely in me. Saturate every corner of my soul with Your most Glorious Consolation and nurture in me each of the twelve fruits that proceed from the indwelling of your Holy Presence. I cannot fulfill my vocation without the complete transformation of my soul by the working of your Grace within me. Nurture my soul to be a fertile and abundant garden for all of the blessed fruitfulness of your Divine presence.

Grant me the fruit of Charity, that I may be united to you by divine love;

The fruit of Joy, that I may be filled with holy consolation;

The fruit of Peace, that I may enjoy tranquility of soul;

The fruit of Patience, that I may endure humbly everything that may be opposed to my own desires;

The fruit of Kindness, that I may willingly relieve my neighbor’s necessities;

The fruit of Goodness, that I may be benevolent toward all;

The fruit of Long Suffering, that I may not be discouraged by delay but may persevere in prayer;

The fruit of Mildness, that I may subdue every rising of ill temper, stifle every murmur, and repress the susceptibilities of my nature in all my dealings with my neighbor;

The fruit of Fidelity, that I may rely with assured confidence on the word of God;

The fruit of Modesty, that I may order my exterior regularly;

The fruits of Continence and Chastity, that I may keep my body in such holiness as befits your temple, so that having by your assistance preserved my heart pure on earth, I may merit in Jesus Christ, according to the words of the Gospel, to see God eternally in the glory of His kingdom.

Prayer for the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit

O Lord Jesus Christ Who, before ascending into heaven promised to send the Holy Spirit to finish Your work in the souls of Your Apostles and Disciples grant Your same Holy Spirit to me that He may perfect in my soul the work of Your grace and Your love and inspire me to more perfectly embrace my vocation to motherhood.

Grant me the Spirit of Wisdom, that I may despise the perishable things of this world and aspire only after the things that are eternal;

The Spirit of Understanding, to enlighten my mind with the light of Your divine truth;

The Spirit of Counsel, that I may ever choose the surest way of pleasing God and gaining heaven;

The Spirit of Fortitude, that I may bear my cross with You and that I may overcome with courage all the obstacles that oppose my salvation;

The Spirit of Knowledge, that I may know God, know myself and grow perfect in the science of the Saints;

The Spirit of Piety, that I may find the service of God sweet and amiable;

And the Spirit of Fear, that I may be filled with a loving reverence towards God and may dread in any way to displease Him.

Mark me, dear Lord, with the sign of Your true disciples and animate me in this vocation with Your Holy Spirit. Amen.

Our Father…Hail Mary…Glory Be…