Day 1 of the Novena to the Holy Ghost

otherwise known as the Pentecost Novena

This is the time during which the very first novena of the Church Age was made, when Mary and the Apostles prayed from Christ's Ascension to the Pentecost, a period of nine days (Acts 1-2).

We offer up our intentions…

To receive the 7 Gifts of the Holy Ghost:

1. Wisdom

2. Understanding

3. Counsel

4. Fortitude

5. Knowledge

6. Piety

7. Fear of the Lord

And

Bear forth the 12 Fruits of the Holy Ghost:

1. Charity

2. Joy

3. Peace

4. Patience

5. Benignity

6. Goodness

7. Longanimity

8. Mildness

9. Faith

10. Modesty

11. Continency

12. Chastity

Finally, we pray for Pope Leo XIV and all of the Cardinals and Bishops of the Holy Catholic Church that they may observe, protect, and hand on the venerable liturgy of the Roman Church and its Traditional Roman Rite. We pray especially for the Bishop of Charlotte and all bishops around the world whose hearts may have been hardened by modern influences, that they may return to the Faith handed down by the Apostles and the Saints of the Catholic Church.

First Day:
Almighty and eternal God, Who hast vouchsafed to regenerate us by water and the Holy Ghost, and hast given us forgiveness of all our sins, vouchsafe to send forth from heaven upon us Thy sevenfold Spirit, the Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding, the Spirit of Counsel and Fortitude, the Spirit of Knowledge and Piety, and fill us with the Spirit of Holy Fear. Amen.

Recite one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and seven Glory Be's