Novena to the Holy Spirit
A Novena to the Holy Spirit, invoking His Presence through Gospel passages and texts taken from the Saints of Carmel and others.
Invoke the Holy Spirit!
Receive the Holy Spirit's inspiration and pray this novena!Receive each day an invocation to the Holy Spirit, with the exception of a few hymns and preces, all texts have been taken from Sacred Scripture, the Liturgy for the Solemnity of Pentecost, accompanied by illustrative passages from Carmelite Saints, some little known in the English speaking world.
The Programme
Day I - Foretelling the coming of the Messiah
St. John of Avila & St. Teresa of Jesus
Day II - The Annunciation &
St. Augustine & St. John of the Cross
Day III - The Baptism
St. M. Magdalene Pazzi
Day IV - Be born again in the Spirit
Blessed Marie--Eugène of the Child Jesus
Day V - He will give you another advocate
St. Mariam of Jesus Crucified
Day Vi - The Spirit helps us
Blessed Francisco Palau y Quer
Day VII - Be led by the Spirit of God
St. Teresa of the Andes
Day VIII - You will be my witnesses
St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)
Day IX - Filled with the Holy Spirit
Saints John Paul II & Paul VI
Written and compiled
by María Pilar Vila, Doctor in Theology, lay Teresian Carmelite, Barcelona 2018.
Translated by Chantal Roxane Haigh, OCDS
In depth studies, articles relating to Carmel may be found on María Pilar Vila's website, which has an automatic translator for items not already in English:
https://carmeloteresajuan.wordpress.com/
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