Novena Day 1: Gift of Knowledge

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Gift of Knowledge:

“An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.” (Proverbs 8:15)

Come Holy Spirit:

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful.

And kindle in them the fire of your love.

Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created.

And you will renew the face of the earth.

Let us Pray:

Holy Spirit grant the American people and myself the gift of knowledge to never wander far away from the path of the teachings of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior. 

May we use the teachings of Jesus when evaluating how we interact with each other and may you shine your holy light upon all people and help Americans to act as Jesus would.


“The gift of knowledge puts us in tune with God's gaze on things and on people.”  - Pope Francis

Community prayer

Prayer for Peace, by St. Francis

Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace; Where there is hatred, let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; And where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, Grant that I may not so much seek To be consoled as to console; To be understood, as to understand; To be loved, as to love; For it is in giving that we receive, It is in pardoning that we are pardoned, And it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life. Amen.