Day 1: Love

Antiphon

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful, and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit, and they will be created,

- And you will renew the face of the earth.

Prayer

God our Father, your love for us gives us strength to accomplish your will. Fill us, as you filled St Philip, with the love of your Holy Spirit, so that like him we may share your love with others. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Reading (1 John 4:7-9)

Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God; everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God. Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love. In this way the love of God was revealed to us: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might have life through him.

Responsory (cf. Romans 5:5; 8:11)

The love of God has been poured into our hearts (alleluia).

- By his Spirit living in us, (alleluia).

Concluding Prayer

Heavenly Father, hear the prayers that we make in the name of your Son, and give us the Paraclete whom he promised you would send. May your love for us give us strength to respond to you, and to bear fruit in our love for you and for our neighbour. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.