Day 9: Novena to the Holy Spirit

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Day 9: Self-Control

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

Father, the wisdom and strength of your Holy Spirit made St Philip a model of chastity to inspire those around him. May that same Spirit strengthen us in mind and body, and teach us to serve you with pure hearts. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Reading (Galatians 5:16-17, 24-25)

I say, then: live by the Spirit and you will certainly not gratify the desire of the flesh. For the flesh has desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh ...Now those who belong to Christ have crucified their flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also follow the Spirit.

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 Holy Spirit cleanse our hearts and strengthen our bodies. May the purity of our lives bear witness to the power of your love. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Community prayer

Prayer for CTS

O Mother of Christ, Cause of our Joy! We lift up our hearts in praise and thanksgiving to God our Father, for the abundant blessings that He bestows upon us, His children through baptism. We ask this day for your powerful intercession for the Catholic Truth Society, as we place its mission to evangelise into your loving hands. May the CTS, by God's bountiful grace, always be fearless, faithful and steadfast in proclaiming the beauty of His Truth. May it always seek to encourage, equip, educate and enlighten those who truly seek the face of God. Amen.

Thank you! 41 people prayed

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer everyone. Col 4:6

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