Novena for the Ascension

Day 7

10 min

Sign of the Cross

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

In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen.

Novena for the Ascension

Opening prayer:

Lord Jesus, ascended in glory to the right hand of the Father, You did not leave us orphans but promised to send the Spirit of truth. Gather us with Your apostles and Your Mother in the Upper Room of our hearts, and teach us to wait in confident prayer. Prepare us to receive the gift You have promised. Amen.

Read the meditation and offer the intention of the day.

Day 7: Longing for the promised Spirit

Each day in the Upper Room sharpened the apostles' hunger for the gift the Father had promised. Holy desire is itself the beginning of the Spirit's work, hollowing out the heart to be filled. The more we long, the more room we make for God, for He fills only the empty and gives only to the thirsty. As the deer pants for running streams, so the soul that yearns is already being drawn toward its fountain.

Come, Holy Spirit, and enkindle in us a deep and burning desire for You. Empty our hearts of all that is not God, and widen them with longing, that when You come You may find us thirsting only for Your love. Amen.

Today's intention:

For the grace of a deep and burning desire for the Holy Spirit.

Pray one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and one Glory Be.

Our Father

Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come.

Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread,

and forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

Amen.

Pater noster, qui es in cælis,

sanctificétur nomen tuum.

Advéniat regnum tuum.

Fiat volúntas tua, sicut in cælo et in terra.

Panem nostrum quotidiánum da nobis hódie,

et dimítte nobis débita nostra,

sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris.

Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem,

sed líbera nos a malo.

Amen.

Hail Mary

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou amongst women,

and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God,

pray for us sinners,

now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

Ave María, grátia plena, Dóminus tecum.

Benedícta tu in muliéribus,

et benedíctus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.

Sancta María, Mater Dei,

ora pro nobis peccatóribus,

nunc et in hora mortis nostræ.

Amen.

Glory Be

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen.

Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper,

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Closing prayer:

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful and kindle in us the fire of Your love. As You came upon the apostles who persevered with Mary, descend now upon us who have waited these nine days. Renew the face of the earth, and renew us. Amen.

Sign of the Cross

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

In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen.