Skip to the text
Ember
PT

Novena to the Holy Spirit

Friday after Ascension → Pentecost

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 to the Holy Spirit

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Thy faithful and enkindle in them the fire of Thy love.

Day 1: The Gift of Wisdom

Come, O Spirit of Wisdom, and grant us the grace to see all things in the light of eternity. Detach our hearts from the passing vanities of this world and fix them upon the things that are above. Let us taste the sweetness of divine truth and find in God alone our lasting joy, so that we may order our lives according to His holy will.

For the grace to judge all things wisely in the light of God's eternal truth.

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.

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.

About this prayer

The original novena of the Church — nine days of prayer to the Holy Spirit, following the example of the Apostles and Our Lady who gathered in the Upper Room from the Ascension to Pentecost. Each day focuses on a gift or fruit of the Holy Spirit.

History

This is the oldest novena in Christianity, rooted in the nine days the Apostles and the Blessed Virgin Mary spent in prayer between the Ascension and Pentecost (Acts 1:14). Pope Leo XIII in his 1897 encyclical Divinum Illud Munus encouraged the faithful to pray a novena to the Holy Spirit before Pentecost each year. All subsequent novenas in Catholic tradition draw their inspiration from this original nine-day vigil of prayer.

How to pray it

Pray once daily for nine consecutive days. Traditionally prayed from the Friday after Ascension Thursday through the Saturday vigil of Pentecost, but may be begun at any time when seeking the Holy Spirit's guidance. Each day meditates on one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

Portuguese text of the Come, Holy Spirit: Opus Dei, *Devocionário* — [opusdei.org](https://opusdei.org/pt-br/prayers/section/?section1=194&section2=)

Found in