Day Two (Saturday) Holy Fear
Come, Thou Father of the poor!
Come, with treasures which endure!
Come, Thou Light of all that live!
Prayer
The gift of Fear fills us with a sovereign respect for
God, and makes us dread nothing so much as to offend Him by Sin. It is a fear
that arises, not from the thought of hell, but from sentiments of reverence and
filial submission to our heavenly Father. It is the fear that is the beginning
of wisdom, detaching us from worldly pleasures that could in any way separate
us from God. "They that fear the Lord will prepare their hearts, and in
His sight will sanctify their souls."
Come, O blessed Spirit of Holy Fear, penetrate my inmost
heart, that I may set Thee, my Lord and God, before my face forever; help me to
shun all things that can offend Thee, and make me worthy to appear before the
pure eyes of Thy Divine Majesty in heaven, where Thou livest and reignest in
the unity of the ever Blessed Trinity, God world without end. Amen.
Act of Consecration to the Holy Ghost (said daily)
On my knees before the great multitude of heavenly
witnesses, I offer myself soul and body to Thee, Eternal Spirit of God. I adore
the brightness of Thy purity, the unerring keenness of Thy justice, and the
might of Thy love. Thou art the Strength and Light of my soul. In Thee I live
and move and am. I desire never to grieve Thee by unfaithfulness to grace, and
I pray with all my heart to be kept from the smallest sin against Thee.
Mercifully guard my every thought and grant that I may
always watch for Thy light and listen to Thy voice and follow Thy gracious
inspirations. I cling to Thee and give myself to Thee and ask Thee by Thy compassion
to watch over me in my weakness. Holding the pierced Feet of Jesus and looking
at His Five Wounds and trusting in His Precious Blood and adoring His opened
Side and stricken Heart, I implore Thee Adorable Spirit, helper of my
infirmity, so to keep me in Thy grace that I may never sin against Thee.
Give me grace O Holy Ghost, Spirit of the Father and the
Son, to say to Thee always and everywhere, "Speak Lord, for Thy servant
heareth." Amen.
Prayer for the Seven Gifts of the Holy Ghost (said daily)
O Lord Jesus Christ, Who, before ascending into heaven,
didst promise to send the Holy Ghost to finish Thy work in the souls of Thy
Apostles and Disciples, deign to grant the same Holy Spirit to me, that He may
perfect in my soul the work of Thy grace and Thy love. Grant me the Spirit of
Wisdom that I may despise the perishable things of this world and aspire only
after the things that are eternal, the Spirit of Understanding to enlighten my
mind with the light of Thy divine truth, the Spirit of Counsel that I may ever
choose the surest way of pleasing God and gaining Heaven, the Spirit of
Fortitude that I may bear my cross with Thee, and that I may overcome with
courage all the obstacles that oppose my salvation, the Spirit of Knowledge
that I may know God and know myself and grow perfect in the science of the
Saints, the Spirit of Piety that I may find the service of God sweet and
amiable, the Spirit of Fear that I may be filled with a loving reverence
towards God, and may dread in any way to displease Him.
Mark me, dear Lord, with the sign of Thy true
disciples and animate me in all things with Thy Spirit. Amen.
