Fifth Day – Holy Knowledge (Tuesday)
Light immortal! Light
Divine!
Visit Thou these hearts of Thine,
And our inmost being fill.
The Gift of Knowledge
Prayer
The gift of Knowledge enables
the soul to evaluate created things at their true worth -- in relation to God.
Knowledge unmasks the pretense of creatures, reveals their emptiness, and
points out their only true purpose as instruments in the service of God. It
shows us the loving care of God even in adversity, and directs us to glorify
Him in every circumstance of life. Guided by its light, we put first things
first, and prize the friendship of God beyond all else. "Knowledge is a
fountain of life to him that possesseth it."
Come, O Blessed Spirit of
Knowledge, and grant that I may perceive the will of the Father; show me the
nothingness of earthly things, that I may realize their vanity and use them
only for Thy glory and my own salvation, looking ever beyond them to Thee, and
Thy eternal rewards. Amen.
Act of Consecration to the Holy
Ghost (to be 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 (to
be 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.
