FOURTH DAY (Monday) - The Gift of Holy Fortitude

Fourth Day - Holy Fortitude

Thou in toil art comfort sweet
Pleasant coolness in the heat;
Solace in the midst of woe.

The Gift of Fortitude

Prayer - By the gift of Fortitude, the soul is strengthened against natural fear, and supported to the end in the performance of duty. Fortitude imparts to the will an impulse and energy which move it to undertake without hesitancy the most arduous tasks, to face dangers, to trample under foot human respect, and to endure without complaint the slow martyrdom of even lifelong tribulation. "He that shall persevere unto the end, he shall be saved."

Come, O Blessed Spirit of Fortitude, uphold my soul in times of trouble and adversity, sustain my efforts after holiness, strengthen my weakness, give me courage against all the assaults of my enemies, that I may never be overcome and separated from Thee, my God and greatest Good. 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.