Bishop Gruss: 'As the feast of Pentecost approaches, I invite all of you to pray with me a Novena to the Holy Spirit.
Let us be united in praying for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit on one another and on our entire Diocese of Saginaw!'
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Invite the Holy Spirit to ignite your heart
For much of the world, the celebration of Easter has come and gone. However, for Christians who live the Easter joy, we know that the Easter season spans 50 days, concluding on the great Solemnity of Pentecost – the birthday of the Church when the promised Holy Spirit descended upon Mary and the apostles gathered in prayer.
Fruits of the Holy Spirit
The new Catechism of the Catholic Church lists the 12 fruits of the Holy Spirit as charity, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, generosity, gentleness, faithfulness, modesty, self control and chastity.
Imagine a world where people strive to achieve such worthy goals. We can help to create that world, because by changing ourselves, we can change the world.
We are assured by the Church that all of our work, prayers, apostolic endeavors, our mental and physical relaxation, if carried out in the Spirit, and even the hardships of life, if patiently borne - all of these become spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
The Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans) is happy to offer us this novena so that you may pray to and invoke the Holy Spirit daily for the seven gifts: Wisdom, Understanding, Right Judgment, Courage, Knowledge, Reverence, and Wonder and Awe.