Prayer for the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Prayer for the 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit
The Prayer for the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit, written by St. Alphonsus Liguori, is a petition for spiritual gifts.
Prayer for the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Begin with the Sign of the Cross
Opening Prayer
O Lord Jesus Christ, Who, before ascending into heaven, did promise to send the Holy Spirit to finish Your work in the souls of Your Apostles and disciples, grant the same Holy Spirit to me that He may perfect in my soul, the work of Your grace and Your love.
Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel
- 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 Your divine truth,
- the Spirit of Counsel that I may ever choose the surest way of pleasing God and gaining heaven,
Fortitude, Knowledge
- the Spirit of Fortitude that I may bear my cross with You 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,
Piety, Holy Fear of the Lord
- the Spirit of Piety that I may find the service of God sweet and amiable,
- and the Spirit of Holy Fear of the Lord that I may be filled with a loving reverence towards God and may dread in any way to displease Him.
Closing Prayer
Mark me, dear Lord, with the sign of Your true disciples, and animate me in all things with Your Spirit. Amen.
About the Prayer for the 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit
This prayer, written by St. Alphonsus Liguori, is a petition for spiritual gifts.
The first mention of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit is in Isaiah 11:2:
The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
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CREDITS
The LOGO image of Our Lady of Grace is original artwork by Martin Lariviere in 2009. We have the artist’s permission (my son). It is our exclusive trademark logo image.
A beautifully photographed sky by Donald Tong inspired the website’s colour scheme. Cropped portions of it are the background for the footer Bible verse. He shared it as a free download on pexels.com.
Juan Bautista Maino painted a scene from Pentecost circa 1615 to 1620.
Josef Ignaz Mildorfer painted Pentecost on an altar in a church in Hungary in the 1750s. Then it was moved to the Hungarian National Gallery.
We cropped a Pompeo Batoni painting of the Holy Spirit from circa 1740 to 1743.
Adriaen Van der Werff painted Outpouring of the Holy Spirit (Pentecost) in 1711.
Raphael painted The Sistine Madonna circa (1513-1514). We made circular cut-outs from the original image.
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IN REVIEW
O Lord Jesus Christ, Who, before ascending into heaven, did promise to send the Holy Spirit to finish Your work in the souls of Your Apostles and disciples, grant the same Holy Spirit to me that He may perfect in my soul, the work of Your grace and Your love.
Grant me the Spirit of Wisdom…
St. Alphonsus Liguori wrote the Prayer for the 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit.
The Gifts of the Holy Spirit were first mentioned in Isaiah 11:2
The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and fear of the Lord.