Prayer for Union with the Holy Spirit
O Holy Spirit of Light and Love, to you I consecrate my heart, mind, and will for time and eternity. May I ever be docile to Your divine inspirations and to the teachings of the holy Catholic Church whose infallible guide you are. May my heart be ever inflamed with the love of God and love of neighbor. May my will be ever in harmony with your divine Will. May my life faithfully imitate the life and virtues of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him, with the Father, and You, divine Spirit, be honor and glory forever. – St. Pius X, pope (1835-1914 A.D.)
HOLY SPIRIT
Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the holy Spirit. Acts 2:38
“In the darkness and ignorance of this life the Holy Spirit enlightens the poor in spirit. He is the love that draws them on, the sweetness that attracts them, the way in which a man approaches God.” – William of Saint Thierry, abbot (1075-1148 A.D.)
“The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of goodness: do not grieve him by your evil actions and thoughts, and so deprive yourself of the defense his light affords you.” – Diadochus of Photice, bishop (c. 400-486 A.D.)
“The Spirit is the source of holiness, a spiritual light, and he offers his own light to every mind to help it in its search for truth.” – St. Basil the Great, bishop (329-379 A.D.)
“By nature the Spirit is beyond the reach of our mind, but we can know him by his goodness.” – St. Basil the Great, bishop (329-379 A.D.)
“The Spirit comes with the tenderness of a true friend and protector to save, to heal, to teach, to counsel, to strengthen, to console.” – St. Cyril of Jerusalem, bishop (315-387 A.D.)
“Since we have our accuser, we need an Advocate as well.” – St. Irenaeus, bishop (140-203 A.D.)
“Christ’s Holy Spirit has unlocked the doors of heaven, which stand wide open to receive those who rise up from the earth.” – St. Maximus of Turin, bishop (380-465 A.D.)
“The Holy Spirit does not proceed by slow, laborious efforts.” – St. Ambrose, bishop (340-397 A.D.)
“It can easily be shown from examples both in the Old Testament and the New that the Spirit changes those in whom he comes to dwell; he so transforms them that they begin to live a completely new kind of life.” – St. Cyril of Alexandria, bishop (375-444 A.D.)
“The spirit of God is indeed a multitude of waters, for the Father is rich and great.” – St. Irenaeus, bishop (140-203 A.D.)
“Spirit of truth, you are the reward of the saints, the comforter of souls, light in the darkness, riches to the poor, treasure to lovers, food for the hungry, comfort to those who are wandering; to sum up, you are the one in whom all treasures are contained.” – St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, virgin (1566-1607 A.D.)
“The spirit through whom men are reborn is the same Spirit through whom Christ was born.” – St. Augustine, bishop (354-430 A.D.)
“By the anointing of the Holy Spirit, Christ was made both king and priest forever.” – Faustus Luciferanus, priest (Died c. 304 A.D.)
“The river of God is brimming with water; that is to say, we are inundated by the gifts of the Holy Spirit and from that fountain of life the river of God pours into us in full blood.” – St. Hilary, bishop (315-367 A.D.)
“Just as two rushing rivers intermingle in such a way that the smaller loses its name and is absorbed into the larger, so the divine Spirit acts upon the soul and absorbs it.” – St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, virgin (1566-1607 A.D.)
“The Spirit moves itself by its own weight and lightness into all places that are fitting and disposed to receive it.” – St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, virgin (1566-1607 A.D.)
“The strength the disciples received from the Spirit enabled them to hold firmly to the love of Christ, facing the violence of their persecutors unafraid.” – St. Cyril of Alexandria, bishop (375-444 A.D.)
“Very true was our Savior’s saying that it was to their advantage for him to return to heaven: his return was the time appointed for the descent of the Holy Spirit.” – St. Cyril of Alexandria, bishop (375-444 A.D.)
“The gift of God is the Holy Spirit.” – St. Augustine, bishop (354-430 A.D.)
“The power of the Spirit fills the whole universe, but he gives himself only to those who are worthy, acting in each according to the measure of his faith.” – St. Basil the Great, bishop (329-379 A.D.)
“Happy the man whose words issue from the Holy Spirit and not from himself!” – St. Anthony of Padua, priest (1195-1231 A.D.)
“Through the Spirit we acquire a likeness to God; indeed, we attain what is beyond our most sublime aspirations – we become God.” – St. Basil the Great, bishop (329-379 A.D.)
HOLY TRINITY
Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, Matthew 28:19
“Eternal God, eternal Trinity, you are a mystery as deep as the sea; the more I search, the more I find, and the more I find the more I search for you.” – St. Catherine of Siena, virgin and doctor (1347-1380 A.D.)
“Eternal Trinity, Godhead, mystery deep as the sea, you could give me no greater gift than the gift of yourself.” – St. Catherine of Siena, virgin and doctor (1347-1380 A.D.)
“As the depths of the sea are invisible to human sight, so the Godhead of the Trinity is found to be beyond the grasp of human understanding.” – St. Columban, abbot (545-615 A.D.)
“When we share in the Spirit, we possess the love of the Father, the grace of the Son and the fellowship of the Spirit himself.” – St. Athanasius, bishop (296-373 A.D.)
“You are the garment which covers our nakedness, and in our hunger you are a satisfying food, for you are sweetness and in you there is no taste of bitterness, O triune God!” – St. Catherine of Siena, virgin and doctor (1347-1380 A.D.)
“The holy Trinity, the one true God, is of its nature unity, equality and love, and by one divine activity sanctifies its adopted sons.” – St. Fulgentius of Ruspe, bishop (467-533 A.D.)
“When the Spirit dwells in us, the Word who bestows the Spirit is in us too, and the Father is present in the Word.” – St. Athanasius, bishop (296-373 A.D.)
“There is in all and through all one God the Father, one Word and Son, and one Spirit, and one salvation for all who believe in him” – St. Irenaeus, bishop (140-203 A.D.)
The Glory Be
“Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to those on whom His favor rests.” Luke 2:14
Glory be to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
World without end. Amen.