Question for Day 1:

When can I call on the Holy Spirit today who can guide my thoughts and actions?

Bible Quote for Day 1:

And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever

(John 14:16)

Prayer for Day 1:

Holy Spirit, be with us throughout this day,

Strengthen us in our work; enlighten us in our study,

Make us constantly aware of each other and you,

So that we may live every moment of this day as you would have us do. Amen

(Michael Buckley)

Question for Day 2:

How can I develop a dependency on seeking the 7 gifts of the Holy Spirit in my life?

Bible Quote for Day 2:

“When the day of Pentecost came they were altogether in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment because each one heard them speaking their own language. Utterly amazed, they asked, “Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans? Then how is it that each one of us hears them in his own native language? … – we hear them declaring the wonders of the world on our own tongues!” Amazed and perplexed they asked each other, “What does this mean?” Some, however, made fun of them and said, “They have had too much wine.”

(From Acts 2: 1 – 13)

Prayer for Day 2:

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful
and kindle in them the fire of your love.

Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created,
and you shall renew the face of the earth.

Let us pray.

O God, who have taught the hearts of the faithful
by the light of the Holy Spirit,
grant that in the same Spirit we may be truly wise
and ever rejoice in his consolation.
Through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Question for Day 3:

How can I spread the peace of Christ to all the people that I meet today?

Bible Quote for Day 3:

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

(Romans 15:13)

Prayer for Day 3:

Lord Jesus Christ, who are called the Prince of Peace, who are Yourself our peace and reconciliation, who so often said, “Peace to you” – please grant us peace. Make all men and women witnesses of truth, justice and brotherly love. Banish from their hearts whatever might endanger peace. Enlighten our rulers that they may guarantee and defend the great gift of peace.May all peoples on the earth become as brothers and sisters. May longed-for peace blossom forth and reign always over us all. Amen.

(St John Paul II)

Question for Day 4:

How can I spread joy to those I meet today?

Bible Quote for Day 4:

For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

(Romans 10:13)

Prayer for Day4:

God our Father,

Renew our spirits by your Holy Spirit.

Bring us closer to you so that we do your work gladly

and do not find loving you a burden but something to be joyful for.

Amen   

(Benjamin Jenks)

Question for Day 5:

When can I offer a prayer today for more wisdom, knowledge and understanding from the Holy Spirit to encourage me in my faith?

Bible Quote for Day5:

“If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.

(John 14:15-17)

Prayer for Day 5:

God our Father, this feast day celebrates

the pouring out of the Holy Spirit on the first community

of those who really believed that Jesus was risen from the dead.

They received the gifts of knowledge, wisdom and understanding

and the ability to make balanced judgments all enabling them to convey to others

the good news of your overwhelming love and acceptance and forgiveness.

And so we ask you today God to help us be the people that you want us to be

and enable us to fulfil the calling and the mission that you have for each one of us.

Amen   

(Nicholas Hutchinson)

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Bishop Richard Challoner

During his lifetime and after his death, he was considered not only as a model of every virtue but as a saint. We are asked to pray that our Blessed Lord, through the Pope, may reward him further, by raising him to the altars of the Church as a Saint.

Prayer for the Beatification of Bishop Richard Challoner

O God who made your servant Richard,

a true and faithful pastor of your little flock in England,

raise him, we beseech you, to the altars of thy Church,

that we, who have been taught by his word and example

may invoke his name in heaven,

for the return of our country to belief in the Gospel,

and to the unity of all Christians in the one Church of Jesus Christ.

We ask this through the same Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Bishop Richard Challoner

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