Archives for May 2024

Pentecost Novena: Day 9: The Fruits of the Spirit

Saturday 18 May 2024

As we grow in the knowledge and love of God under the direction of the Holy Spirit, our service becomes more sincere and generous, the practice of virtue more perfect.

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Pentecost Novena: Day 8: The Gift of Wisdom

Friday 17 May 2024

It is the gift of Wisdom that strengthens our faith, fortifies hope, perfects charity, and promotes the practice of virtue in the highest degree.

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Pentecost Novena: Day 7: The Gift of Counsel

Thursday 16 May 2024

The gift of Counsel endows the soul with supernatural prudence, enabling it to judge promptly and rightly what must done, especially in difficult circumstances.

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Pentecost Novena: Day 6: The Gift of Understanding

Wednesday 15 May 2024

Understanding, as a gift of the Holy Spirit, helps us to grasp the meaning of the truths of our holy religion.

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Pentecost Novena: Day 5: The Gift of Knowledge

Tuesday 14 May 2024

Knowledge unmasks the pretence of created things, reveals their emptiness, and points out their only true purpose as instruments in the service of God.

Pentecost Novena: Day 4: The Gift of Fortitude

Monday 13 May 2024

By the gift of Fortitude the soul is strengthened against natural fear, and supported to the end in the performance of duty.