To invoke the Holy Spirit
“In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God”. Romans 8:26-27.
To let ourselves be led by the Spirit, it is essential to be connected to him, often praying to him with simplicity and trust, as pope Francis invites us to do.
“We have to trust that the Spirit always comes to assist us in our weakness and grants us the support we need. Let us, therefore, learn to invoke the Holy Spirit more often! The prayer to the Holy Spirit is spontaneous: it has to come from your heart. In moments of difficulty, you have to say: Come, Holy Spirit. But you have to say it yourself in your own style, in your own words. Come, because I find myself in difficulty. Come, because I am in obscurity, in the dark. Come, because I do not know what to do. Come, because I am about to fall. We can do this with simple words at various moments during the day”.
Long before the birth of the Congregation, our Foundress very often had recourse to the Holy Spirit to know the will of God, as she speaks of in her story “My Vocation”.
“I made novenas to the Holy Spirit, through Mary, the Bride of the Holy Spirit, to ask for insight concerning the foundation”. My Vocation, Spiritan Collection n°3, page 83.
Let us invoke the Holy Spirit with the prayer that prepares us for our coming General Chapter.
Prayer for the Chapter to be recited together.
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- Prayer of the general Chapter 2025
