PRAYER FOR THE SEVEN GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

0 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, deign to 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 that I may despise the perishable things
of this world and aspire only after the things that are eternal.
Grant me the Spirit of Understanding to enlighten my mind with the Light
of Your divine truth.
Grant me the Spirit of Counsel that I may ever choose the surest way of
pleasing God and gaining heaven.
Grant me the Spirit Fortitude that I may ever bear my cross with You and
that I may overcome with courage all the obstacles that oppose my
salvation.
Grant me the Spirit of Knowledge that I may know God and know myself and
grow perfect in the science of the saints.
Grant me the Spirit of Piety that I may find the service of God sweet
and amiable.
Grant me the Spirit of Fear of the Lord that I may be filled with a
loving reverence towards God and that I may dread in any way to
displease Him.
Mark me, dear Lord, with the sign of Your true disciples and animate me
in all things with Your Spirit. Amen.