Come Holy Spirit

“When the day of Pentecost came… 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.” (Acts 2.1-4)

The strong and tender love of our Lord appeared clearly when He told His Apostles of the consolation that the coming of the Holy Spirit would afford them. (1)

Come Holy Spirit send us a ray of your light from Heaven Artist: Pat Willems, CSJ send us a ray of your light from Heaven

Should I be so fortunate as to receive the Holy Spirit, oh, how I must desire this with my whole heart ! (2)

Come Father of the Poor

May the Holy Spirit pour into your hearts the insight you need to enkindle in them a great fervor and make you faithful and attached to the practice of all those virtues so that, for the glory of God, you will esteem your vocation at its true value, and love it in such a way that you may be able to persevere in it for the rest of your life, serving poor persons in the spirit of humility, obedience, suffering, and charity.(3)

Come giver of all gifts

Pray for us, my dear Sisters, that Our Lord Jesus Christ may bestow His Spirit upon us… so that we may be so filled with His Spirit that we may do nothing or say nothing except for His glory and His holy love. (4)

Come Artist: Pat Willems, CSJ Light of all hearts

Reflecting on my lowliness and powerlessness, I shall invoke the grace of the Holy Spirit in which I shall have great confidence for the accomplishment of His will in me, which shall be the sole desire of my heart. (5)

sweet guest of our souls Perfect consoler sweet guest of our souls most sweet help. Artist: Pat Willems, CSJ

The Holy Spirit, upon entering souls that are so disposed, will certainly remove any obstacle to His divine operations by the ardor of His love. He will establish the laws of holy charity by endowing them with the strength to accomplish tasks beyond their human powers…. (6)

In the heat give us shade In our tears give us solace In our tiredness give us rest Artist: Pat Willems, CSJ

I must perseveringly await the coming of the Holy Spirit although I do not know when that will be. I must accept this uncertainty as well as my inability clearly to perceive at this time the path which God wishes me to follow in His service. I must abandon myself entirely to His Providence so as to be completely His.…( 7)

Oh most blessed light, invade the hearts of all the faithful. Artist: Pat Willems, CSJ Without your strength nothing is good in us, nothing is without fault.

To depend on the Holy Spirit is to allow onself to be modeled into a resemblance to Christ, gentle and humble of heart. ( 8)

Wash what is dirty Bathe what is aride Heal what is hurting Artist: Pat Willems, CSJ

Warm what is cold Make soft what is rigid Straighten what is crooked

I beg the goodness of Our Lord to dispose our souls for the reception of the Holy Spirit so that, burning with the fire of His holy love, you may be consumed in the perfection of this love which will enable you to love the most holy will of God… (9)

Give virtue and all good, give a holy death, give eternal joy. Give to all who trust in You Your holy gifts. Artist: Pat Willems, CSJ Give virtue and all good, give a holy death, give eternal joy.

The fruits of the Spirit are: love faithfulness self-control gentleness forbearance joy kindness Galatians 5,22 peace goodness

Company of the Daughters of Charity from Saint Vincent de Paul 2013 1. Spiritual Writings of Saint Louise A 26, Reasons for giving oneself to God in order to receive the Holy Spirit, 1657. 2. Spiritual Writings of Saint Louise A 26, Reasons for giving oneself to God in order to receive Saint Vincent de Paul, Conference of January the 25th 1643: Imitation of Country Girls 4. Spiritual Writings of Saint Louise , L.345 To Jeanne Lepintre, May 19 1651. 5. Spiritual Writings of Saint Louise , A 1 Rules of living in the world. Spiritual Writings of Saint Louise, A.25 The necessary purity of love to receive the Holy Spirit 7. Spiritual Writings of Saint Louise, A.5 Retreat at about 1632. 8. Constitutions of the Daughters of Charity, #8. 9. Spiritual Writings of Saint Louise, L.429 To Sr.Anne Hardemont May 1651. Company of the Daughters of Charity from Saint Vincent de Paul 2013