O Spirit of Holiness ! make Thine abode with my children, in order that God's holy grace and the salvation of their souls may be always regarded by them as more valuable than all things else, and that they may always keep the eye of their souls directed towards heaven.
O Holy Ghost ! give to my children the gift of Understanding, that they may comprehend more and more the teachings of our holy religion and grow zealous, whilst by listening to the Word of God and by pious reading they advance in the knowledge of Christian truth.
O Holy Ghost! give to my children the gift of Knowledge, that they may lay up an ever-increasing store of useful, salutary knowledge for their own and their neighbor's salvation.
O Holy Ghost! give to my children the gift of Counsel, that they may always see in the light of Thy grace what is according to God's holy will and useful for their salvation.
O Holy Ghost! give to my children the gift of Fortitude, that strengthened thereby they may not yield to difficulties in the practice of virtue, nor be discouraged by impediments, but persevere courageously and generously on the road to heaven. Amen.
O Holy Ghost! give to my children the gift of Piety; fill their hearts wholly with divine love, so that they may always be zealous in all good works, and be solely intent upon fulfilling in ail things God's holy will.
O Holy Ghost! give to my children the gift of the Fear of God, in order that, recognizing sin as the greatest and only evil, they may abhor it and fear above everything else to become victims of God's divine justice. Amen.
Source: The Christian Mother, Imprimatur 1880
This lovely book can be read in its entirety here: https://archive.org/details/TheChristianMother
O Holy Ghost ! give to my children the gift of Understanding, that they may comprehend more and more the teachings of our holy religion and grow zealous, whilst by listening to the Word of God and by pious reading they advance in the knowledge of Christian truth.
O Holy Ghost! give to my children the gift of Knowledge, that they may lay up an ever-increasing store of useful, salutary knowledge for their own and their neighbor's salvation.
O Holy Ghost! give to my children the gift of Counsel, that they may always see in the light of Thy grace what is according to God's holy will and useful for their salvation.
O Holy Ghost! give to my children the gift of Fortitude, that strengthened thereby they may not yield to difficulties in the practice of virtue, nor be discouraged by impediments, but persevere courageously and generously on the road to heaven. Amen.
O Holy Ghost! give to my children the gift of Piety; fill their hearts wholly with divine love, so that they may always be zealous in all good works, and be solely intent upon fulfilling in ail things God's holy will.
O Holy Ghost! give to my children the gift of the Fear of God, in order that, recognizing sin as the greatest and only evil, they may abhor it and fear above everything else to become victims of God's divine justice. Amen.
Source: The Christian Mother, Imprimatur 1880
This lovely book can be read in its entirety here: https://archive.org/details/TheChristianMother
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