Prayer of Novena

Efficacious Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

(This novena prayer was recited everyday by Padre Pio for all those who asked his prayers.) 

1. O my Jesus, you have said: "Truly I say to you ask and it will be given you, seek and you will find, knock and it will be opened to you." Behold I knock, I seek and ask for the grace of________. Our Father (etc.) 

Hail Mary (etc.) Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.

2. O my Jesus, you have said: "Truly I say to you, if you ask anything in my name, he will give it to you." Behold, in your name, I ask the Father for the grace of ________________________. Our Father (etc.)

3. O my Jesus, you have said: "Truly I say to you, heaven and earth will pass away but my words will not pass away." Encouraged by your infallible words I now ask for the grace of ___________. Our Father (etc.)

4. O Sacred Heart of Jesus, for whom it is impossible not to have compassion on the afflicted, have pity on us and grant us the grace which we ask of you, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, your tender Mother and ours.

Ron Roth's Come Holy Spirit Prayer

Come, Holy Spirit, you replace the anxiety and fear within me with the calm serenity, quiet confidence and courageous faith that comes from knowing there is a rock upon which I am able to lean during the storm, a rock that will not falter or crumble, a rock that is sturdy, strong, and always there waiting with arms outstretched in love.

Come, Holy Spirit, you replace the scars of bitterness and resentment within me with the ointment of joy and gladness which comes from knowing the Forgiver and Healer who wraps me in His tender care.

Come, Holy Spirit, you replace the coldness and hardness of my heart, the dullness of my mind, the darkness of my spirit with the soft, warm golden rays of your never-ending Light. You penetrate down deep into my very being, uncovering all that is hidden and you enliven within me once again the dying ember of a great love for God, for others and for myself. 

Holy Spirit, thank you for letting me see myself as you see me, a wonderful being made in Your image, vibrant and alive with abilities and potential for doing great things for You and Your people.Holy Spirit, thank you for this tremendous, powerful truth that You are with me, in me, and for me all the days of my life, healing me and filling me full of your Presence, Love, Peace, and Joy. Amen 

© Ron Roth, 1998