TEN WAYS TO GROW CLOSER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

         

1.    DIGNITY AND DESTINY… Call to mind what happened on the day of your Baptism: became a temple of the Holy Spirit.

2.    PRAYERS.  Get into the habit of praying often to the Holy Spirit, before importance actions; the more important the action, the more time should we pray to the Holy Spirit.

3.    NOVENA—Make the novena to the Holy Spirit in preparation for Pentecost, the Birthday of the Church

4.    TITLES—get to know the different titles of the Holy Spirit. These reflect the various attributes and virtue of the Holy Spirit

5.    LITANY—Pray the Litany of the Holy Spirit/ the Sequence of the Holy Spirit so as to set our hearts on fire with the love of the Holy Spirit.

6.    DOCILITY—Try to be docile to the inspirations of the Holy Spirit; this is the key to holiness.

7.    READING—The Catechism of the Catholic Church, Tanquery (especially the Gifts), the Sanctifier, by Bishop Martinez from Mexico, and Jacques Philippe’s classic:  “The School of the Holy Spirit; finally, JPII encyclical

8.    GIFTS—Study the Gifts of the Holy Spirit as well as the fruits

9.    SAINTS-- Study the saints and you will see the powerful action of the Holy Spirit in their lives, i.e., St. Dominic Savio written by St. John Bosco.

10.MARY & THE Holy Spirit.  Meditate upon Mary’s relationship to the Holy Spirit.