40 Days For Life Hour Long Daily Prayer
I : NOVENA TO THE HOLY SPIRIT
Novena To The Holy Spirit Day 1, 10, 19, 28, 37
Novena To The Holy Spirit Day 2, 11, 20, 29, 38
Novena To The Holy Spirit Day
3, 12, 21, 30, 39
Novena To The Holy Spirit Day
4, 13, 22, 31, 40
Novena To The Holy Spirit Day
5, 14, 23, 32
Novena To The Holy Spirit Day
6, 15, 24, 33
Novena To The Holy Spirit Day
7, 16, 25, 34
Novena To The Holy Spirit Day
8, 17, 26, 35
Novena To The Holy Spirit Day
9, 18, 27, 36
Each Day is Followed By The Act of Consecration & Prayer for the
Seven Gifts Of The Holy Spirit
ACT OF CONSECRATION TO THE HOLY
SPIRIT
On
my knees before the great multitude of heavenly witnesses, I offer
myself, soul and body to You, Eternal Spirit of God. I adore the
brightness of Your purity, the unerring keenness of Your justice, and
the might of Your love. You are the Strength and Light of my soul. In
You I live and move and am. I desire never to grieve You by
unfaithfulness to grace and I pray with all my heart to be kept from
the smallest sin against You. Mercifully guard my every thought and
grant that I may always watch for Your light, and listen to Your voice,
and follow Your gracious inspirations. I cling to You and give myself
to You and ask You, by Your compassion to watch over me in my weakness.
Holding the pierced Feet of Jesus and looking at His Five Wounds, and
trusting in His Precious Blood and adoring His opened Side and stricken
Heart, I implore You, Adorable Spirit, Helper of my infirmity, to keep
me in Your grace that I may never sin against You. Give me grace, O
Holy Spirit, Spirit of the Father and the Son to say to You always and
everywhere, "Speak Lord for Your servant heareth." Amen.
PRAYER
FOR THE SEVEN GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
O
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, the Spirit of
Understanding to enlighten my mind with the light of Your divine truth,
the Spirit of Counsel that I may ever choose the surest way of pleasing
God and gaining heaven, the Spirit of Fortitude that I may bear my
cross with You and that I may overcome with courage all the obstacles
that oppose my salvation, the Spirit of Knowledge that I may know God
and know myself and grow perfect in the science of the Saints, the
Spirit of Piety that I may find the service of God sweet and amiable,
and the Spirit of Fear that I may be filled with a loving reverence
towards God and 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.
Opening
prayer
(Composed
by our Holy Father, John Paul II, in Evangelium Vitae)
O Mary, Bright dawn of the new world, Mother of the Living, to you
do we
entrust the cause of Life. Look down, O Mother, upon the vast numbers
of babies
not allowed to be born, of the poor whose lives are made difficult, of
men and
women who are victims of brutal violence, of the elderly and the sick
killed by
indifference or out of misguided mercy. Grant that all who believe in
your son
may proclaim the Gospel of Life with honesty and love to the people of
our
time. Obtain for them the grace to accept that Gospel as a gift ever
new, the
joy of celebrating it with gratitude throughout their lives, and the
courage to
bear witness to it resolutely, in order to build, together with all
people of
good will, the civilization of truth and love, to the praise and glory
of God,
the Creator and lover of life.
PRAYER INTENTIONS (Respond With Lord Hear our prayer.)
1. May all grow in their awareness of the awesome, beautiful gift of
human life.
2. That those in the abortion industry will be converted and come to
know
the joy of appreciating the sanctity of Life.
3. That those carrying the sadness of involvement in a past abortion
may
come to know the Lord's loving mercy through the Holy Sacraments of the
Church.
4. That we may be blessed with strong leaders who will work to
protect human
life, from conception to natural death.
5. That all medical professionals will use their
skills to
heal and to preserve Life.
6. That the laws of our country will change to protect the gift of
Life.
7. That all those who find themselves in crisis pregnancy may find
the
courage and support to bring their children to birth.
8. That married couples will remain open to the gift of new Life.
9. That the Holy Spirit will fill the hearts of all the faithful and
strengthen them to work for the cause of Life.
II : Pray
the Rosary
III :
LITANY IN RESPONSE TO ABORTION
By Fr. Frank Pavone
Lord, have
mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father, Creator of the world, have mercy on us. RESPONSE:
Have mercy on us!
God the Son, through whom all things were made,(RE)
God the Holy Spirit, Lord and Giver of Life,(RE)
Lord Jesus, the Beginning and the End,(RE)
Lord Jesus, the Way, the Truth, and the Life,(RE)
Lord Jesus, the Resurrection and the Life,(RE)
Lord Jesus, Eternal Word of Life,(RE)
Lord Jesus, living in the womb of the Virgin Mary,(RE)
Lord Jesus, Lover of the poor and
weak,(RE)
Lord Jesus, Defender of the helpless,(RE)
Lord Jesus, Bread of Life,(RE)
For every sin against life,(RE)
For the sin of abortion,(RE)
For the daily killing of innocent babies,(RE)
For the bloodshed throughout our land,(RE)
For the silent screams of Your children,(RE)
For the killing of Your future disciples,(RE)
For the exploitation of women by abortion,(RE)
For the silence of Your people,(RE)
For the apathy of Your people,(RE)
For the co-operation of Your people in this tragedy,(RE)
IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY : PRAY FOR US.
For our pre-born brothers and sisters killed by abortion, RESPONSE:
Lord, hear our prayer.
For our pre-born brothers and sisters threatened by
abortion,(RE)
For our brothers and sisters who have survived abortion,(RE)
For mothers who have had abortions,(RE)
For mothers tempted to have abortions,(RE)
For mothers pressured to have abortions,(RE)
For mothers who have refused to have abortions,(RE)
For the fathers of aborted babies,(RE)
For the families of aborted babies,(RE)
For the families of those tempted to have abortions,(RE)
For abortionists,(RE)
For all who assist and cooperate in abortions,(RE)
For doctors and nurses, that they may nurture life,(RE)
For government leaders, that they may defend life,(RE)
For the clergy, that they may speak up for life,(RE)
For the pro-life movement,(RE)
For those who speak, write, and work to end abortion,(RE)
For those who help provide alternatives to abortion…,(RE)
For those who promote adoption,(RE)
For national and local pro-life groups,(RE)
For unity in the pro-life movement,(RE)
For courage and perseverance in pro-life work,(RE)
For those who suffer ridicule and rejection for their stand
for life,(RE)
For those imprisoned for defending life,(RE)
For those who have been injured and mistreated for defending
life,(RE)
For legal professionals,(RE)
For courts and judges,(RE)
For police officers,(RE)
For educators,(RE)
For media professionals,(RE)
In thanksgiving for the babies saved from abortion,(RE)
In thanksgiving for the mothers saved and healed from
abortion,(RE)
In thanksgiving for the former abortion providers who have
become pro-life,(RE)
In thanksgiving for all those who take a stand against
abortion,(RE)
In thanksgiving for the call to be part
of the pro-life movement,(RE)
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, spare
us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, graciously
hear us, O Lord,
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have
mercy on us.
Let us Pray
Almighty and ever-living God, You have created all things
through Your Son Jesus Christ.
He trampled the power of death by His Paschal
Mystery. May all who acknowledge
You promote the sacredness of life and always
serve You faithfully,
through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Saint Michael the Archangel,
defend us in day of battle.
Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;
and do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host -
by the Power of God -
cast into hell, Satan and all the evil spirits,
who prowl throughout the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.
Most Sacred Heart of
Jesus, have mercy on us.
(Repeat 3 times)
Immaculate Heart of
Mary, pray for us.
(Repeat 3 times)
Pledge of
Re-Commitment
By Fr.
Frank Pavone
I
thank God today for the gift of my
life,
And for the lives of my brothers and
sisters.
I know I am responsible for the unborn
who cannot speak for themselves.
I know that the most serious tragedy of
our day is the tragedy of abortion.
Today I commit myself
Never to be silent,
Never to be passive,
Never to be forgetful of the unborn.
I commit myself to be active in the
pro-life movement,
And never to stop defending life
Until all my brothers and sisters are
protected,
And our nation once again becomes
A nation with liberty and justice
Not just for some, but for all. Amen
IV : CHAPLET OF THE DIVINE MERCY
1. Make
the Sign + of the Cross
2. Opening Prayer
You
expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls, and the
ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. O Fount of Life,
unfathomable Divine Mercy, envelop the whole world and empty Yourself
out upon us.
O Blood and Water, Which Gushed Forth From The Heart Of Jesus As A Fountain Of Mercy For Us, I Trust In You
(Repeat 3 times)
3.
Say The "Our Father"
Say The "Hail Mary"
Say The Apostle's Creed
4.
On The Our Father Beeds Say: Eternal
Father, I offer you the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your
Dearly Beloved Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins
and those of the whole world.
On The Hail Mary Beeds
Say: For
the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole
world.
5. Ending After
the Fifth Decade
Conclude With: (Say 3 Times) Holy
God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the
whole world.
Final Prayer:
Eternal
God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury
of
compassion, inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy
in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become
despondent, but with
great
confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will,
which
is Love and Mercy itself.