EIGHTH DAY
Bend the stubborn heart and will, melt the
frozen warm the chill. Guide the steps that go
astray!
The Gift of Wisdom
Embodying all the other gifts, as charity
embraces all the other virtues, Wisdom is the
most perfect of the gifts. Of wisdom it is
written "all good things came to me with her,
and innumerable riches through her hands." It
is the gift of Wisdom that strengthens our
faith, fortifies hope, perfects charity, and
promotes the practice of virtue in the highest
degree. Wisdom enlightens the mind to
discern and relish things divine, in the
appreciation of which earthly joys lose their
savor, whilst the Cross of Christ yields a
divine sweetness according to the words of the
Saviour: "Take up thy cross and follow me,
for my yoke is sweet and my burden light.
Prayer
Come, O Spirit of Wisdom, and reveal to my
soul the mysteries of heavenly things, their
exceeding greatness, power and beauty. Teach
me to love them above and beyond all the
passing joys and satisfactions of earth. Help
me to attain them and possess them for ever.
Amen.
Our Father and Hail Mary ONCE. Glory be to
the Father SEVEN TIMES.
Act of Consecration, Prayer for the Seven
Gifts