Pope Francis added that if Catholics did not have the prayer on hand, they could simply pray “Come, Holy Spirit” — as “the Madonna and the Apostles prayed during the days when Christ ...

The first novena ever prayed is the Pentecost Novena, or the Novena to the Holy Spirit. This year, it begins on Friday, May 19, and concludes on Saturday, May 27.. Catholics worldwide often recite ...

The effectiveness of our theological instruction depends ultimately on the presence and activity of the Holy Spirit. I have been a professor in the theology department at Whitworth University for ...

Underlying my prayer is trust, a belief that is affirmed in the passage from today’s Gospel: “For the Holy Spirit will teach you at that moment what you should say.” More: Scripture Michael ...

Vatican City, May 16, 2012 / 14:58 pm. Pope Benedict XVI says Christians should avail themselves to the Holy Spirit in prayer – particularly when they cannot find the words or inspiration to pray.

The Holy Spirit gives Christians the courage and the strength needed to engage in a loving dialogue with God that is like the dialogue of a child with his or her father, Pope Francis said.

The Holy Spirit is in charge of the synodal process, but the question is whether we are willing to be led, or have to be driven and pushed into the process, says Fr. Daniel Horan.

The first novena ever prayed is the Novena to the Holy Spirit. This year, it begins on Friday, May 19, and concludes on Saturday, May 27. Thursday, July 17, 2025 ...

Pope Francis is pictured while greeting the crowd during his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican May 22, 2019. (Credit: Paul Haring/CNS.) Listen ROME — The Holy Spirit gives ...