Novena to the Holy Spirit, Day 4
(c)Mateo Ivankovic 2016 May 14, 2018 Novena to the Holy Spirit – Day Four Dear Family of Mary! Today we call upon the Holy Spirit as Fire. Jesus came “to cast fire on the earth” (Lk 12:40). John the Baptist understood this Fire, and told his followers about it: “John answered them all, ‘I baptize you with water; but he who is mightier than I is coming, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire’” (Lk 3: 16). This Fire which is the Holy Spirit has a purifying and empowering effect on those who receive Him. Fire burns away what is not of God and sets hearts ablaze with love for God. It is a dangerous thing to receive the Holy Spirit! Life changes. Our Lady told us to desire this Fire: Wednesday, March 14, 1984 “Pray and fast so that the kingdom of God may come among you. Let my Son set you aglow with His fire.” And in the Acts of the Apostles we see the power of this Fire as it descends on the Apostles: When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly a sound came from heaven like the rush of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them tongues as of fire, distributed and resting on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. (Act 2: 1-4) Everything changed for the Apostles at that moment. They became fearless witnesses of the Resurrection of Jesus! They could not be stopped until the entire world knew about Jesus! Let us pray for this gift of Fire: O HOLY SPIRIT, LORD OF GRACE O Holy Spirit, Lord of grace, Eternal Fount of love, Inflame, we pray, our inmost hearts with fire from Heav’n above. As Thou in bond of love dost join The Father and the Son, So fill us all with mutual love, and knit our hearts in one. All glory to the Father be, all glory to the Son,| All glory, Holy Ghost, to Thee, while endless ages run. And one extra prayer today. A prayer of consecration to Our Lady that was dictated to Jelena Vasilj in 1983. This prayer speaks of the “Flame of your heart, oh Mary!” This Flame can be none other than the Fire of the Holy Spirit, because her heart was really the Holy Spirit Himself! Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Given by Our Lady to Jelena Vasilj, 11/28/1983) O Immaculate Heart of Mary, overflowing with goodness, Show us your love for us. May the flame of your heart, Oh Mary, Descend upon all peoples. We love you immensely. Impress in our hearts a true love. May our hearts yearn for you. Oh Mary, sweet and humble of heart, Remember us when we sin. You know that all mankind are sinners. Through your most sacred and maternal heart, Cure us from every spiritual illness. Make us capable of looking at the beauty of your maternal heart, and that, thus, we may be converted to the flame of your heart. Amen In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan ©Mary TV 2018