Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit
1. Grant me the gift of holy fear , so that it may act on me as a check to prevent me from falling back into my past sins, for which I beg pardon. Our Father, Hail Mary, and Gloria
2. Grant me the gift of piety , so that I may serve You for the future with increased fervor, follow with more promptness Your holy inspirations, and observe your divine precepts with greater fidelity. Our Father, Hail Mary, and Gloria
3. Grant me the gift of knowledge , so that I may know the things of God and, enlightened by Your holy teaching, may walk, without deviation, in the path of eternal salvation. Our Father, Hail Mary, and Gloria
4. Grant me the gift of fortitude , so that I may overcome courageously all the assaults of the devil, and all the dangers of this world which threaten the salvation of my soul. Our Father, Hail Mary, and Gloria
5. Grant me the gift of counsel , so that I may choose what is more conducive to my spiritual advancement and may discover the wiles and snares of the tempter. Our Father, Hail Mary, and Gloria
6. Grant me the gift of understanding , so that I may apprehend the divine mysteries and by contemplation of heavenly things detach my thoughts and affections from the vain things of this miserable world. Our Father, Hail Mary, and Gloria
7. Grant me the gift of wisdom , so that I may rightly direct all my actions, referring them to God as my last end; so that, having loved Him and served Him in this life, I may have the happiness of possessing Him eternally in the next. Our Father, Hail Mary, and Gloria The meditations on the gifts of the Holy Spirit were written by St. Alphonsus Liguori
