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Mariam's devotion to the Holy Spirit... 

was not common in her time. 

And yet her spiritual journey seemed to be guided by the Spirit in unprecedented ways. 

Inspired by having received a special prayer to the Holy Spirit during one of her ecstatic experiences, she was convinced that devotion to the Holy Spirit, who was then commonly known as the Paraclete [trooster,pleitbezorger], was needed by the whole Church. 

She even sent a petition to Pope Pius IX asking him to cultivate a greater devotion within the Church to the Holy Spirit. No one knows what the pope thought of this at the time, but 20 years later Pope Leo XIII published an encyclical about devotion to the Paraclete.

Concerning devotion to the Holy Spirit she wrote:

"The world and religious communities are seeking novelties in devotions, and they are neglecting true devotion to the Paraclete. That is why there is error and disunion, and why there is no peace or light. They do not invoke light as it should be invoked, and it is this light that gives knowledge of truth. It is neglected even in seminaries... Every person in the world that will invoke the Holy Spirit and have devotion to Him will not die in error."

Her Prayers to the Holy Spirit:

First, there is her famous little prayer to the Holy Spirit, prayed by people all over the world:

I couldn't think of God

and called on the Holy Spirit.

It is you who makes us know Jesus.

Who made the apostles know Jesus.

Holy Spirit, inspire me!

Holy Spirit, inspire me.

Love of God, consume me.

Along the true road, lead me.

Mary my Mother, look upon me.

With Jesus, bless me.

From all evil, from all illusion,

from all danger, preserve me.

And here is another of her prayers to the Holy Spirit:

Source of peace, Light,

come and enlighten me.

I am hungry, 

come and nourish me.

I am thirsty, 

come and quench my thirst.

I am blind, 

come and give me light.

I am poor, 

come and enrich me.

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[bron]