Prayer to the Holy Spirit [Msgr Brady]

I Will Pour Out Upon Everyone a Portion of My Spirit [Acts 2:17]

Dear Holy Spirit,

I place myself under your total power, guidance, and control.
I surrender to you my intellect, my talent,
my will, and my entire self.

Hover over me as you did at the Baptism of Jesus.
May I be filled with the Holy Spirit and with love!

May the Spirit of the Lord be stirred within me, 
so that I might be God’s chosen instrument
to touch the hearts of every soul
and to lead them to the Lord, their God.

Empower me to discern;
Enable me to do and to complete the work to which
I have been called during my earthly life.

Spirit of the Living God, fall abundantly upon me.
Mold me, use me, lead me, and guide me.
Transform me to become more like Christ.

Amen

Prayer by Msgr. John B. Brady
Inspired at the Mass of Christian Burial of Domink Liam Petty
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
November 8, 2014