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 ...

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.

I’m certain of this: if we all were to pray the Lenten prayer of the great St. Ephrem the Syrian, Father and Doctor of the Church, we would bring about the coming Kingdom of Heaven with great speed.

A senior left-hander, Jackson Vanesko struck out 13 as St. Augustine rallied in the seventh inning to defeat Holy Spirit.

St. Augustine defeats Holy Spirit in overtime in boys basketball at Holy Spirit High School in Absecon, NJ on Saturday, January 30, 2021.

On March 3 2021, in Richland, St.Augustine’s Prep boys basketball hosts Holy Spirit High School. St.A’s #2 Kenny Selby tries to get a pass past HS #13 Jahmir Smith.

The St. Augustine Prep and Holy Spirit High School football teams will continue their pursuit of state titles with non-public quarterfinal and semifinal games, respectively, this weekend.

The prayer to the Holy Spirit is spontaneous: it needs to come from your heart. In difficult moments, you need to ask: “Holy Spirit, come.” ...

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.

We can experience the Holy Spirit by becoming attuned to the Spirit's movement in our experiences, says Fr. Daniel P. Horan. We just might find that she defies our preconceived notions of God.

June 8, 2025, Pentecost Sunday, Vigil Mass: The readings and prayers of this extended liturgy can inspire a heightened experience of the Holy Spirit in the lives of the faithful and rekindle a ...

Pope Francis also offered advice from St. Augustine of Hippo, the fourth-century Doctor of the Church, for Christians for when one feels discouraged, weak, or marginalized by the world. Vatican Media.