The Chaplet in Honour of the Holy Spirit, also known as Chaplet of the Holy Spirit and His Seven Gifts, is a modern Christian devotion to the Holy Spirit (invented in

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), asking for

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, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the

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History

The devotion was composed in 1994 in Chludowo in

by a Polish Verbite

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Mirosław Piątkowski (

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), who wanted to facilitate in this way his regular prayer to the Holy Spirit, in accordance with the spiritual recommendations of

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(1801–1880) and Arnold Janssen (1837–1909), the founder of the Society of the Divine Word (popularly called Verbites or the Divine Word Missionaries). The inspiration for creating the new chaplet was provided by a gift he received from his friend, a Peace Rosary (also known as Peace Chaplet or Workers Rosary) brought from Medjugorje, consisting of 22 beads (1 + 7 x 3) and a

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. The Peace Rosary is allegedly recommended for regular prayer by Our Lady of Medjugorje ("There are many Christians who no longer believe because they are not praying. Therefore, start praying daily, at least seven times,

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, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father, and I believe in God"). In 1998, Fr. Piątkowski published a book about the chaplet, with the consent of the

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. He justified the devotion with two quotes from the Bible, in the words of Paul the Apostle "the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control" (

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5:22) and the words of

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"how much more shall your heavenly Father give the holy Spirit to them that ask Him?" ( Luke 11:13). Fr. Piątkowski wrote in his book: "I believe and I am firmly convinced that every human being wants at least some of these virtues and attitudes for himself or for others. However, since these are the fruits of the Spirit, they are not just our human efforts. We often have to pray to God, to the Holy Spirit, that this reality will become our part". In Poland, not only religious orders (Verbites, Camillians, Missionary Sisters of Christ the King, etc.), but also lay persons, e.g from the Daisy Movement make use of the Chaplet in Honour of the Holy Spirit.

Structure

The chaplet is begun on the short strand of the beads: * On the

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, the sign of the cross: In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen * I believe in God, the Father almighty... * On the first bead, invocation of the Holy Spirit by the

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: The praying of the seven groups of three beads each then follows: * Be adored, Holy Spirit, and come to us in the gift of Wisdom. Our Father..., Hail Mary..., Glory be to the Father... * Be adored, Holy Spirit, and come to us in the gift of Understanding. Our Father..., Hail Mary..., Glory be to the Father... * Be adored, Holy Spirit, and come to us in the gift of Counsel. Our Father..., Hail Mary..., Glory be to the Father... * Be adored, Holy Spirit, and come to us in the gift of Fortitude. Our Father..., Hail Mary..., Glory be to the Father... * Be adored, Holy Spirit, and come to us in the gift of Knowledge. Our Father..., Hail Mary..., Glory be to the Father... * Be adored, Holy Spirit, and come to us in the gift of Piety. Our Father..., Hail Mary..., Glory be to the Father... * Be adored, Holy Spirit, and come to us in the gift of God's Fear. Our Father..., Hail Mary..., Glory be to the Father... To conclude: * ''Leader'': Send your Holy Spirit, Lord, and there shall be life, * ''All'': and You renew the face of the earth. * ''Leader'': Let us pray. Lord our God, you filled the hearts of Your faithful with the light of the Holy Spirit: in this Spirit may we come to know all truth and always be granted His comfort and joy. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. * ''Leader'': Immaculate

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of the Holy Spirit, * ''All'': pray for us.

Spiritual outcome

Subsequent editions of Rev. Piątkowski's book about the chaplet include testimonies of people who explain how the prayer helped in their spiritual development and everyday life. This prayer also inspired him to create a "Fruit Novena" to the Holy Spirit, based on the chaplet and a quote from the Epistle to the Galatians: "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law" (Galatians 5:22–23). Both prayers, in turn, inspired the creation of a network of environmental pilgrimage routes, Drogi Ducha Świętego (Rogalin Ways of the Holy Spirit)https://www.rogalin.archpoznan.pl/drogi/ Rogalińskie on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of St. Marcellinus Church in

Rogalin Rogalin is a village in western Poland, situated on the river Warta. It lies approximately east of the town of Mosina, and south of the metropolitan city of Poznań.7 gifts and novena for the 9 attributes of the Fruit of the Holy Spirit), a healthy lifestyle and respect for

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and

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, not only around Rogalin, but also in other places.

References

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External links

Peace Rosary
or Chaplet of Medjugorje
Examples of handmade Peace Chaplets
Catholic spirituality Holy Spirit Catholic devotions