The election of a new Pope is a moment of profound spiritual importance for the whole Church. During the Conclave, when the cardinals gather in silence and recollection to elect the new Successor of Saint Peter, it is the duty of the faithful to unite in prayer. The Church's tradition has always encouraged the faithful to implore the Holy Spirit, offering prayers, sacrifices, and novenas for this sacred intention.
In this spirit, we present below traditional and effective models of prayer and novena that the faithful can pray before and during the Conclave.
1. Prayer to the Holy Spirit for the Election of the New Pope
Veni Creator Spiritus
Come, Creator Spirit,
visit our souls,
fill our hearts
with your heavenly gifts.
You are called the Advocate,
gift of the Most High, without equal,
the living source, fire, love,
divine and healing anointing.
You are the Giver of the seven gifts,
and strength in the hand of the Father,
promised to us by Him,
through you we proclaim His works.
Enlighten our minds,
fill our hearts with love,
strengthen our weakness,
as eternal power and protector.
Drive away our enemy,
and grant us your peace;
if you guide us by grace,
we will leave evil behind.
To the Father and the saving Son,
may we through you come to know,
you who proceed from their Love,
make us always firmly believe. Amen.
2. Novena to the Holy Spirit for the Election of the Pope
To be prayed during the nine days preceding or accompanying the Conclave.
Intention: That the Holy Spirit may enlighten the cardinal electors, granting them wisdom, courage, and fidelity to God's will, so that a Shepherd according to the Heart of Christ may be elected.
Daily Prayer (1st to 9th day)
Holy Spirit,
you are the soul of the Church.
Enlighten, guide, and sanctify the cardinals gathered in Conclave.
Lead their hearts to the choice of him who will be, by your will,
the Vicar of Christ on earth.
May the faithful, united in prayer, receive with docility
the one elected as the Successor of Peter.
Mother of the Church, intercede for us.
Saint Peter, pray for us.
Amen.
Finish with:
1 Our Father
1 Hail Mary
1 Glory Be
Litany of the Holy Spirit (optional)
3. Prayer to the Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church
Most Holy Virgin Mary,
Mother of the Incarnate Word and Mother of the Church,
look with tenderness upon your children in these days of expectation.
Intercede with your Divine Son
that a Pope may be elected full of zeal for truth,
courage to defend the faith,
and humility to lead the flock to Heaven.
Turn away dangers, dispel confusion,
strengthen the good and lead the Church in fidelity to Christ.
Mother of Good Counsel, pray for us.
Amen.
4. Litany of the Holy Spirit (Traditional Model)
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Holy Spirit, who proceed from the Father and the Son, have mercy on us.
Promise of the Father, gift of the Most High, have mercy on us.
Divine fire, most blessed light, have mercy on us.
Perfect Comforter, sweet guest of the soul, have mercy on us.
Spirit of wisdom and understanding, enlighten us.
Spirit of counsel and fortitude, strengthen us.
Spirit of knowledge and piety, sanctify us.
Spirit of the fear of the Lord, fill us with reverence.
Spirit of truth and love, lead us.
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, send us your Spirit.
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, fill us with your gifts.
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, increase in us the fruits of the Spirit.
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful,
and kindle in them the fire of your love.
Let us pray:
O God, who instructed the hearts of your faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit,
grant that we may always be truly wise and ever rejoice in His consolation.
Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Conclusion
During the Conclave, the prayers of the faithful are a true incense rising to Heaven. In these sacred days, each Catholic is called to become an intercessor for the Church, pleading for a Pope according to God's will. Through traditional prayers, fervent novenas, and filial trust, the militant Church accompanies the election of the new Shepherd with faith and hope.
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