The prayer that John Paul II's father taught him, who prayed every day

St. John Paul II kept the prayer on a handwritten note and recited it every day for the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Before becoming a priest, John Paul II was trained in the faith by his father in the house. Looking back, John Paul II would call this moment in his life "the first family seminar".
Among the many things his father taught him was a special prayer to the Holy Spirit.

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Author Jason Evert reveals this prayer in his book Saint John Paul The Great: His Five Loves.

Karol, Sr., gave him a prayer book about the Holy Spirit, which he used throughout his life, and also taught him the following prayer and told him to recite it every day:

Holy Spirit, I ask you for the gift of Wisdom to know you better and your divine perfections, for the gift of Understanding to clearly discern the spirit of the mysteries of the holy faith, for the gift of the Council that I can live according to the principles of this faith , for the gift of Knowledge that I can seek advice in You and that I can always find it in You, for the gift of Fortitude that no earthly fear or concern would ever separate me from You, for the gift of Piety so that I can always serve Your Majesty with filial love, for the gift of fear of the Lord so that I may fear sin, which offends You, O my God.

Later, John Paul II would go so far as to say: “This prayer resulted half a century later in his encyclical on the Holy Spirit, Dominum et Vivificantem. "

If you are looking for an inspiring daily prayer, try the one John Paul II prayed every day!

Source aleitea.org