To the Holy Spirit "The traditional form of petition to the Holy Spirit is to invoke the Father through Christ our Lord to give us the Consoler Spirit.

For the second day of the Novena to the Holy Ghost, the prayer, verse, and meditation remind us that the fear of the Lord, the first of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, is the beginning of wisdom.

Following a centuries-old Jesuit tradition, Boston College will mark the opening of the academic year with the Mass of the Holy Spirit on September 8.