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 Practice: Conformity  to  Jesus  by  the  aid  of  the  divine Spirit through  Mary's  intercession.

2. The  Spirit  of  the  Lord  rests  upon  Jesus. (Matt. iii.  16.)

Our Father,  once;  Hail  Mary,  once;  Glory  be,  seven  times.

Practice: Esteem  the  gifts  of  the  Holy  Ghost  and  cultivate them  assiduously;  live  as  becomes  a  child  of  God,  and practice the  virtues  of  faith,  hope,  and  charity.

3. By  the  Spirit  is  Jesus  led  into  the  desert. (Luke iv.  1,  2.)

Our Father,  once;   Hail  Mary,  once;  Glory  be,  seven times.

Practice: Distrust  self,  and  in  all  your  ways  yield  yourself to the  guidance  of  the  Holy  Spirit.

4. The  abiding  presence  of  the  Holy  Ghost  in  the  Church. (Acts ii.)

Our Father,  once;  Hail  Mary,  once;  Glory  be,  seven  times.

Practice: Devotion  to  the  Holy  See,  the  mouthpiece  of  the Holy Ghost.

5. The  Holy  Ghost  within  the  soul  of  the  just  man. (1 Cor. vi.  19.)

Our Father,  once;  Hail  Mary,  once;  Glory  be,  seven times.

Practice: Interior  recollection,  purity  of  heart  and  constant devotion to  the  Holy  Ghost. Be ever  mindful  of  the  personal presence of  the  Holy  Ghost  within  you. Cultivate purity of soul  and  body,  for  you  are  the  temple  of  the  Holy  Ghost. Correspond faithfully  with  the  inspirations  of  the  Holy Spirit, so  that  His  twelve  fruits  may  spring  forth  and  nourish  in your  soul,  namely:  "  Charity,  joy,  peace,  patience,  benignity, goodness,  longanimity,  mildness,  faith,  modesty,  continency, chastity"  (Gal.  v.  22).

Our Father,  Hail  Mary,  the  Creed  for  the  intention  of  the Pope.

Leo XIII.,  in  a  brief  of  approval,  dated  March  24,  1902,  speaks of the  "Chaplet  of  the  Holy  Ghost"  as  a  " salutary  exercise,"  and hopes that  by  it  "  devotion  toward  the  Paraclete  may  be  more widely  diffused." The indulgence  granted  for  its  public  as  well as private  recital  are  seven  years  and  seven  quarantines  for  each recitation.