This paper examines the selective excitation of the Raman spectra of dye molecules adsorbed on acidic zeolite surfaces. By taking advantage of the strongly allowed transitions In these dye molecules (large extinction coefficients) and the different absorption maxima of the conjugate acid and base forms of the dye, selective enhancements of the Raman bands specific to each form can be obtained. The focus has been on the dye molecule, 4-(phenylazo)dlphenylamlne (PDA), adsorbed onto the faujasitic zeolite, NaY. A calibration curve of Raman Intensity (peak area) versus number of protons In supercages was obtained. Because of the Inner filter effect, at loadings significantly greater than 1 proton per supercage, the Raman intensity was found to decrease. The sensitivity of the Raman method at low proton loadings appears to be considerably better than the typical infrared methods used to estimate acidity on catalyst surfaces.