Eucharist
Act of Spiritual Communion
By St. Alphonsus Liguori. For when you cannot receive the Eucharist: at a Mass you watch online, when not in a state of grace, or in illness. "The desire itself unites us to Christ."
My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart.
I embrace You as if You were already there
and unite myself wholly to You.
Never permit me to be separated from You.
Amen.
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