St. Faustina Parish has discontinued livestreaming Holy Mass on Sunday (you can still watch Divine Mercy Devotions and Rosary live). If you can't join us in person, the Archdioceses' livestream Mass is to the right. Regular television has "Heart of the Nation" Mass on Sunday mornings, and the EWTN cable channel also broadcasts Mass - check local listings.
For those not able to receive the Eucharist at a public Mass, the faithful are encouraged to make an act of spiritual communion.
Spiritual Communion is a pious practice in the history of the Church. As the Archbishop stated, “it is simply to ask the Lord Jesus to give us the graces that would come to us were we able to receive his body and blood, soul and divinity sacramentally. We ask God to work in our hearts, the Holy Spirit to work in us, to do what he would be doing if we were to be receiving the sacrament.”
We therefore are encouraged to be resolved every Sunday, and every day, as we are suspended from our public assemblies, to make a spiritual communion. Above all, the Archbishop asks that we do this in our families and that we do it together.
Elements of a Spiritual Communion
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 in 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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During this time of social distancing and spiritual closeness, let us encounter Jesus anew, grow daily as his disciples, and give witness to the power of his mercy.
Find more spiritual closeness resources and inspiration at spiritualcloseness.org.
During this time of limited social interactions, we are committed to offering resources to help you and your family continue to experience spiritual closeness and observe the Lord’s Day.
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