coronavirus
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Prayer to the Souls in Purgatory of Father André Haussaire
O Jesus, to Your Heart I entrust (whom I desire: for example, “the victims of the virus”). Look at (them) and then do what Your Heart tells You. Let Your Heart act! I count on Him. I trust in Him. I abandon myself to Him! O Jesus, through Your Heart Continue reading
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Prayer in times of epidemic
(from the Roman Ritual, Titulus IX, Caput X) V. Lord, do not treat us according to our sins. R. And do not punish us according to our iniquities. V. Help us, O God our Savior. R. And for the glory of your name, Lord, deliver us. V. Lord, do not remember our former iniquities. R. May your Continue reading
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Spiritual Communion (continued)
In the Middle Ages, when the faithful were accustomed to receiving communion only at Easter, pious people, usually women, expressed their desire to do so more frequently. This is how the custom of spiritual communion emerged. "Towards the end of the 12th century, the most popular form of Continue reading
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Spiritual communion according to Saint Alfonso de Liguori
My God, I believe that you are present in the Blessed Sacrament. I love you above all things, and my soul yearns for you. Since I cannot now receive you in the Blessed Sacrament, come at least in a spiritual way into my heart. I embrace you as if you were in me and I unite myself Continue reading