III C . 5 On Spiritual Holy Communion and its Great Benefits 315
When the faithful adore Christ present in the Sacrament , they should remember that this Presence derives from the Sacrifice and is directed toward both Sacramental and Spiritual Communion ( Hardon , The Catholic Catechism , 480 ).
A Spiritual Communion acts on the soul as blowing does on a cinder-covered fire which was about to go out . Whenever you feel your love of God growing cold , quickly make a Spiritual Communion ( The Cure ' of Ars ).
I am in the Sacrament of My love for My creatures , and they make so little account of it ! O do thou at least … make as many Spiritual Communions as possible to supply for the Sacramental Communions , which are not made . One every quarter of an hour is not enough . Make them shorter , but more numerous . If a wife saw her spouse dying of hunger , she would go from door to door to beg for Him … Seek ( also ) to draw souls to receive Me in Holy Communion ( Our Lord to the Servant of God , Sr . Benigna Consolata Ferrero ).
( 5.1 ) Spiritual Communion : A Time to Pray Deeply and to Plea for God ’ s Mercy 316
( Diary , # 1432 ): Sr . Faustina also wrote in her Diary that during this brief solemn time spent in Spiritual Communion , her Priest-Confessor counseled her to be true to God ’ s grace ; additionally , to petition God ’ s Mercy for herself as well as for the entire world that needed it too . She wrote in her Diary , “ Today during Confession , breaking the wafer with me spiritually , he ( the Priest-Confessor ) gave me the following wishes : “( Firstly ), be as faithful as you can to the grace of God ; secondly , beg God ’ s mercy for yourself and for the whole world , because we are all in great need of God ’ s mercy .”
315 SevenDolors . com . “ An Act of Spiritual Communion : The Cure of Ars and Sr . Benigna Consolata ,” 9 .
http :// www . 7dolors . com / page5mass . htm ( Internet Accessed March 10 , 2016 ); MysticsoftheChurch . com . “ Mystics of the Church : Servant of God Sr . Benigna Consolata Ferrero ( on Spiritual Communion ), 2-3 . http :// www . mysticsofthechurch . com / 2013 / 10 / sister-benigna-consolata-ferrero . html ( Internet Accessed March 10 , 2016 ), 2-3 . 316 Ibid ., Faustina , Diary , 1438 , 1432 .
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