Office of Faith Formation

2025 Jubilee Year Prayer Father in heaven, may the faith you have given us in your son, Jesus Christ, our brother, and the flame of charity enkindled in our hearts by the Holy Spirit, reawaken in us the blessed hope for the coming of your Kingdom. May your grace transform us into tireless cultivators of the seeds of the Gospel. May those seeds transform from within both humanity and the whole cosmos in the sure expectation of a new heaven and a new earth, when, with the powers of Evil vanquished, your glory will shine eternally. May the grace of the Jubilee reawaken in us, Pilgrims of Hope, a yearning for the treasures of heaven. May that same grace spread the joy and peace of our Redeemer throughout the earth. To you our God, eternally blessed, be glory and praise for ever. Amen.

Sacramental Policies

 

My Jesus, I believe that You are in the Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I long for You in my soul. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. As though You have already come, I embrace You and unite myself entirely to You; never permit me to be separated from You.  Amen.
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“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.’ ‘Quickly!’ There’s a sense of urgency here. The saints are trying to tell us that we should not limit our union with Christ in the Eucharist to sacramental Communion once a week, or even once a day. We need Christ’s living presence in our lives moment-by-moment to nourish us and protect us from sin, so we need to renew our union with Him regularly, especially any time we feel ourselves drifting away. Christ is not merely present in the Eucharist during Mass! The Eucharist is an ongoing fulfillment of Christ’s Gospel promise to remain with us: ‘Behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age’ (Mt. 28:20).”  — Vinny Flynn, p. 98-9
 

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Acto de comunión espiritual:

Mi Jesús, creo que estás en el Santísimo Sacramento. Te amo sobre todas las cosas, y te anhelo en mi alma. Como ahora no puedo recibirte sacramentalmente, ven al menos espiritualmente a mi corazón. Como si ya hubieras venido, te abrazo y me una enteramente a Ti; nunca permitas que me separe de ti.  Amen.
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        “Una Comunión espiritual actúa sobre el alma como si soplasen sobre un fuego cubierto de ceniza que estaba a punto de apagarse. Cuando sientas que tu amor por Dios se enfría, haz una comunión espiritual rápidamente”. ¡Rápidamente! “Hay una sensación de urgencia aquí. Los santos intentan decirnos que no debemos limitar nuestra unión con Cristo en la Eucaristía a la Comunión sacramental una vez a la semana, ni siquiera una vez al día. Necesitamos la presencia viva de Cristo en nuestras vidas, momento a momento, para nutrirnos y protegernos del pecado, entonces necesitamos renovar nuestra unión con Él regularmente, especialmente cada vez que nos sentimos alejados. ¡Cristo no está simplemente presente en la Eucaristía durante la Misa! La Eucaristía es un cumplimiento continuo de la promesa del Evangelio de Cristo de permanecer con nosotros: ‘He aquí, yo estoy con vosotros todos los días, hasta el fin del mundo’ (Mateo 28:20) “.           – Vinny Flynn, p. 98-9
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Archdiocese of Santa Fe Sacramental Policies Link:

 

http://archdiosf.org/sacramental-policies

 

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