Mass for the First Sunday of Advent; December 1, 2024.
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Can't receive communion?  Make a Spiritual Communion.

An Act of “Spiritual Communion,” where we unite ourselves to God through prayer, is a beautiful way to express to God our desire to be united with Him when we are unable to complete that union in the reception of Holy Communion—either because we are not physically present at Mass, or we are not in a state of grace and need to receive the Sacrament of Penance first, or we have not observed the mandatory Eucharistic fast of 1 hour before communion.

Spiritual Communion prayer:

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.