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For Guidance

O God, by whom the meek are guided in judgment, and light rises up in darkness for the godly: Grant us, in all our doubts and uncertainties, the grace to ask what you would have us do, that the Spirit of wisdom may save us from all false choices; that in your light we may see light, and in your straight path we may not stumble; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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For Spiritual Communion

Dear Jesus, I believe that you are truly present in the Holy Sacrament. I love you above all things, and I desire to possess you within my soul. And since I cannot now receive you sacramentally, I beseech you to come spiritually into my heart. I unite myself to you, together with all your faithful people, and I embrace you with all the affections of my soul. Never permit me to be separated from you.  Amen.

BCP 2019, p. 677

Provenance

ACNA 2019

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A prayer for uniting oneself to Christ when unable to receive Communion in person, its devotional root traditionally credited to St. Alphonsus Liguori and its bracketed clause echoing Anglo-Catholic usage.