Anyone feel liked they didn't thank Jesus enough after Communion?

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Hi Riley, I will be more than happy to share my Catholic view point on the Holy Eucharist at mass and showing love for Jesus.

Many of us stay after wards, to continue to worship Jesus, and there are many in the pews and at the altar rails-all of us kneeling down.

Some are saying the rosary, some are saying divine mercy, some are just on their knees head bowed and hands clasped, doing a deep praying devotion of their choosing.

Some go up to the altar rail to kneel down before the cross and tabernacle, others go to the Marian shrine and pray there on bended knee.

Still others walk from station to station, silently praying the stations of the cross.

Others quietly read a prayer book or other spiritual reading in their pews.

What ever deep love and devotion that you want to give to Jesus, you can give both during mass and then in the after mass quiet prayer time.

Riley, there is just something about being down on ones knees that can make a big difference as well, when it comes to showing love to our Savior.

I recommend preparing to partake in the Holy Eucharist by spending quality time at home with the Lord, through deep prayer, especially lectio divino, and listening to His voice.

By developing a very close relationship with Him through prayer at home, the going to receive Him at mass brings such sweet joy and peace.

Another strategy for me is to pray the Anime Christi prayer after communion, but to quiet sing it in my heart as I learned how to do that by worshiping at home with this prayer, on a video I liked.

Its not scrupulous to be so in love with the Lord, that the 10 minutes of going up and coming back would seem as not enough, and you have so much in your heart to give Him.

Can you stay afterwards?
 
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Hi Riley, I will be more than happy to share my Catholic view point on the Holy Eucharist at mass and showing love for Jesus.

Many of us stay after wards, to continue to worship Jesus, and there are many in the pews and at the altar rails-all of us kneeling down.

Some are saying the rosary, some are saying divine mercy, some are just on their knees head bowed and hands clasped, doing a deep praying devotion of their choosing.

Some go up to the altar rail to kneel down before the cross and tabernacle, others go to the Marian shrine and pray there on bended knee.

Still others walk from station to station, silently praying the stations of the cross.

Others quietly read a prayer book or other spiritual reading in their pews.

What ever deep love and devotion that you want to give to Jesus, you can give both during mass and then in the after mass quiet prayer time.

Riley, there is just something about being down on ones knees that can make a big difference as well, when it comes to showing love to our Savior.

I recommend preparing to partake in the Holy Eucharist by spending quality time at home with the Lord, through deep prayer, especially lectio divino, and listening to His voice.

By developing a very close relationship with Him through prayer at home, the going to receive Him at mass brings such sweet joy and peace.

Another strategy for me is to pray the Anime Christi prayer after communion, but to quiet sing it in my heart as I learned how to do that by worshiping at home with this prayer, on a video I liked.

Its not scrupulous to be so in love with the Lord, that the 10 minutes of going up and coming back would seem as not enough, and you have so much in your heart to give Him.

Can you stay afterwards?
I can! Thanks for your beautiful response.
 
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Any advice? I say a bunch of rote prayers and feel inadequate. :( I tend to be scrupulous.

God bless
Well first of all we are not unto ourselves worthy but He made us worthy.
Second we love Him because He loved us first.

Just be grateful you love Him because that's Him pouring it on you and that you respond is truly cooperating with His Love.

I know I feel I cannot do enough, but it's only my job to respond and I often cry over His Passion, and mercy and love for us. I learned to expect less from myself in matters of scrupulosity.
It took me a while. I had to realize within I can not claim anything of myself, and I relax in knowing He is the Giver and I am the receiver, and though it fills me heart with joy knowing His Love is ever present, I don't fret my worth so much. I pray and hope to sin less because I will never be sinless on earth.

But I also understand I can do nothing more than cooperate with His gifts and faith He gave us. It's enough to feel Him and respond. I'm so grateful to Him. He knows our hearts and we are sponges of His Love and we cannot hold it, and so it pours forth back to Him in our cooperation and open heart for Him.
 
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I keep saying the Anima Christ and Prayer of Saint Francis over and over again. God forgive me if I sound insincere. :(
It's ok to pray.
:crossrc:
It's awesome.

Humility, I've read, is loving yourself enough to love others.
The Lord's love pours out and we love Him.
We then love ourselves so we can love others.
 
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It sounds like you need to learn how to do Contemplative Prayer, or Prayer of Quiet.

After receiving Communion, just silently turning within where Christ dwells, helps to
move our souls toward the spiritual marriage St John of the Cross wrote about.
 
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It sounds like you need to learn how to do Contemplative Prayer, or Prayer of Quiet.

After receiving Communion, just silently turning within where Christ dwells, helps to
move our souls toward the spiritual marriage St John of the Cross wrote about.
Thanks. I haven't read much of St. John of the Cross because I heard he is incredibly difficult to read. Thanks for the suggestion. I tend to have a very "noisy" mind.
 
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Thanks. I haven't read much of St. John of the Cross because I heard he is incredibly difficult to read. Thanks for the suggestion. I tend to have a very "noisy" mind.

He's easy to read if you're ready.

If not allow the Holy Spirit to guide you.
 
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Thanks. I have "dark night of the soul" but have not read it yet

Few souls go through the "Dark Night of the Soul."

Most have already reached union with Christ, but are now left
without feeling his presence or his guidence.

It's most likely you're just going through boredom.
 
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Few souls go through the "Dark Night of the Soul."

Most have already reached union with Christ, but are now left
without feeling his presence or his guidence.

It's most likely you're just going through boredom.
thanks! I just need to trust Jesus more.
 
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