SPIRITUALITY
We are creatures made by God and we must seek God to achieve our highest potential.
Spirituality is positive for us for the following reasons:
Personal Growth:
It encourages self-reflection by which we can develop a deeper understanding of ourselves, our values an our purpose in life.
Emotional
Well-being:
Spiritual practices can help us manage stress, anxiety and other emotional challenges.
Values and morality:
Spiritual traditions emphasize moral and ethical principles and help us develop a strong sense of right and wrong, guiding our behavior in various aspects of life.
Compassion and Empathy:
Spirituality helps us develop empathy, understanding, and a sense of responsability towards the well-being of others.
Purpose and Meaning:
Spirituality often addresses questions of purpose and meaning in life that can provide us with framework for understanding our place in the world and motivate us to pursue our goals.
Coping with Challenges:
Spiritual beliefs and practices offer us a source of confort and strength during challenging times.
Activities
that sum
Spirituality
points:
- Attend to Mass listening attentively to the readings, homily and engaging actively in the prayers, hymns and responses
- Receive the Holy Communion with reverence and respect mantaining a fervorous conversation with God
- Practice the sacrament of reconcilliation seeking spiritual healing, guidance and reconcilliation with God
- Make my daily prayers in good posture, speaking from the heart and maintaining openess to listen to God.
- Pray a Rosary in interior silence and reflection, meditating on the specific mistery
- Offer a sacrife with a genuine intention of growing spiritually and helping others
- Engage in fasting or abstain from certain foods or activities as a form of spiritual discipline
- Perform random acts of kindness for others without expecting anything in return
- Volunteer time or skills to help those in need
- Keep a gratitude journal, noting down things that I’m thankful for
- Spend time in nature, appreciating the beauty and serenity it offers
- Use art, music, or writing as a form of spiritual expression
- Practice forgiveness towards myself and others
