Spiritual Formation Survey

How often do you attend Catholic Mass?

Every day

I attend Mass more than every Sunday and Holy Day of Obligation but not daily.

Every Sunday (or Saturday Vigil)

Most weeks

Sometimes

Major Holy Days Only (Easter, Christmas, etc.)

How often do you receive the Sacrament of the Eucharist?

Every time I attend Mass

Most times I attend Mass

Sometimes

Never

How often do you go to Confession?

Multiple times per year

Once per year

I participate in the Sacrament of Cofession regularly, more than 3 times per year.

It has been more than a year since I have participated.

How do you help provide for the material needs of the Church?

I contribute to the collection weekly.

I contribute to the collection most weeks.

I contribute to the collection sometimes.

I do not contribute to the collection weekly.

SPIRITUAL PROGRESS - Your prayer life, penitential acts, and willfully denying yourself the pleasure to glorify God or purify yourself are markers of the spiritual life. We will explore each area in this part of our survey.

How often do you pray?

Daily

Most days

Sometimes

Never

How often do you pray before the Blessed Sacrament either at Adoration or before the Tabernacle?

Never

Once per year

Sometimes (more than two times per year)

Often

How often do you engage in VOCAL prayer like the Our Father and Glory Be (mental prayer or saying prayers out loud)?

Daily

Most days

Sometimes

Never

How often do you engage in MEDITATIVE prayer using your thoughts, imagination, emotion, or desire such as through reading and reflecting on Scriptures or looking at holy icons?

Daily

Most days

Sometimes

Never

How often do you engage in CONTEMPLATIVE prayer or meditation that is fixed on the Lord?

Daily

Most days

Sometimes

Never

PENANCE

Have you ever practiced the examen?

Yes

No

I don't know

Do you engage in the examen?

Regularly (such as daily)

Most days

Irregularly (sometimes, on occasion)

Besides the days required by the Church to fast and abstain from meat, do you ever deny yourself a just pleasure or willfully embrace discomfort to glorify God and strengthen your will against temptation and sin.

Yes

No