adoration question

[mariam1976]

i went for adoration yesterday at night and it was so great as i was the only one there for about 1/2 hour so i was glad that i went!!!
i was singing aloud which you cant do when people are there and spoke to him aloud and prayed…
i started reading “story of a soul” but was wondering… when i am there i should be praying to HIM and talking to HIM right? I am there to keep HIM company, right? so reading a book in HIS presence did not somehow seem right…
please correct me if I am wrong…

 

[PhilotheaZ]

It’s fine to do spiritual reading for part of your holy hour. Just be sure to leave some time for intimate prayer.

As a matter of fact, your reading could be “fodder” for meditation. Often when I am doing spiritual reading (like Story of a Soul), something I read catches my attention and draws me to conversation with God, in gratitude, contrition, or adoration. When that happens, God is speaking to your heart. Don’t ignore Him; pause and pray.

I have heard that Bishop Fulton Sheen did a lot of writing for his lectures in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. I have done the same thing when I have important spiritual writing to do (for example, planning an RCIA lesson, writing a letter on a spiritual topic to a loved one, etc.).

Enjoy your time with Jesus, however you spend it!

 

[maggieodae]

i went for adoration yesterday at night and it was so great as i was the only one there for about 1/2 hour so i was glad that i went!!!
i was singing aloud which you cant do when people are there and spoke to him aloud and prayed…
i started reading “story of a soul” but was wondering… when i am there i should be praying to HIM and talking to HIM right? I am there to keep HIM company, right? so reading a book in HIS presence did not somehow seem right…
please correct me if I am wrong…

No argument from me. I do the same thing. I love to be alone with Him and sing!

“He who sings…prays Twice” is my motto!

 

[Biblioassistant]

I do spiritual reading in front of the blessed sacrament all the time.

Today I was off from work in the morning, so I went in and said Morning Prayer, then the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and then read till it was time for Mass. Wonderful.

 

[Matas]

Someone gave me a copy of *Libre Usualis * last weekend, and I was so excited that I took it to the tabernacle showed Him the book. I tried singing *Adore Te Devote * when I thought no one was around. I felt like a little kid. I got busted when someone walked in, and I felt a bit embarrassed, but it was worth it.

 

[KatieD]

I read all the time at adoration. I usualIy start with prayer, bring a small devotional and my Bible, read the daily readings and then a small book of spiritual essays. I may pray the rosary, and sometimes I just enjoy the quiet of being in the Lord’s presence. I can’t remember where I read or heard this, but someone said of adoration, “I look at Him, and He looks at me.” Those words have been very helpful to me.

 

[PhilotheaZ]

I can’t remember where I read or heard this, but someone said of adoration, “I look at Him, and He looks at me.”

These words are from St. John Vianney, quoting one of his parishioners who spent a lot of time visiting the Blessed Sacrament. I love those words, too!

 

[LilyM]

My three things to do at Adoration are LOTH, Rosary … and Scripture Reading. Getting deep into the word in the presence of The Word … what could be better?

 

[water]

i started reading “story of a soul” but was wondering… when i am there i should be praying to HIM and talking to HIM right? I am there to keep HIM company, right? so reading a book in HIS presence did not somehow seem right…please correct me if I am wrong…

Did you notice that on the back of the book, it says the co-author of the book is God? So, when you read this book, you are talking with Him, you are listening to what He had to say to you in the book.

You are doing fine.

 

[InLight247]

I pray the Rosary, the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, I do Bible reading, spiritual reading, journal writing, mental prayer… I kneel, I sit…
I want to prostrate …but cannot!

Basically Adoration is spending precious time with the Lord. As long as we have our reverence, we can do all these .

 

[mariam1976]

oh right… i did prostrate before the Lord when I was all alone… it was so good…
why cant you do it when people are around? i felt weird too…

 

[InLight247]

oh right… i did prostrate before the Lord when I was all alone… it was so good…
why cant you do it when people are around? i felt weird too…

Actually I did one time on the exposed adoration before getting into the pew. Instead of kneeling, I completely prostrated and got up. But I only dare to do it once since no one else does that.

I did another time when I am all alone during the adoration without the exposed Host. But I quickly got up. I was afraid of someone might walk into the church anytime.

I guess because no one else is prostrating in the church, doing so make me appear to be extreme and I don’t want to create a scene. You are right that it feels so right and so good to worship our Lord by prostrating.

 

[mariam1976]

it was really weird… i kept feeling today that i shoudl go to adoration and then while coming back home from my friend’s place… even though it was late, i went for adoration and it was good becos as soon as i came, the other two people left and asked me to spend the hour!! I prostrated myself and was just praying when someone else walked in…
she was talking about being late… and she kind of went silent when she saw me…
anyways… i just felt that it was HIM giving me that opportunity to do it once again so I just did it… i also threw a challenge to HIM today so i will see if it works out…

 

[InLight247]

At least you prostrated for a while.
Since we were talking about prostrating here, I did shortly this afternoon also.
I went for the adoration from 6:30 to 8:00 this afternoon, not an exposed one, just my daily regular holy hour.
The entire Church parking lot was empty. I was the only one in the church. So I told the Lord that I wanted to walk up to the altar, and prostrating right below the tabernacle behind the Altar. I prostrated there for a while and heard some sound. In afraid of someone’s coming, I jumped up but found no one in sight. So, I knelt on the altar server’s kneeler beside the tabernacle and finished one whole glorious mystery!!

 

[GoldenArrow]

In adoration, anything goes, really, except for reading a romance novel or sleeping.

I read True Devotion to Mary in an Adoration Chapel. Reading spiritual books is, in my opinion, a form of prayer. You really meditate when you read, right?

The Story of a Soul is GREAT to read during Adoration.

Or you can also simply sit there and just stare at the host. That’s a form of contemplative prayer where you look at Him and He looks at you.

You can pray the rosary or whatever you like. If others are present, pray very quietly!

The only thing that bugged me when I had adoration was the time when some man was in with me and he was literally talking to Jesus … back and forth … and the conversation was quite loud. I didn’t dare interrupt though. I also felt as if I was eavesdropping because he was so loud!

After that, I always brought along a pair of earplugs to keep handy just in case a loud person arrives.

And besides that … your adoration time will become more and more precious to you as time goes on. We don’t have 24/7 Adoration here and I deeply miss it! I always left my adoration hour with an immense feeling of peace and joy just about every time.

God Bless you in your journey!

 

[Matas]

I guess because no one else is prostrating in the church, doing so make me appear to be extreme and I don’t want to create a scene. You are right that it feels so right and so good to worship our Lord by prostrating.

I too have felt the urge to prostrate during adoration, but never did, not wanting to draw attention to myself and appear like some holier-than-thou kind of guy. Completing one pass around the rosary while on my knees seems to “fit in” better. I can’t just sit there. Writing this, I feel like a real weakling.