Aside from permissions, why in the world would anyone want to do this?
Yes, you are allowed to open the doors for adoration, but it should NEVER be exposed if nobody is there. I would talk to your pastor about exposing the Blessed Sacrament. DO NOT expose it, if he hasn’t given you explicit permission to do so. A lay person should only expose it for adoration, in the absence of a priest or deacon, for the faithful. If there are no faithful in the Church for adoration then it should not be exposed. I’m not too sure about exposing it just for yourself. I remember once, way back when I was an altar server and would serve at our weekly parish novena, with exposition by the priest. There was a snowstorm once and I was the only one who came: to help the priest with the incense and incense the Blessed Sacrament when he blesses the people. When we realized nobody was coming, he said he cannot expose the Blessed Sacrament for just the two of us and that there would need to be at least one lay person in adoration with us. We ended up praying to the closed Tabernacle, no exposition, for a few minutes and then he sent me home. So I don’t think you can just expose it for yourself and adore it with nobody present. Praying to a closed tabernacle doesn’t make your prayers any less important; its the intention that counts.See that’s what all I’m nervous about. Whether I’m doing it right or wrong.
Hopefully I’ll see the priest there today to ask him. Not to cause a row, but there have been times where I’ve gone and the Sacrament has been exposed and NOBODY was there. Other times the monstrance is covered with a simple white linen when nobody is there. When that happens I remove the linen and stay put.
To me the tabernacle should be built into the wall somehow and fashioned with glass on the front. So exposing the Eucharist would be as simply as opening the tabernacle doors and if nobody is around; simply close them. This would cut down on the number of times that I’ve dropped in (I didn’t fill out a sign-in sheet) and nobody is there
If I understand what you’re asking - no, absolutely not.
If no one is around the Eucharist should be behind lock and key!
I thought deacons could equally set up and close Adoration, as well as conducting Benediction.
Right - I should have said “ordained clergy” since obviously the Bishop can also do this. As well as a designated trained and assigned lay person, in unusual situations, although I’m trying to imagine why there would be Adoration if there were no priest available to lead the prayers.
We have the monstrance between two candles,and people are there to make sure it protected from thieves,and at the end off the night the last group put,s in the Tabernacle ,and lock it ,tell the next day.for we have it seven days a week.See that’s what all I’m nervous about. Whether I’m doing it right or wrong.
Hopefully I’ll see the priest there today to ask him. Not to cause a row, but there have been times where I’ve gone and the Sacrament has been exposed and NOBODY was there. Other times the monstrance is covered with a simple white linen when nobody is there. When that happens I remove the linen and stay put.
To me the tabernacle should be built into the wall somehow and fashioned with glass on the front. So exposing the Eucharist would be as simply as opening the tabernacle doors and if nobody is around; simply close them. This would cut down on the number of times that I’ve dropped in (I didn’t fill out a sign-in sheet) and nobody is there
The Holy Eucharist is lock up in the tabernacle, ,then the one who is charge put,s in the Monstrance,then takes in and places it on a table and lights the Candles.then some says there until another person comes to re-leave thet person ,so that it,s always being protected from being taken away.