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JillianRose
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Hello
What is Eucharist Adoration?
Please and Thank You.
Jill
What is Eucharist Adoration?
Please and Thank You.
Jill
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Stylites
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Adoration is another word for worship, so Eucharistic Adoration is an event whereby the faithful can offer their just worship to God in the Eucharist.
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TimothyH
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omegapd
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What a beautiful picture!
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pangaious
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odile53
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Think of it as “quality time with Jesus.” You can pray, meditate, pour your heart out to Him, say set prayers, or just generally be with Him. That’s really Him, right there, right up in front, plain for all the world to see and love.
Before I got hurt at work, after work, I would go to a nearby parish which had daily Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament all day long, and Adoration concluded with Benediction (where you get blessed with the Body of Christ.) Mass followed. I used to get there a few times a week.
While I’m sitting here at home recuperating from my injuries, Eucharistic Adoration in front of the exposed Blessed Sacrament is the one thing I miss the most from my healthier days. I’m going to try to get there this week, because, quite frankly, I feel a little cheated that I haven’t been able to drive there for the past six weeks.
Before I got hurt at work, after work, I would go to a nearby parish which had daily Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament all day long, and Adoration concluded with Benediction (where you get blessed with the Body of Christ.) Mass followed. I used to get there a few times a week.
While I’m sitting here at home recuperating from my injuries, Eucharistic Adoration in front of the exposed Blessed Sacrament is the one thing I miss the most from my healthier days. I’m going to try to get there this week, because, quite frankly, I feel a little cheated that I haven’t been able to drive there for the past six weeks.
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redletters
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I love my Adoration time. I think of it as swimming in the love of God, loving God and receiving God’s love in return. I generally begin with prayer or reflection from some of the books I have for that purpose, but after a few minutes I just…sit there and love Him. Heaven on earth!
eta: prayers for a fast, full recovery, Odile53.
eta: prayers for a fast, full recovery, Odile53.
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starryheart
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A beautiful pic!
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JillianRose
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Cool. At our church we have a chapel opened 24/7 that has eucharist adoration. You need a pin number to get in. It is really cool because it is in our old Log cabin from the early 1800"s. It was the first Catholic Church in our area. I want to go but I did not know what to do. Thanks…
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LaMusicaSenior
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Eucharistic adoration is the highlight of my week. It is one-on-one time with my creator, and time to think and reflect on what He is trying to get me to understand 
It is peace. It is love. It is Jesus.
God Bless you,
Chloe M.
It is peace. It is love. It is Jesus.
God Bless you,
Chloe M.
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odile53
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@ JillianRose:
After you punch in the pin number, enter the church and look to see on the altar, or perhaps in a side chapel, if there is a large, gold metallic object with a Host in it. That is the Blessed Sacrament, exposed. It’s traditional to kneel in front of the exposed Sacrament as opposed to a one-kneed genuflect. If you physically can’t kneel on the floor and get up, bow profoundly from the waist, and enter your pew.
Again, it’s traditional to kneel in adoration in front of the exposed Sacrament, but if you can’t do that, simply sit quietly as you pray, meditate, or read sacred literature. Reverently understand that you are in the physical presence of Jesus, just as if He were standing there as if He still bodily walked the earth in His human/divine form.
One maintains quiet during Adoration. Other people most likely are present and at prayer. Don’t disturb them.
You can use any one of a number of set prayers, or you can use this time to quietly enter into an awe-filled space in His Presence. It’s pretty much up to the individual, and differs even with the same person at different times. If you have a missal, either an old traditional one, or a new Roman Missal, there are prayers in the back or the front of it for Eucharistic Adoration. You do not have to get hung up on what specific prayers to use.
Benediction may be given by a priest prior to returning the Blessed Sacrament to the tabernacle. That is a blessing made with the Exposed Host in the monstrance, and there are certain traditional hymns and prayers that may accompany it. Sometimes it is just a silent blessing of the people.
After you have concluded your visit, again, leave your pew, kneel (or bow as needed) in His Presence, and quietly leave the building.
After you punch in the pin number, enter the church and look to see on the altar, or perhaps in a side chapel, if there is a large, gold metallic object with a Host in it. That is the Blessed Sacrament, exposed. It’s traditional to kneel in front of the exposed Sacrament as opposed to a one-kneed genuflect. If you physically can’t kneel on the floor and get up, bow profoundly from the waist, and enter your pew.
Again, it’s traditional to kneel in adoration in front of the exposed Sacrament, but if you can’t do that, simply sit quietly as you pray, meditate, or read sacred literature. Reverently understand that you are in the physical presence of Jesus, just as if He were standing there as if He still bodily walked the earth in His human/divine form.
One maintains quiet during Adoration. Other people most likely are present and at prayer. Don’t disturb them.
You can use any one of a number of set prayers, or you can use this time to quietly enter into an awe-filled space in His Presence. It’s pretty much up to the individual, and differs even with the same person at different times. If you have a missal, either an old traditional one, or a new Roman Missal, there are prayers in the back or the front of it for Eucharistic Adoration. You do not have to get hung up on what specific prayers to use.
Benediction may be given by a priest prior to returning the Blessed Sacrament to the tabernacle. That is a blessing made with the Exposed Host in the monstrance, and there are certain traditional hymns and prayers that may accompany it. Sometimes it is just a silent blessing of the people.
After you have concluded your visit, again, leave your pew, kneel (or bow as needed) in His Presence, and quietly leave the building.
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JillianRose
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Sounds a lot of how my evenings of recollection start out at opus day. Thnks
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EricFilmer
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Just to add a little to what has been offered in this thread…
Eucharistic Adoration (among other things) is a gift of our free time to Jesus. When we set aside time to spend with Jesus in adoration, he knows that there are hundreds of other things we could be doing instead, and yet we are willing to set aside everything else in our busy lives to be with him.
The following is a theory of mine (seeing as I can only speculate about the details of what it must be like in heaven): If you consider the fact that angels and saints dwell in an eternal realm (where they do not experience the constraints of time), when we on earth give Jesus the gift of our free time during Eucharistic Adoration, we give him a gift of love that even the angels and saints in heaven are not able to give. Jesus, of course, is never outdone in generosity, which is why Eucharistic Adoration is a source of such great blessing for those who have recourse to it (i.e., he accepts the loving gift of our free time and gives us far greater blessings in return).
Eucharistic Adoration (among other things) is a gift of our free time to Jesus. When we set aside time to spend with Jesus in adoration, he knows that there are hundreds of other things we could be doing instead, and yet we are willing to set aside everything else in our busy lives to be with him.
The following is a theory of mine (seeing as I can only speculate about the details of what it must be like in heaven): If you consider the fact that angels and saints dwell in an eternal realm (where they do not experience the constraints of time), when we on earth give Jesus the gift of our free time during Eucharistic Adoration, we give him a gift of love that even the angels and saints in heaven are not able to give. Jesus, of course, is never outdone in generosity, which is why Eucharistic Adoration is a source of such great blessing for those who have recourse to it (i.e., he accepts the loving gift of our free time and gives us far greater blessings in return).
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teeboy
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I need to start doing this.
Especially since I can’t receive communion more tham once a day.
Especially since I can’t receive communion more tham once a day.
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JillianRose
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Its a good thing I don’t have one. lolJillian,
This is time with Jesus. Cell phones should be “off” or silenced…
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Porknpie
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There’s a number of things that you can do while in adoration, not limited to:
- pray in some way, unaided from your heart or with Rosary or a prayer book etc
- read scripture or another religious book
- sit in silence and just listen to God.
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Jerry-Jet
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I think it would be more evangelistic if we called it Eucharistic Jesus adoration.
Some non Catholics believe that we’re adoring a piece of bread–we’re not adoring a piece of bread–we’re adoring Jesus!
All the “personal relationship with Christ people” who are non Catholic should know that not only do we commune PERSONALLY with Jesus but we go visit Him PERSONALLY when we adore Him in the Eucharist.
Maybe if they knew the joy that we get from these PERSONAL encounters with Jesus–maybe they would be more open to the Catholic faith.
Some non Catholics believe that we’re adoring a piece of bread–we’re not adoring a piece of bread–we’re adoring Jesus!
All the “personal relationship with Christ people” who are non Catholic should know that not only do we commune PERSONALLY with Jesus but we go visit Him PERSONALLY when we adore Him in the Eucharist.
Maybe if they knew the joy that we get from these PERSONAL encounters with Jesus–maybe they would be more open to the Catholic faith.
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