Eucharistic Adoration

[Aramis]

True. That is quite the way it works.

The only thing is that the time-line seems to be little off: the first really started in the 16th century. The second really in the 1920s under PP Pius XI.

In both cases, the initial impetus took time to be accepted. Latinizations were still being imposed upon the Ruthenian church through the 1960’s. Pp. P XI’s encyclical didn’t make a major state change in the church. the V II council did.

Likewise, the majority of “convert the orthodox to latins via the ECCs” movement was 17th and 18th C. And most of the ECCs came into union in the 18th C.

 

[malphono]

In both cases, the initial impetus took time to be accepted. Latinizations were still being imposed upon the Ruthenian church through the 1960’s. Pp. P XI’s encyclical didn’t make a major state change in the church. the V II council did.

Likewise, the majority of “convert the orthodox to latins via the ECCs” movement was 17th and 18th C. And most of the ECCs came into union in the 18th C.

Different traditions, different points of view.

 

[jimmy]

Oy … Adoration. Not my favorite devotion by a long shot. I’m not even a big fan of it in its “home territory” (i.e., the Latin Church). My feeling is pretty much the same about Benediction.

As far as I’m aware, the Maronites and Chaldeans (and probably the Syro-Malabars too) still do it. No idea what the Copts, Ethiopians or the Armenians do, but it might be that the Syriacs did it at one time. Am I missing any? And does anyone have further info? Not that it’s important, but it would be interesting to me nonetheless.

My Maronite Church does it.

I am one of those who is not a big fan of it but if that is your devotion, fine. I just don’t see the purpose. I think that the Eucharist is meant to be eaten. Yes, adore it, but your adoration should be part of the liturgy and lead to the reception of the Eucharist. I think that adoration as a seperate event from reception kind of takes it out of its context. The Eucharist is meant to be consumed. Consumption is more intimate than just looking.

 

[twf]

Aramis: Do these forms come straight to us from the Apostles in their present arrangement? You still seem to be clinging to a “cut-off point” for the authentic development of basic “forms” of devotions, if not the specific devotions themselves.