not on the right thread, liturgy and sacraments, no wonder I could not find it, just found this article on spiritdaily which expands this discussion
spiritdaily.com/adorationrules.htm
in response, I have to say in this diocese these rules have been enforced because of abuses, not only the Lord being left unattended in circumstances that have allowed vandalism and sacrilege, but because of the attitude exhibited by the writer of this article. this attitude seems to be that i have a right to enter the chapel anytime I want because of my subjective feelings and experiences at Adoration.
Those feelings and experiences are good things, but what seems to be happening, and this is the reason the practice of extended hours for Adoration has been suspended in several parishes here, is that the group who originally got things going, did the sign-ups, phone calls etc. has some kind of ownership issue going on.
One such lay group on its own cancelled posted hours for a holiday weekend without consulting the pastor, because none of their little group members could be present, ignoring commitments from dozens of other people. some of these people also complained to the pastor that “their hour” which they had signed up for and been observing for years, has been “taken over by someone else”, in other words, they want the chapel all to themselves during “their hour” and resent it when someone walks in off the street, or signs up for the same hour.
it is this attitude, unhealthy and counterproductive and antiethical to the whole concept and purpose of adoration, that it is a private thing, that the bishops are combatting in these regulations, I believe.
the other frequent abuse, which was ended at a national shrine and popular pilgramige site here, is that of Adoration and Exposition while Mass is going on.
