Feeling guilty when leaving Adoration Chapel

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I feel awful!! My local Parish has a Chapel where you can open the Tabernacle and do Adoration. It’s open during weekdays 9-4. I feel bad that I don’t spend more time there. I sat there maybe half an hour this morning, but to be honest Adoration is hard in a way because it tears away bad aspects of ourselves and that can be painful. I feel bad I dont give more time to Adoration. There was a point when I would travel into the city to do 6 hours of Adoration a week, it seems now that I have a local Chapel, I take it for granted.
I see a woman that goes to the Church in the city who sits there in Adoration of the Exposed Eucharist hours a day!!! I wish I had that dedication, but the scary truth is I’m scared of the change that much Adoration can bring about. As I don’t currently work I really should be in the Chapel all day… But God help me, I am too selfish. 😦
I hate that I wont spend all day in the Chapel… Maybe I should try , I don’t know.
 
Attending a chapel of Adoration is not an obligatory part of Catholic living in any way.

You have nothing to feel guilty about. Simply attend as much or as little as you like in the knowledge that not doing it at all is not sinful in any way, therefore there is no measurement of time spent in Adoration that is remotely necessary.

In fact, if you start to obsess about the amount of time you spend in Adoration, aren’t you then focusing on the wrong aspect of it? Christ is there for you whether you attend for 1 minute or 1 month. What matters is that Adoration is there for your own spiritual growth, and you won’t grow at all if you penalise yourself for your own perceived inadequacy where there is no inadequacy at all.
 
Incidentally, no Catholic Church should arrange Adoration where any random person can come and “open the tabernacle”. The tabernacle should be kept shut and locked (except when empty during the Triduum) and Adoration should either happen “through” the Tabernacle or with the Blessed Sacrament on display in a Monstrance, in which case there should be a formal arrangement where there can be guaranteed to be one or more people in attendance. Certainly nobody but the Priest or an Deacon (or rarely an EMHC) should be opening and closing the tabernacle.
 
Christine85 said:
I feel awful!! My local Parish has a Chapel where you can open the Tabernacle and do Adoration. It’s open during weekdays 9-4. I feel bad that I don’t spend more time there. I sat there maybe half an hour this morning, but to be honest Adoration is hard in a way because it tears away bad aspects of ourselves and that can be painful. I feel bad I dont give more time to Adoration. There was a point when I would travel into the city to do 6 hours of Adoration a week, it seems now that I have a local Chapel, I take it for granted.
I see a woman that goes to the Church in the city who sits there in Adoration of the Exposed Eucharist hours a day!!! I wish I had that dedication, but the scary truth is I’m scared of the change that much Adoration can bring about. As I don’t currently work I really should be in the Chapel all day… But God help me, I am too selfish. 😦
I hate that I wont spend all day in the Chapel… Maybe I should try , I don’t know.
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I get the same feeling, Like I am leaving a piece of my heart behind. One thing that helps and that You should try is to Pray to the LORD, telling HIM that You leave HIM Your Heart with HIM in the Tabernacle or Monstrance, so that, even though You are physically absent, Your heart is still being guarded and loved by the LORD in the Monstrance or Tabernacle…
 
Christine85 said:
…] but to be honest Adoration is hard in a way because it tears away bad aspects of ourselves and that can be painful. …] I wish I had that dedication, but the scary truth is I’m scared of the change that much Adoration can bring about.
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As others have said, attending a chapel of Adoration is not obligatory. But, what are you afraid that God will change in your life that you don’t want him to change? God knows what is best for you. Trust that Christ knows what changes you need in your life and it is all for your spiritual development. 🙂
 
Christine85 said:
I hate that I wont spend **all day **in the Chapel… Maybe I should try , I don’t know.
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The Church doesn’t require or encourage that. This reminds me of a quote:

“True holiness does not mean a flight from the world; rather, it lies in the effort to incarnate the Gospel in everyday life, in the family, at school and at work, and in social and political involvement.” --Pope John Paul II
 
Thanks for your replies. As for the tabernacle it is a legitimate set up where the door can be opened and you can see the Eucharist in a monstrance behind the glass.
I just feel like I’m not giving Jesus enough time. When I could its not that I think it’s because the Church says that’s an obligation, not at all, but because it’s like I can’t draw myself away, but at the same time there are times where I feel I can’t spend long there because “I’m not in the mood”, but that’s awful to think that. We hear of certain mystics who have said Jesus feels unwanted and neglected throughout the world in the tabernacles… And I can’t even face him sometimes because I’m scared of change. It’s simply ridiculous
 
I understand. Go when you can. And don’t be scared or feel guilty.

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Christine85 said:
Thanks for your replies. As for the tabernacle it is a legitimate set up where the door can be opened and you can see the Eucharist in a monstrance behind the glass.
I just feel like I’m not giving Jesus enough time. When I could its not that I think it’s because the Church says that’s an obligation, not at all, but because it’s like I can’t draw myself away, but at the same time there are times where I feel I can’t spend long there because “I’m not in the mood”, but that’s awful to think that. We hear of certain mystics who have said Jesus feels unwanted and neglected throughout the world in the tabernacles… And I can’t even face him sometimes because I’m scared of change. It’s simply ridiculous
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This still isn’t permitted. The Blessed Sacrament may only be exposed/reposed twice in a 24 hour period, and only a priest or deacon, and sometimes in rare circumstance, a properly instituted EMHC (not your typical volunteer EMHC, that is ever so common these days) may expose the Blessed Sacrament.
 
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This still isn’t permitted. The Blessed Sacrament may only be exposed/reposed twice in a 24 hour period, and only a priest or deacon, and sometimes in rare circumstance, a properly instituted EMHC (not your typical volunteer EMHC, that is ever so common these days) may expose the Blessed Sacrament.
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Oh. I don’t know…
 
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This still isn’t permitted. The Blessed Sacrament may only be exposed/reposed twice in a 24 hour period, and only a priest or deacon, and sometimes in rare circumstance, a properly instituted EMHC (not your typical volunteer EMHC, that is ever so common these days) may expose the Blessed Sacrament.
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We can’t tell what the set-up is in the OP’s chapel. Ours is on display 24/7 although I don’t know the inner workings of how long any individual Host is in the monstrance. Maybe hers is done legitimately, let’s not climb all over her without knowing.
 
Is this rule in Canon law? Where did you learn this? A reliable source would help.
Also there are other places in the Archdiocese that have these Chapels I am sure the Archbishop is aware of these.

I just checked the Canon Law on the Eucharist myself and it does not say anything of what you said. Please do provide a reliable source.

I will also be asking my SD who is a Blessed Sacrament Father and has been a Priest 50 years, in Rome for 30.
 
Christine85 said:
I feel awful!! My local Parish has a Chapel where you can open the Tabernacle and do Adoration. It’s open during weekdays 9-4. I feel bad that I don’t spend more time there. I sat there maybe half an hour this morning, but to be honest Adoration is hard in a way because it tears away bad aspects of ourselves and that can be painful. I feel bad I dont give more time to Adoration. There was a point when I would travel into the city to do 6 hours of Adoration a week, it seems now that I have a local Chapel, I take it for granted.
I see a woman that goes to the Church in the city who sits there in Adoration of the Exposed Eucharist hours a day!!! I wish I had that dedication, but the scary truth is I’m scared of the change that much Adoration can bring about. As I don’t currently work I really should be in the Chapel all day… But God help me, I am too selfish. 😦
I hate that I wont spend all day in the Chapel… Maybe I should try , I don’t know.
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You do not have to be in the chapel all day; an hour or an half an hour would be sufficient.

There are many churches that have adoration and for me I can find peace with my God.

Adorationn is a peaceful time and a time of reflectionn to tell God you are sorry for anything that you might have done wrong.

Always remember that Adoration is a peaceful gesture being in the presence of God
 
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

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Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Amen.

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