Lectures in the Adoration chapel

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That’s interesting. I’ve never experienced it before so I suppose this just feels new to me and something I never even knew was a practice before.
 
I’m strongly against it.

I don’t think the Eucharist should be a prop or be second in importance to anything else that is going on.

This is modernism rearing its ugly head.
 
I know it was done when I was a kid. In the late 60s, early 70s. I doubt seriously if it was a new innovation at my hometown, as we had a pretty ttadtional priest. I assume Opus Dei has always done it at their retreats and evening of recolllectoons. It has just been recently that I have seen it again in parishes.
 
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Perhaps the talk given as described by the OP was not well suited, but the rest of the description fits. The Eucharist is not a prop. It is a point if focus while we are given the meditation. Look at it this way: you can find many resources for reading specifically geared towards Eucharistic adoration. In this form, instead of reading the meditation, it is being spoken to you.
The is absolutely nothing moderist about this practice.
 
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Perhaps the talk given as described by the OP was not well suited, but the rest of the description fits. The Eucharist is not a prop. It is a point if focus while we are given the meditation. Look at it this way: you can find many resources for reading specifically geared towards Eucharistic adoration. In this form, instead of reading the meditation, it is being spoken to you.
The is absolutely nothing moderist about this practice.
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You are missing the point that this wasn’t a meditation. It was just a lecture. The speaker provided a resource sheet with a bunch of scholarly articles about the topic relating to technology in our society.
No scripture, no reflection, no discussion of Jesus, Mary, saints, etc.

We did sit for about 5 minutes in silence at the end. I would hope people were thinking of Jesus and not reading their list of library books that had been handed out.

I go to prayer groups, retreats etc where there is frequently a reflection on a spiritual topic that is done in the presence of the exposed Blessed Sacrament. It’s completely different from what was going on here.

I thank everyone who has given thoughtful answers on this thread, but if people keep insisting this is a religious meditation or a mission or something rather than what it was, a talk on a secular topic, there’s not much point in continuing the discussion. I know the difference between the two things.
 
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I acknowledged the talk may not have been appropriate, but the rest of what you describe fits perfectly as to the practice I describe. A priest, with altar server, exposes the Blessed Sacrament, hymn is sung, talk is given, period of silence, benediction.
I do not think I am missing any point. It was a holy hour, with perhaps a poorly selected talk by the priest.
 
The concept may have started as a holy hour. It seemed to be drifting away from its intended purpose. Hence my thread. I’m not concerned about holy hours in general, I often go to those (put on by another group that always has a topic relating to Jesus, Mary and the Holy Spirit).

Perhaps the next talk in their series will be more religious in nature.
 
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