No Adoration?

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I’ve been struggling to fit in at my new parish over this school year, and other circumstances have led to a period of some real spiritual struggles. So, it being the Lenten season, I wanted to start spending some time in Adoration because it’s something that always helps and lifts me up. But upon researching, my parish doesn’t have any Adoration times to speak of. In addition to that, the church building remains locked at all times when it’s not being used for Mass or organized prayer, and the priest’s English is frankly not very good.

This saddens me greatly, since I was really hoping for a chance to spend some time with the Blessed Sacrament. I need it.

Is there anything that I can do about this? I’m currently without transportation, so I can’t go to another church. Any ideas?
 
That’s so sad. What are churches for but for people to pray in? 😦 With an increasingly secularized society, security is such an issue though.

It doesn’t sound like you have many options. How is the church locked? Is it with a key or a code? Do you know anyone in the parish yet who would talk with you to the priest? Do you know the sacristan? (the person charged with care of the sacristy, church, and its contents. he will have a key.) I recommend you find out who are the people with keys to the church and ask for their help, perhaps to find out when they come into to take care of the church so you can slip in.

Getting the priest to expose the Blessed Sacrament in a monstrance looks a little further off, so I would focus on trying to get access to the church itself, specifically to wherever the tabernacle is.

I don’t have adoration either, but thankfully there is tiny side chapel near my house with a key code and a locked tabernacle. Though I miss the radiance of the unveiled Host, I love the intimacy and hiddenness of the tabernacle.
 
Ruth Therese complains :** “I wanted to start spending some time in Adoration because it’s something that always helps and lifts me up. But upon researching, my parish doesn’t have any Adoration times to speak of.”**

If your home Parish does not have Adoration time, I am ABSOLUTELY sure that other Parishes DO have Adoration time.

Of the dozen-or-so Churches that are within easy driving distance, there are 3 which have no regular Adoration time.
Some have Adoration chapels which are open 24 hours a day (with a code-operated door).
And, all of the rest have at least one day (usually Fridays) where the Host is open for Adoration (usually 8 AM to 5:30 or so).

So, for Lent, ask people at your Parish, if someone will give you a ride, so that BOTH of you can attend Adoration.
Or, call the Church Office and ask them to place a notice in the Bulletin, to do some ride sharing to an Adoration chapel.
If nobody else even wants to attend an Adoration, then I feel sorry for the people at your Parish.
 
4love2god, alas, the OP states that she is without transportation. But is there public transportation in your area, RuthTherese?
 
RuthTherese said:
I’ve been struggling to fit in at my new parish over this school year, and other circumstances have led to a period of some real spiritual struggles. So, it being the Lenten season, I wanted to start spending some time in Adoration because it’s something that always helps and lifts me up. But upon researching, my parish doesn’t have any Adoration times to speak of. In addition to that, the church building remains locked at all times when it’s not being used for Mass or organized prayer, and the priest’s English is frankly not very good.

This saddens me greatly, since I was really hoping for a chance to spend some time with the Blessed Sacrament. I need it.

Is there anything that I can do about this? I’m currently without transportation, so I can’t go to another church. Any ideas?
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At my local parish, I ask the parish staff or custodian to let me in. I have never had a problem with that.
 
Can you organize some others to ask for a day of Eucharistic Adoration? You need people willing to take turns or shifts.
 
Perhaps you can come early and stay late after Holy Mass?

If there is a group trying to get Adoration started but without enough people, asking will help. 🙂
 
Shin said:
Perhaps you can come early and stay late after Holy Mass?

If there is a group trying to get Adoration started but without enough people, asking will help. 🙂
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Good idea! Surely they won’t throw you out? Talk to the priest. It is a shame they have to lock up the church.
 
Hi RuthTherese,

I am really sorry about the difficulties you are having, regarding Adoration.

I was thinking about on-line Adoration, like Mr.Clean was, too. There is savior.org.

I go there to visit Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament, since I am not able to get around like I used to, now.

I hope that something works out for you in your area. God Bless you.
 
Here are some thoughts by Dom Mark Kirby, O.S.B., about adoration done from home, preferably in front of an image of his Sacred Heart. I find it very beautiful and helpful advice.

vultus.stblogs.org/index.php/2014/01/adoration-at-home/

A prayer of his composition that you might use:
Lord Jesus Christ,
my desire and the intention of my heart
is to pray before Thy holy image as if I were in Thy Eucharistic presence.
Transport my soul before the tabernacle where
Thou art most forsaken at this hour,
and there let me offer Thee my desire to adore Thee,
and my love,
in a spirit of reparation.
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Here are some more thoughts of his. He addresses “webcam adoration”, too. vultus.stblogs.org/index.php/2014/01/the-conundrum-of-the-webcam-in-the-sanctuary/
 
I’ve always benefitted from online Adoration such as at St. Martin of Tour’s. 🙂

It’s splendid to honor an image of Our Lord’s Sacred Heart daily, it’s a secret to peace in the home as the promises to St. Margaret Mary relate.
 
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