Non-Catholics: Have you tried Adoration?

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I have no idea if anything created it or if it was always here. That’s pretty much beyond my purview.
 
In my humble opinion, it is the duty of humankind to seek divinity. Therefore, nothing is beyond anyone’s purview. Only beyond their desired vision of what matters and what doesn’t.
 
I’m a cradle Episcopalian and a big fan of Eucharistic Adoration. I went this morning, at a Catholic church with my wife. My Episcopal parish also has adoration available irregularly.
 
Not directly responding to the OP, but Adoration has always been one of the most powerful experiences of the Faith for me. As an uncommitted agnostic I certainly felt a presence and this helped lead me to the Church!
 
It makes no sense to me that divinity needs to be sought. I’m a pantheist, I’m immersed in it.
 
Interesting belief. Well, blessings to you. Hope you find your way back home to Rome 😄
 
I’ve never tried it. For the same reason why I wouldn’t throw rice at the feet of a statue of Ganesha, I choose to not engage. I’m not going to be dogmatic here, but to me, it seems like it’s idol worship. Catholics say that the Host becomes the flesh of Christ, and, in a similar way, Hindus believe that the divine presence resides in their statues.

I see little difference between celebrating the Eucharist and performing puja.
 
At least you’re being consistent.

I’ve posed this to Protestant Christians once: If the Eucharist is true, then it is the most amazing thing that many Christians are missing out on. The most intimate form of union possible here on Earth with Christ.

But if the Eucharist is not true, and Catholics are wrong, then at worst, Catholics are participating in one of the dumbest forms of idolatry ever. At best, it is a misguided but altogether confused practice.

But many Protestants answer: It doesn’t really matter. (At least the ones I’ve asked).

Hence the question: Did Christ WANT us to know what the Eucharist is all about? How did he want us to discern what the Eucharist is?

Did 2,000 years of Christianity, right from the beginning, suddenly get Christ’s teaching wrong? Did the 2nd century church fathers suddenly make the awkward mistake of making a symbolic ritual into something very, very different then what Christ intended? What makes more sense here?

How are we supposed to know?
 
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C. S. Lewis/ LETTERS TO MALCOLM: CHIEFLY ON PRAYER, chap. XIX, p. 104, 1st American ed.
 
I was the same way. When I was about 13 my mom would make me go to Adoration with her. An hour was just an interminably long time to spend, except once I found a book on Blessed Miguel Pro in the Chapel and read it for the hour. That was interesting. I have been a fan of Blessed Fr. Pro ever since.

But now the time goes pretty fast and I like sitting with Jesus.
 
When Mama was still a Protestant, she came with me to Adoration a couple of times. She said she didn’t feel she belonged there because she wasn’t Catholic.
 
Most of the hospitals where I live are Catholic-affiliated, have chapels, and have Adoration, or at least I think they do. I saw a round wafer in what looked like the middle of an ornate-looking plate on the altar when I entered the chapel and the people who were seated in the chapel were very quiet and reverent, so I did likewise while there.

I stopped in there for about 20 minutes before visiting a friend who was a patient at the hospital who was in bad shape. I prayed for his physical and spiritual welfare and wanted help from the Lord on what to say to my friend because I was at a loss for words at the time. So, I went to seek God, pray, and ask for the Lord’s direction. I definitely felt the Lord’s presence in that chapel and my visit with my friend went very well, probably because I didn’t say much 😀 . I just stayed with him a while and comforted him as much as possible.
 
I have not and would not consider doing so. The way I look at communion is that Jesus instituted the Holy Supper for eating and drinking. It is by eating and drinking of the bread and wine (body and blood) attached to the promise of Christ’s word, that this is for you, that we gain the benefits of Holy Communion. I think any other use of the consecrated elements is a misuse.
 
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Well, that’s not quite how it works. Asking for faith by means of prayer is noble and good, but it’s also about meeting God half way. He’s not going to give you all the graces or answers off the plate. I am a convert from the neo-pagan/wiccan/ new age religion myself and being able to meet God face to face in adoration has been a changing experience.
One thing you have to keep in mind though, emotions can change. A lot of people go into Eucharistic Adoration and expect to ‘feel’ certain results: ecstasy, hope, peace, etc. This is prevalent especially among Catholics. If one’s expectations are to be raptured by ecstatic emotions, most people are going to be highly disappointed. Adoration isn’t what someone gets out of it, whether an indulgence, special graces, ecstasy, miracles, or, unfortunately in some cases, a sense of holier-than-thou attitude to the person sitting next to you in the pew each Sunday. Adoration is an act of worship. God can grant special graces through adoration, but it’s ultimately about Him.
I wish you luck and good health
 
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I have not and would not consider doing so. The way I look at communion is that Jesus instituted the Holy Supper for eating and drinking. It is by eating and drinking of the bread and wine (body and blood) attached to the promise of Christ’s word, that this is for you, that we gain the benefits of Holy Communion. I think any other use of the consecrated elements is a misuse.
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And yet when I approach the altar to receive His body and blood, being in His presence in such a real way,I can’t help but kneel outwardly and inwardly in adoration.
 
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