Non-Catholics: Have you tried Adoration?

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Agreed, in partaking of communion we ARE receiving the true body and blood or Christ in the manner in which he intended for them to be used, and offering our adoration of the Son in the manner in which he prescribes for us to do so.
 
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RealisticCatholic said:
Fellow Catholics claim Jesus, the ultimate Good, our Savior, and God, can be found in every Catholic tabernacle in the world. You can pray in his presence during Eucharistic Adoration.
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This non-Catholic would agree with this claim.
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Have any of you non-Catholic Christians given this a try?
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No, not yet.
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Is it something worth considering?
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Yes, I would quite like to. It’s a matter of making time for it and convincing my Calvinist-lite wife that I haven’t lost my mind.
 
I meet that which I worship face to face daily. I agree it’s a wonderful experience.
 
Hodos said:
Agreed, in partaking of communion we ARE receiving the true body and blood or Christ in the manner in which he intended for them to be used, and offering our adoration of the Son in the manner in which he prescribes for us to do so.
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I agree, but a step further, if, for example, I am a guest in a Catholic Church, I’m still in Adoration even though I’m not receiving.
There is not anything, at least in Lutheran tradition, that prohibits Eucharistic Adoration.
 
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I have not and probably wouldn’t, mostly just from a cultural standpoint. For the record, I’m not saying that I have a big theological issue with the practice. However, to be honest - it would make me feel - for lack of a better word (and I know this sounds crazy to my Catholic brothers and sisters) - uncomfortable.

I would say that, in general, if you asked a Reformed Protestant about the “real presence” of Christ, the go-to Biblical support they would use would be from Matthew 18:

“For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”

We would say that Christ is present amongst us all the time - and that we feel his presence all the time at Church; in our small groups; at a lunch with another believer when we’ve invited. Christ to join us as we bless the food; at our family dinner table; at a wedding, or a funeral. For us there is no better place to feel and be with Christ than in the midst of Christian fellowship.
 
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We would say that Christ is present amongst us all the time - and that we feel his presence all the time at Church; in our small groups; at a lunch with another believer when we’ve invited. Christ to join us as we bless the food; at our family dinner table; at a wedding, or a funeral.
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Catholics would agree with this claim. But that’s not the meaning of the term “Real Presence.”
 
Nor among such Anglicans, who, whether they answer to the term protestant or not, practice Benediction and Adoration of the Blessed Body.
 
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Catholics would agree with this claim.
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Well said - didn’t mean to imply they wouldn’t
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But that’s not the meaning of the term “Real Presence.”
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I thought I covered the defined term implicitly in my second sentence counselor. Clearly I didn’t. Thus, for clarity - I agree with you here as well.
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I try to keep this issue on sound technical grounds because I think otherwise it leads to unnecessary fights – often, when Catholics say that Protestants lack the RP, Protestants hear Catholics saying that Christ is utterly absent from their worship and their lives. And so the Protestant fights back, using the term in a different manner than the Catholic uses it, which leads to confusion and more unnecessary arguments.

ETA: Faithful Lutherans and some Anglicans certainly should punch back when Catholics tell them they don’t have the RP, because they believe they do. But most of the rest of Protestantism should be able to say, “yeah, that’s true, but He’s still present.”
 
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“Faithful Lutherans and some Anglicans certainly should punch back when Catholics tell them they don’t have the RP, because they believe they do.”

Left jab? Right cross?
 
Yep - you’re right. Totally agree. Too many discussions that would otherwise be friendly and ecumenical get bogged down on technical grounds. Keep on keeping us on the straight and level. Steady as she goes.
 
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“Faithful Lutherans and some Anglicans certainly should punch back when Catholics tell them they don’t have the RP, because they believe they do.”

Left jab? Right cross?
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Both at once.
 
I would refer you to the Formula of Concord, Article VII, paragraph 19.
 
Hodos said:
I would refer you to the Formula of Concord, Article VII, paragraph 19.
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Rejected:
  1. That the external visible elements of the bread and wine should be adored in the Holy Sacrament.
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Agreed, but I’m not speaking of adoration of the external physical elements, but adoration of the present Christ Himself.
 
I understand what you are saying, but in the context of this present conversation and the practice being discussed, it is completely relevant.
 
Hodos said:
I understand what you are saying, but in the context of this present conversation and the practice being discussed, it is completely relevant.
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Sure, but I mentioned it in the context of being at a Catholic mass where I couldn’t receive.
I think we’d agree generally about things such as Corpus Christi processions, etc., but if one recognizes the primary call if Christ- “take and eat…”, there is nothing wrong with adoration, particularly during the sacramental act.
 
Yes, but again, that wasn’t the topic of the discussion, so you can understand where I responded directly to the question being posed in the negative.
 
I have not, but I do believe God is actually present in the consecrated elements. I can’t say exactly why or how, but they become different and it matters - God is there in a special way that does not otherwise apply. So yes, I would consider it and there is the strong possibility that, if access were provided, I might actually do it, and silently pray. And this would not be difficult; at least in my experience, Catholic churches seem extraordinary conducive to prayer anyway.
 
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