Parsing Adoration

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It’s not a Sacrament.
As far as I know, it is not part of the Liturgy.
It can be a part of private devotion.
It is usually a public devotion, especially Benediction.

So where does it fit?
 
Miserissima said:
It’s not a Sacrament.
As far as I know, it is not part of the Liturgy.
It can be a part of private devotion.
It is usually a public devotion, especially Benediction.

So where does it fit?
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What do you mean?

Our parish has 24 hour Eucharistic Devotion in a separate Chapel. Other parishes I have attended have certain hours set aside for devotion in the church.

While it is a private devotion in most cases (no prayers aloud, other than at Benediction), there does not seem to a set of rules to be followed, other than reverence. In the chapel, there may be one, or there may be many more. Some are praying silently, others reading, and others just being there. For myself, it is a private devotion; my devotion doesn’t depend on others.

It is not required; it can be recommended.
 
I don’t know the answer to your question, but what I can tell you, it is the most available, most powerful experience the Catholic Church has to offer.

It is a little weird, but the very first time I went into adoration , felt a little strange, but nothing more.

The second time, I just went in with the intention of lighting some prayer candles, and was almost blown out of my shoes by the presence of Christ. It was an incredible experience. I had NO expectations at all when I walked into the chapel, other than to light a candle, I was quite unprepared for the experience. It was wonderful!
 
Miserissima said:
It’s not a Sacrament.
As far as I know, it is not part of the Liturgy.
It can be a part of private devotion.
It is usually a public devotion, especially Benediction.

So where does it fit?
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(Since I can’t ‘edit’…)

The Rosary is neither a Sacrament nor part of the Liturgy. Nor are the Novenas. We have many blessings in our Faith that aren’t Sacraments or Liturgy, yet are valued pieces of our Faith.
 
Miserissima said:
It’s not a Sacrament.
As far as I know, it is not part of the Liturgy.
It can be a part of private devotion.
It is usually a public devotion, especially Benediction.

So where does it fit?
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Eucharistic Adoration is paying homage to Our Lord truly present in the Blessed Sacrament in a posture of love. It is prayer that enables us to personally encounter Our Lord Jesus Christ, and eventually, to bring us to a personal relationship with God.

We know that in the Sacrifice of the Mass, we have the means par excellence of communicating regularly with God, paying Him homage, and encountering Him. How does Eucharistic Adoration come in?

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI explains: "The act of adoration outside Mass prolongs and intensifies all that takes place during the liturgical celebration itself". (Sacramentum Caritatis, 66.) Thus, Eucharistic Adoration flows naturally from the Holy Mass, and personal prayer before the Blessed Sacrament may be seen as a normal continuation of the Eucharistic Celebration.

In his Pastoral Letter of 5/18/2008, Archbishop E. Goulet writes: "Eucharistic Adoration finds its true meaning only if it is linked to the celebration of the Eucharist and is an extension of it."

Eucharistic Adoration, then, has a personal and a community dimension. When we come before the Blessed Sacrament to pay homage to Our Lord, we come as a member of the People of God. Personal prayer before the Blessed Sacrament has an indispensable value in our spiritual life but we need to be aware that "the personal relationship which the individual believer establishes with Jesus present in the Eucharist, constantly points beyond itself to the whole communion of the Church and nourishes a fuller sense of membership in the Body of Christ." (Sacramentum Caritatis, 68.)

Eucharistic Adoration is precious time when our Faith can truly deepen and grow!

I hope these thoughts help …
 
Eucharistic Adoration is a private devotion that must be done with the aid of the Church since a person couldn’t and shouldn’t be able to “borrow” a consecrated Host to use at home. This makes it unique in that respect, but not part of the liturgy.

-AJ
 
AJB328 said:
Eucharistic Adoration is a private devotion that must be done with the aid of the Church since a person couldn’t and shouldn’t be able to “borrow” a consecrated Host to use at home. This makes it unique in that respect, but not part of the liturgy.

-AJ
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Thank you! This is just what I was looking for. I know what Adoration is (yes, I’ve participated) but somehow my question may not have been too clear.
 
Bit without the Liturgy, there would be no Blessed Sacrament.

The host is consecrated within the context of the Mass.

So, the Blessed Sacrament is connected to the Liturgy, although during adoration outside of Benediction, it is a private devotion.

Jim
 
My child’ s school has Eucharistic Adoration every week. But they often leave our Lord, in the Blessed Sacrament exposed on the chapel altar, alone. I don’t think this is right???
 
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