Perpetual Adoration

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After RCIA tonight I signed up for an hour of Perpetual Adoration. I had no idea, at least for the most part, what exactly it was. But, I figured why not. I like to jump in head first sometimes.

So, a woman from church gave me some education and some suggestions and in I went.

I literally do not have the words to describe the experience. To say its amazing is almost equivalent to an insult. It was just…amazing, lol…

I spent the beginning just praying. I was mostly just thanking him, asking him to make me his personal “distribution center” of His love. To keep me strong throughout the following week so I can be who He wants me to be.

Then I read from the Bible for a while. And before I knew it, it was time to go. I stayed for about an extra 15 minutes.

I also was enthralled watching the few others in the chapel. One of the most beautiful things next to the Lord himself is seeing and observing others worshiping Him. Its so incredible how each person opens themselves to Him.

Have any of you done this? Anything you can share?
 
im still in rcia and i have no idea what perpetual adoration…please please tell me more about it.
 
Adoration is where there is the Body of Jesus in the Eucharist. It is put in a monstrance and displayed on the altar. The chapel will be quiet, and you can pray, read the bible, just look at him… etc. (You can google a picture of a montrance and you will be able to see it.)

Perpetual adoration means that its 24/7 it depends on your church when you have adoration and whether you have perpetual adoration or not.
 
reaganjn said:
im still in rcia and i have no idea what perpetual adoration…please please tell me more about it.
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Well. You go to a chapel and Jesus Christ himself is there in the flesh. It’s pretty much the most awesome thing ever.
 
reaganjn said:
im still in rcia and i have no idea what perpetual adoration…please please tell me more about it.
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Well. Parishes have adoration or perpetual adoration. Both are adoration of Jesus, but perpetual goes 24x7x365. You get enough people to spend 1 hour with the Lord that every hour of everyday is covered. You go to a chapel and Jesus Christ himself is there in the flesh. You spend at least 1 hour with Jesus in prayer, or reflection, or relgious reading, or some other form of quiet religious activity. It’s pretty much the most awesome thing ever.
 
Adoration is one of my favorite times. Our 6 parish “cluster” has Adoration 6 days a week. Some of the parishes only have Adoration for one hour and some have it all day usually 9:30 to 5:00. Because of our schedule, my wife & I can only attend on Thursday. But we just love it.

We’ve been involved in this for 3 years now and its become a permanent part of our lives.
 
wow i am going to ask about this in my next class this sunday…this is something i really really wanna do
 
\You go to a chapel and Jesus Christ himself is there in the flesh.\

If you believe this, then you totally misunderstand what the Church teaches.
 
I LOVE Adoration 😃 it’s one of the best things there is… second to only the Mass. It really helped me while I was converting… and it still helps me now that I’m Catholic!🙂
 
bpbasilphx said:
\You go to a chapel and Jesus Christ himself is there in the flesh.\

If you believe this, then you totally misunderstand what the Church teaches.
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actually it IS correct Catholic teaching.

We believe that Jesus is physically (not just spiritually) present in the Eucharist, and that we can go to an Adoration chapel and spend time with Him.
 
Our diocese has a rotating Adoration. Each parish has Adoration one day, at least, a month. Thus each day one or more churches has Adoration; so the diocese as a whole has perpetual adoration.
 
Jotobo said:
After RCIA tonight I signed up for an hour of Perpetual Adoration. I had no idea, at least for the most part, what exactly it was. But, I figured why not. I like to jump in head first sometimes.

So, a woman from church gave me some education and some suggestions and in I went.

I literally do not have the words to describe the experience. To say its amazing is almost equivalent to an insult. It was just…amazing, lol…

I spent the beginning just praying. I was mostly just thanking him, asking him to make me his personal “distribution center” of His love. To keep me strong throughout the following week so I can be who He wants me to be.

Then I read from the Bible for a while. And before I knew it, it was time to go. I stayed for about an extra 15 minutes.

I also was enthralled watching the few others in the chapel. One of the most beautiful things next to the Lord himself is seeing and observing others worshiping Him. Its so incredible how each person opens themselves to Him.

Have any of you done this? Anything you can share?
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God bless you, Jotobo! You have found one of the truly great Catholic practices that should be more widely available in our society today.

Adoration softened my heart and brought me back to the Church at a time when I was totally lost. Quiet miracles happen in the Presence of Our Eucharistic Lord!

If you pray the rosary, it’s a wonderful way to spend part of your Adoration hour. You get to view Christ through the window of Mary’s soul, which always “magnifies the Lord”!
 
Monica4316 said:
actually it IS correct Catholic teaching.

We believe that Jesus is physically (not just spiritually) present in the Eucharist, and that we can go to an Adoration chapel and spend time with Him.
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He is physically present, but not “in the flesh”…i.e., transubstantiation changes the substance of the Host into the sacramental presence of Christ, while the accidents (the things that make it look like bread) remain the same. That is why we do not say that we are committing cannibalism when we receive the Eucharist. We are receiving the real, sacramental Body of Christ, under the appearance of bread.

Hopefully I explained that correctly and it’s slightly more clear than mud. 😉 Don’t worry if you don’t grasp it all yet. Ask about it in RCIA and keep going to Adoration. 👍
 
cecilia97 said:
He is physically present, but not “in the flesh”…i.e., transubstantiation changes the substance of the Host into the sacramental presence of Christ, while the accidents (the things that make it look like bread) remain the same. That is why we do not say that we are committing cannibalism when we receive the Eucharist. We are receiving the real, sacramental Body of Christ, under the appearance of bread.

Hopefully I explained that correctly and it’s slightly more clear than mud. 😉 Don’t worry if you don’t grasp it all yet. Ask about it in RCIA and keep going to Adoration. 👍
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Hi, I just don’t understand, what is the difference between “physically” present and “in the flesh”? isn’t the Eucharist Christ’s Flesh? (as He said :))

the word I’ve always used was “materially”… meaning that He’s physically present, but not materially (because of the accidents :))
 
Monica4316 said:
Hi, I just don’t understand, what is the difference between “physically” present and “in the flesh”? isn’t the Eucharist Christ’s Flesh? (as He said :))

the word I’ve always used was “materially”… meaning that He’s physically present, but not materially (because of the accidents :))
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In all my life I’ve never heard that it was a problem to refer to Christ as being “in the flesh” in the Eucharist. It’s a figure of speech more than anything; meaning, “he’s **really **here.” I wouldn’t worry about it, Monica. 🙂
 
Monica4316 said:
Hi, I just don’t understand, what is the difference between “physically” present and “in the flesh”? isn’t the Eucharist Christ’s Flesh? (as He said :))

the word I’ve always used was “materially”… meaning that He’s physically present, but not materially (because of the accidents :))
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The Church uses the words “spiritually,” “truly”, “really” and “sacramentally” present. It’s really Jesus Christ, his Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity.

However he is not physically, molecularly, chemically, accidentally present. In other words, all of these adverbs refer to subjective or objective, direct or indirect perception of the accidents. The accidents do not change.

Remember, we are Christians who believe in God, and angels. To us saying something is not “physical” does not equal saying it’s “not real.” To be spiritually present is to be much much more present (on a deeper level) than to be merely physically present.
 
newyorkcatholic said:
The Church uses the words “spiritually,” “truly”, “really” and “sacramentally” present. It’s really Jesus Christ, his Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity.

However he is not physically, molecularly, chemically, accidentally present. In other words, all of these adverbs refer to subjective or objective, direct or indirect perception of the accidents. The accidents do not change.

Remember, we are Christians who believe in God, and angels. To us saying something is not “physical” does not equal saying it’s “not real.” To be spiritually present is to be much much more present (on a deeper level) than to be merely physically present.
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This is wonderfully explained, thank you!

I’ve also used the words “physical” or “in the flesh” to describe the Eucharistic miracle to friends who don’t understand it well…in person and when we were speaking informally. But online, since our posts persist long after the conversation is over, I try to be a little more precise.

The section of the catechism starting around paragraph 1356 covers the Real Presence and is very beautiful.
 
Perpetual Adoration sounds wonderful!!! I soooo wish I could go. My church has adoration once a week and I usually can’t go. 😦 When I do get the opportunity to go, I end up staying home cuz I really don’t feel like going (what a lame excuse, huh?). Unfortunately my willpower is a big fat 0. :(😦
 
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