Share your experience with adoration, please!

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I’ve been a catholic now for a little more than 10 years after converting from Protestantism. I’ve now been Catholic longer than I was protestant, but I am having enormous difficulty recognizing Jesus in Eucharist. My head believes, I fully accept the teaching, but my heart hasn’t “caught up”. In prayer, I felt the Holy Spirit lead me to start attending adoration at my church. I have started attending and have going for about 3 months now, but I honestly feel awkward because I am not sure what to do there. I’ve been bringing praise and worship music (helps me pray at home) and a bible to read from the gospels and meditate on the stories…But it feels awkward still.

I’d love to hear from you! Two questions:
  1. How do you use the time at adoration? What do you think or pray about?
  2. How has adoration increased your own faith? What insights have you gained, or how has your heart been changed? (basically asking for testimony, haha)
 
I usually either say prayers (like a Rosary, Divine Mercy, etc), or I meditate on the Holy Mysteries, or I read a spiritual book (chapels have tons of them around), or I just sit there and look at Jesus for a while.

I think of it as just sitting in the room with a loved one.

There are always plenty of books to read or prayers to say, one never runs out.

I like visiting with Jesus. I did it as a child although I will confess I got a bit bored sometimes, a half hour seems long when you’re 12 or under. I appreciate it more now. Sometimes Jesus helps with my anxieties or I can cry quietly on His shoulder. Also I can get an indulgence for the Poor Souls if I stay for a half hour.

Sorry this isn’t real dramatic testimony.
 
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Im not able to attend Adoration physically due to no rides but I watch a online live stream of Adoration sometimes. And sometimes I see the mass on TV. The Eucharist looks real it just not like some bread it is so much more I can feel it.
And the wine on Ewtn mass looks just like blood at times.
 
Adoration is a wonderful time with Our Lord. Sometimes I’ll pray for intentions (forum members, family, people at work). Generally a rosary or so. Thanksgiving for all the wonderful things He has given me, and done for me. Sometimes, I’ll read the Bible.

It’s quite often He will direct me to the section that will answer a question I’ve asked.

Sometimes I’ll sit quietly… as some saint said, “I look at Him, He looks at me”.

Last Adoration time, the lady who has the hour after me didn’t show up, so I got two hours of Our Lord. It was wonderful.
 
I usually pray a rosary, sometimes just talk to Jesus and spill out my worries to Him, and when I can’t think of anything else to do I’ll just sit there in silence in His presence.

It always fills me with calm and helps me move forward.
 
When I was sick with 103 fever and food poisoning I watched live adoration I fell asleep by my phone what are your thoughts on this?
 
Adoration

“I adore you Christ present here and in all the churches/tabernacles of the world, for by your holy cross You have redeemed the world”.

If you can, you are alone with Him and He is your good friend. Talk to Him about your troubles, hopes, dreams. Tell Him how thankful you are for everything in your life and then start listing them. The paycheck for your food, the vehicle you drive, the legs you have, eyes to see gorgeous sunsets. Talk about anything. Then just sit and listen. There is much to hear when it’s quiet.You could ask Him how He would like you to serve Him, be grateful, pray. Anything you’d like to say alright? I sometimes tell Him I can’t wait to see You and have you hold me, it will be a glorious day! He is so happy to have you visit Him and is blessing you for your time and love. The adorations I attend are never full.
 
Delphinus said:
How do you use the time at adoration? What do you think or pray about?
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I generally say a quick prayer, often reciting prayers related to the sacrament.

After that, I’ll do a Rosary. I frequently go off script for the daily meditation for these, since Saturday is my standard day for adoration. Since I enjoy taking time to meditate on mysteries while before Christ’s physical presence, I’ll frequently rotate which one I say rather than always say the Joyful Mysteries.

Once I’m done with the Rosary, I’ll do Lectio Divina. Sometimes I go in knowing what passage I’ll do. Sometimes it comes to me during the Rosary.

When done, I’ll say a quick prayer. More often than not, the Rosary and Lectio Divina will take up the whole hour, if not more.
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How has adoration increased your own faith? What insights have you gained, or how has your heart been changed?
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I’ve found that it helps draw me into a deeper understanding of what Christ has done. That’s a big reason I try to do the various mysteries before Him. It’s also helped me deal with gaining a Biblical understanding of sins I struggle with but couldn’t really link to Scripture in terms of, “I know this is wrong and know what to think on when tempted.”

Some less normal experiences came early as well. My first time going, I was really stressed out by an upcoming interview. Much of the time was spent realizing that I needed to give it to God, but I also was naturally in a hurry. When I went to get up, I could feel a weight pressing down on me and a sense that I needed to stay and pray more. I spent more time meditating until I no longer felt the weight. It helped a lot dealing with the remaining stress.

Later that week, I felt called to go the chapel and do Adoration instead of studying for the interview. When I got there, no one was in the chapel and the tabernacle doors were shut (standard for the last person leaving). Being a new Catholic, I wasn’t sure what to do. I decided it was best to open the doors. When I did, I was overwhelmed with awe at seeing my Savior revealed. That really put into perspective for me the significance of the temple curtain being torn.
 
The manual for eucharistic adoration Cajunjoy posted a link too is an excellent book, it has helped me alot with how better to approach a visit to our Lord while he is exposed on the Altar in the Blessed sacrament. I generally take my rosary and my bible when I go and use various prayers meditate on scripture and chaplets, but always try to ensure that I listen more than I speak and many times now I have had a whack on the head if you pardon the expression when meditating on scripture, many times over I get humbled when I really need it and couldn’t see it for myself . He is always there just waiting patiently for us to hear him speaking to us, took me a long time to realise this as even when my lips are moving my brain can still be in overdrive. The book of Psalms I find especially good when I am spending some quality time with our Lord. Perceiving and not getting disheartened is the best thing you can do as even if you do feel like your getting anything from your visits our Lord sees you trying to get closer.
 
When you can’t pray, just listening and being in God’s presence is sufficient. Prayer is a two way street. If we do all the talking, we might miss what he has to say to us.
 
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