What does Eucharistic Adoration mean to you?

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What does Eucharistic Adoration mean to you?

Should it mean the same thing for everyone? or Can someone have their own experiences?

What is the point of Eucharistic Adoration?

Don’t we spend enough time with Our Lord at Mass, Rosary, Divine Mercy, Prayers, and so forth?

What is your favorite Eucharistic Adoration quote(s)?
  • I already know the answers to these questions I’m just curious to know what it means to you
God bless,
goforgoal
 
One of the things I loved about Rome was that so many churches, and of course St Peter’s, had Eucharistic Adoration almost all the time, usually in a little chapel off the main part of the church.

What does it mean to me? To me it’s a time not only to be with Christ spiritually like as at Mass, Rosary, Divine Mercy, Prayers etc., it’s a time when you can also be with Christ physically. That would be the main thing for me. I bet there are many other things people feel during the Adoration.

When at Eucharistic Adoration it’s a time where I speak personally to Christ, like having conversations with Him. I also like saying the Rosary then.
 
I went to EA for the first time Friday night with a nocturnal team. It was wonderful. It was so nice to share the singleness and purity of devotion with others.

What is different for EA than other things is that the purpose was adoration and worship of our Lord and Him alone. This is nice because during Mass we can get sidetracked by other things - feast days for saints, etc, and the Rosary can be quite focused on Mary - but EA is just Jesus, just adoring Him alone. The prayers were beautiful - full of gratitude and and reverence, but I couldn’t quote you a single one :o
 
Basking in His presence. The ultimate I and thou relationship. Falling in love. Resting within His most sacred wounds. Giving thanks. Listening.

It’s amazing how many of those old Motown/Stax love songs would come into head on the way home from Adoration. I mean, Aretha Franklin and Al Green were religious people but some of those refrains make perfect sense if one were to be singing them directly to God!
 
basenji said:
Basking in His presence. The ultimate I and thou relationship. Falling in love. Resting within His most sacred wounds. Giving thanks. Listening.
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Sigh. This is so true. You captured it perfectly. Thanks. :heaven:
 
After ones (worthy) reception of the Body and Blood of Christ (Mass) their is no higher elevation for ones soul than Adoration…+++ All our devotions though great, can never compare…The summit of my faith once received is re-lived in Adoration…(Given I worship God as Triune) Mary would then be the third highest order for my soul to gain access to spiritual union with Christ. For it is to this I am what I am…and He will complete the good work in all of us. “Praise be Jesus” Deo Gracious…Dominus Vobiscum :signofcross:
 
goforgoal said:
What does Eucharistic Adoration mean to you?

Should it mean the same thing for everyone? or Can someone have their own experiences?

What is the point of Eucharistic Adoration?

Don’t we spend enough time with Our Lord at Mass, Rosary, Divine Mercy, Prayers, and so forth?

What is your favorite Eucharistic Adoration quote(s)?
  • I already know the answers to these questions I’m just curious to know what it means to you
God bless,
goforgoal
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I am not sure I understand the question. It seems like asking “what does spending time with your husband mean to you?” as if intimate shared time with one’s Beloved requires explanation.
 
goforgoal said:
What does Eucharistic Adoration mean to you?

Should it mean the same thing for everyone? or Can someone have their own experiences?

What is the point of Eucharistic Adoration?

Don’t we spend enough time with Our Lord at Mass, Rosary, Divine Mercy, Prayers, and so forth?

What is your favorite Eucharistic Adoration quote(s)?
  • I already know the answers to these questions I’m just curious to know what it means to you
God bless,
goforgoal
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I kneel and accompany the Prisoner of Love in silence - waiting with Him and listening.
 
Eucharistic Adoration blows my mind. It rocks my world that the Creator and Savior of the Universe can come to us so freely and in the simplest form of bread. Throughout history, people were lucky to get a glimpse of their king or queen at least once in their lives. We can go spend as much time as we want before the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, and we can even be united with Him through the celebration of the Eucharist in Mass! That’s so uterally amazing to me. So much can happen in Adoration, especially if you go to Confession. God can shake the core of your soul and make you ache with love for Him. I’ve seen people’s lives change in Adoration. If you go faithfully, even for a little bit every week, God will rock your world. He really will. You hunger for it. It’s the highlight of the middle of your week to go and say hello to Jesus and just be in His presence, and it makes your Masses better, it makes everything better. The world has a need for Eucharistic Adoration. Anyone who is suffering, sad, or needs peace should go to spend time in a chapel, even it if it’s just sitting down in silence and staring at Him. I love my Savior in the Eucharist. I can tremble just thinking about all of the love and power in the Sacrament.

As for my favorite quote, read my signature!

-Jeanne
 
goforgoal said:
What does Eucharistic Adoration mean to you?

Should it mean the same thing for everyone? or Can someone have their own experiences?

What is the point of Eucharistic Adoration?

Don’t we spend enough time with Our Lord at Mass, Rosary, Divine Mercy, Prayers, and so forth?

What is your favorite Eucharistic Adoration quote(s)?
  • I already know the answers to these questions I’m just curious to know what it means to you
God bless,
goforgoal
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… my dear friend …

… my own opinion is that eucharistic adoration can be carried out anywhere and everywhere and internally in ones soul all the time - as the eucharist - christs , body - blood - soul and divinity , is present every where in its entirety and not just under the appearance of bread and wine , actually it’s the entire blessed trinity , but for the benefit of the faithful it is good to spend some quite time in adoration to really focus on it and there is the communal need and benefit as well as the public acknowledgement of this reality that is so sorely needed , as with receiving holy communion the church can change the rules to allow all in grace to receive it spiritually as much as they can but you would maintain traditional practises as always of course , i’m not talking about a spiritual communion either — the keys can permit those in grace to receive that which is present everywhere and not just in the bread and wine — continually , but i feel it does not know it yet , all our religious practises , traditions and customs are designed for the benefit of man but should not be limited to only these formal occasions , we need to unleash the power of the eucharist par excellence and flood our souls and the whole church and world with grace — unleash the power of all the sacraments i say , it is true and not just rantings what i say too …

… god bless you 👍🙂 …

… john …
 
John_Russell_Jr said:
… my dear friend …

… my own opinion is that eucharistic adoration can be carried out anywhere and everywhere and internally in ones soul all the time -

… john …
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Is this true? Sometimes I will park outside the chapel for a minute. Even if I don’t have time to go in. It just feels different than anywhere else. You feel Him. It definitely seems like a physical presence to me. He may be with us always. But he is actually physically present there. It feels wonderful. I guess we can adore the eucharist anywhere. Am I terrible for treating adoration more like a gift where I get to feel His presence for a while? (Not a rhetorical question-a real one) Most of the time I am not singing praises so much as enjoying it.
 
karbear said:
Is this true? Sometimes I will park outside the chapel for a minute. Even if I don’t have time to go in. It just feels different than anywhere else. You feel Him. It definitely seems like a physical presence to me. He may be with us always. But he is actually physically present there. It feels wonderful. I guess we can adore the eucharist anywhere. Am I terrible for treating adoration more like a gift where I get to feel His presence for a while? (Not a rhetorical question-a real one) Most of the time I am not singing praises so much as enjoying it.
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… my dear friend …

… it is not a sin to do something non - sinful because you enjoy it - knock yourself out — enjoy being with god and soak it up for sure , the feeling of the real presence is a sign of the actuality that the bread and wine has become god , but the same god is present everywhere and within your soul in grace , don’t give up this practise but expand it perhaps — eventually you can reach the point where you can experience the joy of the presence of god everywhere and in everything …

… go for it and don’t worry about such minor details in my opinion …

… god bless you 👍🙂 …

… john …
 
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