What is "Eucharistic Adoration"?

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I’ve heard this term thrown around a couple of times and never got around to asking exactly what it is. So, what is it?

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It is the worship of Jesus Christ outside of the mass. A consecrated host is placed in a monstrance and set upon the altar for the faithful to worship. Since the consecrated host contains our Lord Jesus in His Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity, we are strongly encouraged by the Church to worship Him in this fashion.

You have heard of a “holy hour”? Well, this usually means spending an hour in prayer, reflection or scripture reading before our Lord, either as He is reposed in the Tabernacle, or exposed during adoration. Most parishes offer adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at least some time during the week. Many parishes offer perpetual adoration, which is truly a blessing.

For years after coming into the Church, I did not go t adoration. However, once I began, great things began to happen. I have experienced miracles in prayer before our Lord at adoration. A week is not complete unless I can spend time with Him. If you are looking for a booster of worship via adoration, you have found one.

It is by far the best kept secret in our faith. The graces that you can receive; the comfort and spiritual direction that can be yours are nearly indescribable. Being in Jesus’ presence at adoration has caused conversions to occur.
 
dje101 said:
I’ve heard this term thrown around a couple of times and never got around to asking exactly what it is. So, what is it?

Thanks,

God Bless.
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Holy Week is next week. You can experience this on Holy Thursday, after the Mass of the Last Supper (where you will see the reenactment of the washing of the feet by the priest), where the Eucharist is exposed in the monstrance, to a special place designated in the church for this special worship.

the divine praises are also said during the adoration.

Here is a youtube videos with the latin hymns to give you an idea what happens:

youtube.com/watch?v=wr1rAv_XOWk

youtube.com/watch?v=cFFoBYD9T7Q&feature=related

youtube.com/watch?v=UUwJdd1_Jdk&feature=related
 
po18guy said:
It is the worship of Jesus Christ outside of the mass. A consecrated host is placed in a monstrance and set upon the altar for the faithful to worship. Since the consecrated host contains our Lord Jesus in His Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity, we are strongly encouraged by the Church to worship Him in this fashion.

You have heard of a “holy hour”? Well, this usually means spending an hour in prayer, reflection or scripture reading before our Lord, either as He is reposed in the Tabernacle, or exposed during adoration. Most parishes offer adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at least some time during the week. Many parishes offer perpetual adoration, which is truly a blessing.

For years after coming into the Church, I did not go t adoration. However, once I began, great things began to happen. I have experienced miracles in prayer before our Lord at adoration. A week is not complete unless I can spend time with Him. If you are looking for a booster of worship via adoration, you have found one.

It is by far the best kept secret in our faith. The graces that you can receive; the comfort and spiritual direction that can be yours are nearly indescribable. Being in Jesus’ presence at adoration has caused conversions to occur.
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Thanks for your very descriptive answer. Sounds pretty interesting.
 
dje101 said:
Thanks for your very descriptive answer. Sounds pretty interesting.
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We all begin with some hesitation or doubt. But, persist in your worship of our Lord, and doubt will be erased, supplanted by awe. I advise you to just go. As with His followers, it took some time for them to be convinced, but once they were, they were changed.
 
Eucharistic Adoration is silent meditation/contemplation while gazing on the Eucharist which is encased within a monstrance.
Some people bring a small prayer book or Bible to assist with the meditation.
My current parish offers a Holy Hour every First Friday of the month. This Holy Hour includes readings and prayer reflections read by the lectors. The gospel is read by the priest.
The priest will “expose” the Eucharist at the beginning of the Holy Hour by placing it in the monstrance and setting the monstrance on the altar. The service ends with the Benediction. The priest uses the monstrance to bless the congregation.
There are very specific rituals surrounding the exposition and reposition of the Eucharist, including the Benediction. My home parish has silent Adoration every 1st Friday.
The Eucharist is never to be left unattended while exposed.
My current parish also has an adoration chapel, off the mother church, in which the Eucharist is exposed daily.
 
I’m glad this question was posted because I’ve been curious.

Can anyone tell me the earliest known instances of Eucharistic adoration in the church and how it came about? Thanks.
 
TrueLight said:
I’m glad this question was posted because I’ve been curious.

Can anyone tell me the earliest known instances of Eucharistic adoration in the church and how it came about? Thanks.
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Here is the Wiki article, which seems to parallel known Catholic sources. Of note is the fact that Eucharistic Adoration is not restricted to the Catholic faith.
 
Eucharistic Adoration is priceless and in many ways the key to everything.

Trust in the Lord, and not in sensible rewards. There is priceless grace from Eucharistic Adoration.

If you can go, go, and spend a holy hour. If you ever are able – just to spend an hour in front of the tabernacle, in a church that is open… every day… this will be a rock in your spiritual life that will fundamentally always affect your life.

It’s a great habit to rise early in the morning, before the day’s business begins, and stay there and pray for an hour before the tabernacle.

Like quiet thunder… Eucharistic Adoration, always, works within a person’s life and soul.

I had the great grace of when I was preparing for Confirmation, being taken by a fellow to Eucharistic Adoration for the first time whose practice was the above.

I can only recommend his example to you and to anyone who can take it up, or come close as one can possibly. 🙂
 
dje101 said:
Thanks for your very descriptive answer. Sounds pretty interesting.
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Francis Cardinal Arinze, the Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, in his book Celebrating The Holy Eucharist, devotes a chapter to the worship of the Eucharist outside of the mass - basically during during holy hours before the Tabernacle (Reposition) or during Adoration (Exposition). This book is most certainly worth a read for all Catholics and those interested in Catholicism.
 
Shin said:
Eucharistic Adoration is priceless and in many ways the key to everything.

Trust in the Lord, and not in sensible rewards. There is priceless grace from Eucharistic Adoration.

If you can go, go, and spend a holy hour. If you ever are able – just to spend an hour in front of the tabernacle, in a church that is open… every day… this will be a rock in your spiritual life that will fundamentally always affect your life.

It’s a great habit to rise early in the morning, before the day’s business begins, and stay there and pray for an hour before the tabernacle.

Like quiet thunder… Eucharistic Adoration, always, works within a person’s life and soul.

I had the great grace of when I was preparing for Confirmation, being taken by a fellow to Eucharistic Adoration for the first time whose practice was the above.

I can only recommend his example to you and to anyone who can take it up, or come close as one can possibly. 🙂
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Some are incredulous when I speak of miracles I have experienced before our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. I have seen one too many miracles to ever doubt again. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
 
po18guy said:
Some are incredulous when I speak of miracles I have experienced before our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. I have seen one too many miracles to ever doubt again. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
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It’s the truth. If only people would show more respect to the Eucharist.

So people must pray, and adore.

And so too make reparation.

The Golden Arrow

“May the Most Holy, Most Sacred, Most Adorable, Most Mysterious and Unutterable Name of God be praised, blessed, loved, adored and glorified, in Heaven, on earth, and in the hells, by all God’s creatures, and by the Sacred Heart of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Amen."

*The Golden Arrow was revealed by Our Lord Jesus Christ to a Carmelite nun of Tours in 1843 as a reparation for blasphemy.

Jesus said: “This Golden Arrow will wound My Heart delightfully, and heal the wounds inflicted by blasphemy.” *
 
po18guy said:
It is the worship of Jesus Christ outside of the mass. A consecrated host is placed in a monstrance and set upon the altar for the faithful to worship. Since the consecrated host contains our Lord Jesus in His Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity, we are strongly encouraged by the Church to worship Him in this fashion.

You have heard of a “holy hour”? Well, this usually means spending an hour in prayer, reflection or scripture reading before our Lord, either as He is reposed in the Tabernacle, or exposed during adoration. Most parishes offer adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at least some time during the week. Many parishes offer perpetual adoration, which is truly a blessing.

For years after coming into the Church, I did not go t adoration. However, once I began, great things began to happen. I have experienced miracles in prayer before our Lord at adoration. A week is not complete unless I can spend time with Him. If you are looking for a booster of worship via adoration, you have found one.

It is by far the best kept secret in our faith. The graces that you can receive; the comfort and spiritual direction that can be yours are nearly indescribable. Being in Jesus’ presence at adoration has caused conversions to occur.
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good description 🙂
pablope said:
Holy Week is next week. You can experience this on Holy Thursday, after the Mass of the Last Supper (where you will see the reenactment of the washing of the feet by the priest), where the Eucharist is exposed in the monstrance, to a special place designated in the church for this special worship.

the divine praises are also said during the adoration.

Here is a youtube videos with the latin hymns to give you an idea what happens:

youtube.com/watch?v=wr1rAv_XOWk

youtube.com/watch?v=cFFoBYD9T7Q&feature=related

youtube.com/watch?v=UUwJdd1_Jdk&feature=related
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thanks!

Eucharistic Adoration is one of the greatest things about our faith… the first time I went, I didn’t really get it, I could barely stay for longer than 10 minutes and felt unaffected by it. However afterwards, I had a strong desire to go back. As I continued going to Adoration, it completely changed for me. I love Adoration now. I think possibly a key to really benefiting from it, is trust… trust in His presence there, talk to Him as to a friend, with trust. 🙂 I can’t recommend it highly enough!
 
po18guy said:
Some are incredulous when I speak of miracles I have experienced before our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. I have seen one too many miracles to ever doubt again. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
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Would you share with us? If you want, you don’t have to…
 
In his Lenten Pastoral Letter of Bishop Hinder, vicar Apostolic of Arabia quotes Pope Benedict XVI from Sacramentum Caitatis about “the great benefit that would ensue from a suitable catechesis explaining the importance of this act of worship, which enables the faithful to experience the liturgical celebration more fully and more fruitfully…”
However, there are a few things to observe and to take into consideration: The exposed Blessed Sacrament should never be left alone, i.e. without the presence of one or several people in adoration. The Blessed Sacrament has to be secured in a way that the risk of profanation is minimized. Nobody must touch the ostensory except the priest or the mandated person who is exposing and reposing the consecrated host at the beginning and at the end of the adoration time.—What I just said about the silent adoration should also be be better observed during the monthly or weekly Holy Hour.

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