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Eucharistic Adoration
The practice of Eucharistic Adoration dates back many centuries. Eucharistic adoration is the act of worshiping God as He is present in the consecrated Eucharist. Spending time before the Blessed Sacrament, in prayer and devotion, is exactly the same as spending time before the Living God. The purpose of adoration is to highlight the presence of our Lord in the Eucharist. “Of all the devotions, that of adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, is the greatest after the sacraments, the one dearest to God and the one most helpful to us.” St. Alphonsus Liguori
The Catechism of the Catholic Church Section 1378 states: Worship of the Eucharist. In the liturgy of the Mass we express our faith in the real presence of Christ under the species of bread and wine by, among other ways, genuflecting or bowing deeply as a sign of adoration of the Lord. “The Catholic Church has always offered and still offers to the sacrament of the Eucharist the cult of adoration, not only during Mass, but also outside of it, reserving the consecrated host with the utmost of care, exposing them to the solemn veneration of the faithful, and carrying them in procession.”
Section 1418 states: Because Christ himself is present in the sacrament of the altar, He is to be honored with the worship of adoration. “To visit the Blessed Sacrament…a proof of gratitude, an expression of love, and a duty of adoration toward our Lord” (Pope Paul VI, Mysterium Fidei 66).
The Church and the world have a great need for the Eucharistic worship. Jesus awaits us in this sacrament of love. Let us not refuse the time to go to meet him in adoration, in contemplation full of faith and open to making amends for the serious offenses and crimes of the world. Let our adoration never cease. (Pope John Paul II, Dominicae Cenae, 3).