Do you observe Eucharistic Adoration?

[Lorenzo]

Friends,

Do you observe the Adoration of the Holy Eucharist?

[islander]

whenever i have the chance, i do.  very soothing in an ethereal kind of way.

[islander]

Eucharistic adoration is a practice in the Roman Catholic Church, and in a few Anglican and Lutheran churches, in which the Blessed Sacrament is exposed and adored by the faithful.


The Eucharist displayed in a monstrance, flanked
by candles being adored by a kneeling altar server.

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[islander]

Adoration is a sign of devotion to and worship of Jesus Christ, who is believed by Catholics to be present Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity, under the appearance of the consecrated host, in the form of hosts or bread. As a devotion, Eucharistic adoration and meditation are more than merely looking at the Blessed Host, but are believed to be a continuation of what was celebrated in the Eucharist.  From a theological perspective, the adoration is a form of latria, based on the tenet of the presence of Christ in the Blessed Host. (wikipedia)

[islander]

Christian meditation performed in the presence of the Eucharist outside of Mass is called Eucharistic meditation. It has been practiced by such as Peter Julian Eymard, Jean Vianney and Thérèse of Lisieux.  Authors such as the Venerable Concepcion Cabrera de Armida and Blessed Maria Candida of the Eucharist have produced large volumes of text based on their Eucharistic meditations. (wikipedia)

[islander]

When the exposure and adoration of the Eucharist is constant (twenty-four hours a day), it is called Perpetual adoration. In a monastery or convent, it is done by the resident monks or nuns and, in a parish, by volunteer parishioners since the 20th century.  In the opening prayer of the Perpetual chapel in St. Peter Basilica Pope John Paul II prayed for a perpetual adoration chapel in every parish in the world.  Pope Benedict XVI instituted perpetual adoration for the laity in each of the five dioceses of Rome. (wikipedia)

[Lorenzo]

whenever i have the chance, i do.  very soothing in an ethereal kind of way.

He he he! Eucharistic adoration starts prior to morning mass. We have early morning mass at 8am, and just 30 minutes prior to that is a eucharistic adoration held every day. It's beautiful.

Its quiet, the smell of incense permeates the air. Even the air, the atmosphere just smells and feels "Holy".

It is , truly, a sacred place. The Eucharistic adoration...the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ...