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Eucharistic Adoration – Pray for our families, the Church, and our Country
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In Eucharistic Adoration we adore and honor the Eucharistic Presence of Christ. During Eucharistic Adoration, we "watch and wait", we remain "silent" in His Presence and open ourselves to His Graces that flow from the Eucharist ... By worshiping the Eucharistic Jesus, and we become what God wants us to be! Christ instituted this Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist in order to remain with humankind until the end of time (John 14:18).
Jesus waits for us in the Blessed Sacrament. He waits for our little Acts of faith, adoration, love, thanksgiving, repentance, reparation and charity that we can offer Him as we contemplate His Divine Majesty. St. Alphonsus Liguori wrote: “Of all 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”. The Eucharist is a priceless treasure: By not only celebrating the Eucharist, but also by praying before it outside of Mass, we are enabled to make contact with the very wellsprings of Grace."
Pope John Paul II in one of his homilies said, “It is pleasant to spend time with Him, to lie close to His breast like the Beloved Disciple (cf. John 13:25) and to feel the infinite love present in His heart . If, in our time Christians must be distinguished by the “art of prayer”, how can we not feel a renewed need to spend time in spiritual conversation, in silent adoration, in heartfelt love before Christ present in the Most Holy Sacrament?”
Jesus gives us His body (to eat) so that He can nourish us, strengthen us and give us His own life... and lest we be blinded by His glory, He humbles Himself to come to us in the humble species of bread... "Behold I will be with you always even to the end of the world," because "I have loved you with an everlasting love, and constant is my affection for you." (Mt 28:20; Jer 31:3) How must we respond? ...
Through our worship and recognition of Him in the Eucharist! He is calling us to faith that we may come to Him in humility. The more time we spend with Jesus, the more we will come away feeling renewed and healed. Miracles of conversion, peace, discovery of vocations, answers to prayers, physical healings, and many other wonderful things happen where and when the Lord Jesus is adored in the Blessed Sacrament. They are the "gifts" that point to the Almighty Giver and testify to His Real Presence in the Blessed Sacrament... Let us love being with the Lord! There we can speak with Him about everything.
We can offer Him our petitions, our concerns, our troubles, our joys, our gratitude, our disappointments, our needs and our aspirations. Above all we can remember to pray: 'Lord send laborers into your harvest! Help me to be a good worker in your vineyard!'
When asked, "What would save the world?" ... Mother Teresa replied: "My answer is prayer. What we need is for every parish to come before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament in holy hours of prayer."
We grow spiritually with each moment we spend with Jesus! Through our Adoration, Jesus calls us to become His friends and disciples, to Divine Intimacy, to "remain in His love". He promises that all those who remain tightly bonded to Him, will bear much fruit and "their joy will be complete". For without Him, we can do nothing. Through this "friendship", we are inspired and strengthened to take on life's challenges, to carry our daily cross with a new attitude, to become a "new creation" and more like Jesus.
When asked, "What would save the world?" ... Mother Teresa replied: "My answer is prayer. What we need is for every parish to come before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament in holy hours of prayer."
We grow spiritually with each moment we spend with Jesus! Through our Adoration, Jesus calls us to become His friends and disciples, to Divine Intimacy, to "remain in His love". He promises that all those who remain tightly bonded to Him, will bear much fruit and "their joy will be complete". For without Him, we can do nothing. Through this "friendship", we are inspired and strengthened to take on life's challenges, to carry our daily cross with a new attitude, to become a "new creation" and more like Jesus.