"O Holy angels, make me see God on the altar as you see Him in heaven,"
- Blessed Brother Andre
When and Where?
What is Eucharistic Adoration?
Eucharistic Adoration is the adoration of Jesus Christ who is present,
body, soul, and divinty, in the Holy Eucharist. The consecrated Host is
displayed in a special holder called a monstrance, and people come
to pray and worship Jesus continually throughout the day and often the
night. In order to have Eucharistic Adoration people sign up to be
with the Blessed Sacrament for segments a half-hour or more since two people
must be present at all times. Naturally, anyone is invited to come
and visit Jesus without having an appointment, and many do.
What am I supposed to do during Eucharistic Adoration?
Pray in whatever way you are most comfortable praying, but quietly.
This may include silent meditation, the rosary, journaling, or spiritual
reading.
Want to learn more? Check out this website:
http://www.therealpresence.org/
What ND and SMC students are saying about
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
I just remember the first time that I went to adoration. I remember
seeing Jesus right there in front of me, just being overwhelmed and filled
with the spirit of joy and happiness that I could be there in front of
God who sacrificed himself for me. I felt blessed that I could be
in front of him and pray to him and worship him and honor him.
-Anne Klinkhammer
What is adoration, anyway?
Adoration is a beautiful type of prayer because the whole setting is
conducive to really getting to know and to love Jesus as your God and as
your friend. They put the Eucharist in the monstrance, they put it
on the altar, and they decorate it. It’s a very quiet setting with
just you and Jesus in the Eucharist, right in front of you in utter silence…
-Dan Matejek
It’s like nothing and everything at the same time. It’s nothing because
He’s under the appearance of a tiny little wafer of bread. It’s everything
because of who He is. He is the God of everything and of all time.
-Jen Barchie
It’s a foretaste of heaven.
-Megan Cockley
It is the ultimate reality.
-Mary Tarsha
What do people do while they are there?
Spiritual Reading…
I love adoration because I know I’m there with all the other friends
of Jesus just loving Him… every time he brings me something new either
through scripture or through another spiritual reading that he really wants
to speak to me through that day.
-Mary Simonis
Refocus…
What I very much enjoy about having adoration on campus is being able
to go at anytime during the day on Tuesday to adore Christ. It’s
a wonderful, very quiet place that I can hang out with Jesus and be able
to tell Him everything about my day or problems and get refocused and recentered
in the middle of a crazy schedule.
-Luis Matos
God gives me all the grace I need to get through my day and my week. I know that by the amount of time I sow in front of the Blessed Sacrament I reap so much more time throughout the week to do other things such as homework and anything else that God desires in my life.
-Matt Reisenauer
Rest in God…
Thoughout my week my time seems to be filled and distracted and my heart
and my soul as well, so I enjoy going to my time in adoration and just
letting my heart rest. I just look at Jesus and he looks at me.
-Stephen Sanchez
Eucharistic adoration is for me a time when Jesus takes me out into
the desert and speaks to my heart. He makes it clear to me that he
made me for himself and my heart’s restless till I rest in him, as St.
Augustine put it.
-Monica Mata
Spend time with their Best Friend…
I look forward to it all week because it’s a time when Jesus and I can
sit and have a conversation. I can bring before Him everything that’s on
my mind, not that he doesn’t already know it but that I can at least talk
to Him about it and sit there and also listen to anything that he wants
to tell me. It’s a great time to have a conversation with Jesus and
to build our friendship because any friendship needs conversation and communication.
-Liza Villaruz
Begin to understand Love…
What I think of is that we are all striving after love so much of the
time. Most Catholics will recognize that Jesus is the fullest embodiment
of love; I find that in adoration I am most able to be still and adore
Him, to receive His love and be filled with it. When I’m at adoration
I know what that word that there’s so much confusion about these days means,
love.
-Courtney White
And feel His gaze…
When I go to adoration I think of the verse about the rich man when
it says, “Jesus looked at him and loved him.” I go to adoration and I think
of Jesus gazing upon me and loving me and even if I haven’t yet learned
to meet His gaze, I know that He will still be there, looking at me and
loving me.
-Jenny Leary
I love to sense his smile when I walk into the chapel.
-Carolyn Torson
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But what happens when you have to leave?
I always leave with God’s promise in my heart that He is with me always.
-Kati Hylden