Third, are you thankful for anything? Think of each person or thing in your life you are thankful for and thank Jesus for each one. Fourth read a little of the Sacred Scriptures and pause quietly to think in your heart what it means. The holy rosary and our Blessed Mother can be very helpful when doing this. Listen to what Jesus is saying to you.
After all, He is truly present in front of you. Lastly, I remind you of the first advice, be in the presence of Jesus and look at Him. The catechism of the Catholic Church tells the beautiful short story of St. John Vianney who was amazed that one of his parishioners would spend such long hours in front of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
Gardner is pastor of St. For this reason, few parishes are able to offer it. If your parish does not have perpetual Adoration, there are usually specific times set aside for Adoration during the week.
There is no need to sign-up or ask permission to attend, you can just show up and be with Lord. You may also have the opportunity on retreats and at other special events hosted by your diocese. If you attend Adoration at your parish, it will most likely be in a small chapel or part of the Church. As a form of respect, you should always genuflect when you see the Lord in the Host. Maintain an attitude of respect, and if others are present, silence.
On retreats or other special occasions, there may be music playing to help foster a spirit of prayer, worship, and Adoration. Always keep in mind that you are in the presence of God! Kneeling, sitting, standing, and even laying on the floor before the Blessed Sacrament are all appropriate forms of prayer.
Let your posture reflect your worship of the King and do what is comfortable for you. You can just sit there and look at Jesus. Take the time to be with Him. This is your personal time with Christ. And then, I tell God everything that is in my heart. I tell him about my pains and my joys, and then I listen. If you listen, God will also speak to you, for with the good Lord, you have to both speak and listen. God always speaks to you when you approach him plainly and simply. The time you spend with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the best time that you will spend on earth.
Each moment that you spend with Jesus will deepen your union with Him and make your soul everlastingly more glorious and beautiful in heaven, and will help bring about an everlasting peace on earth.
Teresa of Calcutta. Alphonsus Liguori. O Christ, let my greatest delight be to see You loved and Your praise and glory proclaimed, especially the honor of Your mercy. O Christ, let me glorify Your goodness and mercy to the last moment of my life, with every drop of my blood and every beat of my heart. Would that I be transformed into a hymn of adoration of You.
When I find myself on my deathbed, may the last beat of my heart be a loving hymn glorifying Your unfathomable mercy. The Real Presence. I looked at the sign out front and realized I had missed Mass.
I walked around for a bit and then remembered that this parish had perpetual adoration. I walked up the hill to this tiny little chapel, opened the doors, and stepped inside. It was dark, chilly, and extremely quiet. I slid into a pew, knelt, and began to pray. I thought I could hear myself thinking. I looked down at my watch…3 minutes had passed.
I could hardly believe it. I looked next to me at the only other person who was in the chapel—a monk, who was sitting, barefooted, eyes closed, and smiling. He made it look so easy, so peaceful. I, on the other hand, was in agony. I closed my eyes, tried to relax. Another 5 minutes had gone by. Then it dawned on me that my whole attitude was wrong.
I was choosing to be there. Did I want to be there? Did I want to spend time with Jesus? I did. So I asked God for the grace to let me sit there with Him, in silence, peacefully. I gazed upon the monstrance, containing Jesus — body, soul, blood, and divinity — and smiled at the intimacy of it all. I closed my eyes for the third time and prayed. This time, when I opened my eyes an hour had gone by!
I was filled with joy—not because I had fulfilled my made up requirement, but because God had stilled my heart. I left that chapel filled with a peace, contentment, and joy unlike anything I had felt before. While it would be six months until I would attend adoration again, God had placed something on my heart—a desire to know Him more fully in the most Blessed Sacrament.
Today, I am a much different person than I was the first time I sat in adoration. I no longer dread the form of prayer, but desire it. I try to go to adoration several times a month. Sometimes, I am able to sit peacefully and sometimes my heart is more restless.
But every time, I am grateful for the opportunity to sit and gaze upon the Lord. Have you ever gone to adoration?
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