Wyd Hour of Power Booklet

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CONTENTSIntroduction by Bishop Anthony Fisher P.04

1. WYD08 Eucharistic Adoration Campaign P.08

1.1 Eucharistic Adoration and World Youth Day

1.2 Goal a weekly Holy Hour of Power

1.3 For Pastors and the leaders of young people

1.4 Before and after WYD08

2. Why Eucharistic Adoration? P.132.1 The WYD08 theme

2.2 Adoration and the Sunday liturgy

2.3 Eucharistic Adoration, Christian Life and Mission

2.4 Eucharistic Adoration and Spirituality

2.5 Other forms of prayer

3. Ten practical steps to establish a Holy Hour of P.16

Eucharistic Adoration the Holy Hour of Power

3.1 Decide to do it

3.2 Speak to others

3.3 Receive agreement

3.4 Establish a time

3.5 Create, develop or nurture a core team

3.6 Promote the opportunity

3.7 Give Catechesis on Eucharistic Adoration

3.8 Be present

3.9 Follow a format3.10 Tell others

4. For your Parish or community: P.20

A suggested schedule for the Holy Hour of Power

Publisher: WYD 2008Copyright WYD 2008 ACN 118 060 987 as the Trustee

for The World Youth Day 2008 Trust ABN 73 422 698 032,

September 2007.

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amendments, no part of this publication may be reproduced,

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or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner.

Editor: WYD2008 Communications Division

Graphic Design: Catholic Communications and

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Printer: Superfine Printing Co Pty Ltd

Photography: WYD2008, Hamilton Lund Photography,WYD Sydney Observation Team to Cologne

2005, istockphoto.com, Brendan Read and

Harvest Youth Tours

World Youth Day 2008 has made every effort to ensure the

information in this publication is correct at the time of printing.

5. The Ceremonies and Rituals associated P.23

with Eucharistic Adoration

5.1 Exposition of the Eucharist

5.2 Adoration of the Eucharist

5.3 Benediction of the Eucharist

5.4 Decoration of the Altar

5.5 The Practice

6. Testimonies P.266.1 Little miracles started to happen

the amazing story of a parish!

6.2 A Eucharistic Chapel?

An opportunity too good to refuse!

6.3 Secondary students reflecting on their

experience of Eucharistic Adoration

6.4 I grabbed my jacket and car keys

a theologians testimony.

7. Scripture Readings P.30

8. Collection of Prayers P.34

9. Music P.40

10. Want to learn more? P.42

10.1 Websites10.2 Utube clips

10.3 References

Appendix 1 Benedict XVI On Eucharistic Adoration P.44

Appendix 2 Weekly parish inserts for Bulletins P.46


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INTRODUCTION BYBISHOP ANTHONY FISHER OPCOORDINATOR,WORLD YOUTH DAY 2008I was recently in Germany to brief their bishops, youth leaders and young people

about our World Youth Day plans for Sydney 2008. I was also interested to see,

nearly two years on, what impact WYD05 had had on the host nation. Early days yet people said to me many seeds have been planted that will not yield fruit for a

long time yet. But there are already some early signs. And they are very positive.

I was taken to see one of those signs first hand. It was called Saturday Night

Fever. Once a month, in the central church in Bonn, young people gather for

a night of Eucharistic Adoration and Confession with animation and street

evangelisation. The animators ensure a modern style of adoration: a central

monstrance sits on an altar with bolts of cloth flowing from it. A spotlight focuses

all eyes on the Blessed Sacrament within. There are thousands of candles all

around the altar, the sanctuary steps and the pews in an otherwise darkened

church. The young people sing Taize chants and other contemporary music.

There are short readings from Scripture and short spontaneous prayers. All the

attendees are given votive candles. Some keep them in their place; others bring

their votive candles up, close to the altar, and place them there. Some drop in

for just a few minutes, leave a candle and go. Others stay on until Benediction at

midnight. Some receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation and Penance for the first

time in years. Others are now regulars.

The Street Evangelists go around the by-ways, bars and discos nearby, inviting

young people to drop in for a quick prayer or confession some time during the

evening. Amazingly, many actually come! It would never have worked before World

Youth Day, the enthusiastic young woman who started this movement, Katrina

Fassler, told me. And its catching on. Saturday Night Fever now takes place in

most big cities in Germany.

Eucharistic Adoration has been one of the unexpected but enduring graces of

World Youth Day since its beginnings over 20 years ago. Most of the new ecclesial

movements were already enthusiasts for this devotion, but many battle-weary

pastors and youth chaplains doubted it would ever catch on amongst mainstream


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youth. In fact Eucharistic Adoration begun at or around World Youth Days,

has helped renew young peoples enthusiasm for the celebration of Mass, its

preparation through Confession and its continuation in Adoration and a Eucharistic

life lived in justice and charity in the world.

Their parents generation had largely given up these practices: it surprised them to

find a new generation interested, devout but doing it their own way.

I remember as a pilgrim group leader and an official observer at WYD05 in

Cologne how struck we were by the power of young people encountering Christ

in the Eucharist, praying together or alone and perhaps seeking out a confessor

along the way, to draw us oldies with them. On World Youth Day 2007 we had the

Franciscan rapper, Fr Stan Fortuna, perform for more than 3,000 young people on

Palm Sunday in Sydney. Yet again thousands made their Confession. And yet again

ordinary passers-by of an older generation were drawn into contact with Christthrough them.

Theres a new realism in the air: Im not perfect, it says. It does matter what I do,

what Ive already done. Im OK, youre OK isnt enough anymore. I know I can hurt

others, mess myself up, break up with God. But theres something I can do about it.

Theres a new idealism in the air too: people can change, I can change. Gods mercy

is there for me. And relief, joy, a new start. Like the Father of the Prodigal Son,

God is waiting for me with arms wide open. And when God gives me a fresh start

I want to thank him. I want to be with him. Sit quiet with him for a while. Kneel in

adoration. Sing for joy.

The candlelight, the music, the company: they tell me something of the new

romance of Eucharistic Adoration.

Parish priests and pastoral associates, e thnic and tertiary chaplains, youth leaders

and parish councils, school teachers and others are invited to take up the challenge

of our WYD08 Eucharistic Adoration Campaign and the material offered in this

Kit. My thanks to those who prepared this material: I know it will do great good

for some of our young people. Special thanks to those of you who will use this Kitto help bring our young people closer to God: you have here a real opportunity

not only to share the grace of World Youth Day with them but to be a channel of

that grace. You have an opportunity to be a living monstrance, presenting our

Eucharistic Lord to the next generation!

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1. WYD08 EUCHARISTICADORATION CAMPAIGN1.1 Eucharistic Adoration and World Youth DayEucharistic Adoration is one of the many ways young people have engaged with the

Catholic tradition during the World Youth Days. Since the phenomenon of WYDs took off

in the mid 1980s Eucharistic Adoration has become an increasingly important dimension

of them and has been surprisingly well received by young people.

The WYDs in Paris (1997) and Rome (2000) saw thousands stream into little and large

churches and tiny chapels throughout the city to pray and sit in contemplation. Toronto

(2002) established Eucharistic Adoration centres in the major exhibition place and the

surrounding area where young pilgrims flocked to in the midst of the WYD hustle and

bustle.

The Cologne 2005 theme directly called for it with Come let us worship Him (Mt 2:2).

Nearly one million people spent a period of the candlelight vigil in silence before the

Blessed Sacrament in what was an incredible and unforgettable moment. Churches

around the city open up for adoration in settings with beautiful music, silence and

welcome. Saturday Night Fever has been a spectacular fruit of WYD05 in Cologne:

Eucharistic Adoration has been one of the unexpected but enduring graces of World

Youth Day since its beginnings over 20 years ago. Most of the new e cclesial movements

were already enthusiasts for this devotion, but many battle-weary pastors and

youth chaplains doubted it would ever catch on amongst mainstream youth. In fact

Eucharistic Adoration begun at or around World Youth Days, has helped renew young

peoples enthusiasm for the celebration of Mass, its preparation through Confession

and its continuation in Adoration and a Eucharistic life lived in justice and charity in the

world. Their parents generation had largely given up these practices: it surprised themto find a new generation interested, devout but doing it their own way.

Bishop Anthony Fisher OP, WYD08 Coordinator


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1.2 Goal a Weekly Holy Hour of PowerI invite priests to encourage youth groups in this...

Pope Benedict XVI, Corpus Christi 2007

Specifically, the goal of the WYD08 Eucharistic Adoration

campaign is to establish a minimum of one hour per week

of Eucharistic Adoration in every parish, school, tertiary and

ethnic chaplaincy by the time World Youth Day takes place

on 15-20 July 2008. Where it already exists the goal se eks to

build the intensity of the time spent in prayer, making Christ

our constant focus.

This Holy Hour of Power is considered a lynchpin in the

preparation for WYD08 and, by e stablishing habits of prayer

for searching young people, one of its principal legacies.

Pope Benedict XVI said at Corpus Christi 2007,

I would like to take the opportunity that todays solemnity

offers me to strongly recommend to pastors and all the

faithful, the practice of Eucharistic Adoration.

I am happy to testify that many young people are discovering

the beauty of adoration, whether personal o r in community.

I invite priests to encourage youth groups in this, but also to

accompany them to ensure that the forms o f adoration are

appropriate and dignified, with sufficient times for silence

and listening to the word of God.

In life today, which is often noisy and scattered, it is more

important than ever to recover the capacity for interior

silence and recollection.

1.3 For Pastors and the leaders of young

peopleThe Eucharistic Adoration campaign, and this kit, is geared

principally towards priests and pastoral associates in

parishes, but also youth leaders, parish councils, tertiary and

ethnic chaplains and teachers in schools. In short, it is for all

who have responsibility as shepherds of young people.

Its purpose is to encourage the practice of Eucharistic

Adoration in the parishes and other contexts, so that young

people as well as their leaders may benefit from this

marvellous form of prayer.

By proposing Eucharistic Adoration as a key way of preparing

spiritually for WYD08, the WYD 2008 office encourages

pastors to invite the youthful energies of enthusiastic

representatives to do the bulk of the organisation. With the

promotion and organisation taken care of, the pastors can

focus on the task of the spiritual leadership of the young

people in prayer, with them and for them.

Users of this kit may refer also to WYD08 School Curriculum

Module 3, which focuses upon Eucharistic Adoration and

Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation on the WYD08

website (www.wyd2008.org) in the Australian Parishes and

Schools section.

1.4 Before and after WYD08Being introduced to the experience of Adoration of the

Blessed Sacrament or Benediction will assist young

Australian pilgrims in being able to enter more readily into

the encounter with Christ, into prayer, and into contemplative

silence.

Eucharistic Adoration leading up to and following WYD08 will

help the young people to enter more fully in the experience

of the WYD08 event, and to maximise the fruitfulness of the

follow up by assuming the call to be witnesses in the power of

Gods Spirit.

The weekly Holy Hour of Power will instigate many little

miracles in the communities that respond to this call, as

it is already proving in the lives of young people who are

discovering it for themselves!


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2. WHY EUCHARISTICADORATION?

2.1 The WYD08 themeYou will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be

my witnesses (Acts 1:8) lends itself to adoration, for it is Christ present in the

Eucharist who pours out the Holy Spirit into the heart of the believer. The Holy

Spirit gives power to witness to Him through action in the world in daily life. Time

with Christ is always time well spent.

Eucharistic Adoration has been one of the unexpected but enduring graces

of World Youth Day since its beginnings over 20 years ago. Most of the new

ecclesial movements were already enthusiasts for this devotion, but many

battle-weary pastors and youth chaplains doubted it would e ver catch on amongst

mainstream youth. In fact Eucharistic Adoration begun at or around World

Youth Days, has helped renew young peoples enthusiasm for the celebration of

Mass, its preparation through Confession and its continuation in Adoration and a

Eucharistic life lived in justice and charity in the world. Their parents generation

had largely given up these practices: it surprised them to find a new generation

interested, devout but doing it their own way.

Bishop Anthony Fisher OP, WYD08 Coordinator

2.2 Adoration and the Sunday liturgyThe Sunday Eucharistic liturgy is the high point of the Christian week. Eucharistic

adoration leads into and flows out from the Sunday Mass, helping to unite all that

the Christian lives into one great act of worship.

Even after the celebration of the Divine mysteries, the Lord Jesus remains

living in the tabernacle, because of this he is praised, especially by Eucharistic

Adoration.

There is an intrinsic connection between celebration and adoration. The holy

Mass, in fact, is itself the Churchs greatest act of adoration. Adoration outside

of Holy Mass prolongs and intensifies what happened in the liturgical celebration

and renders a true and profound reception of Christ possible.

Pope Benedict XVI on Corpus Christi 2007.


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2.3 Eucharistic Adoration, Christian Life andMissionEucharistic Adoration is time spent in the presence of Jesus,

the Divine Physician who heals, the Light who enlightens,

the Vine who gives life to the branches. Time spent with Him

transforms us so that our hearts become like His.

We approach Him in response to His call, and he equips us

and sends us out to others, in and through our work, in our

families, amongst our friends and communities.

The Eucharist is the real presence of Jesus to the Christian

and it helps the Christian to be really present to others,

providing material and human help for those in need. A

genuinely adoring heart necessarily is transformed into acompassionate heart, which acts with a concrete expression

of Christs love for the neighbour, especially the poor.

The deepest need of every human heart is to know the good

news of the mercy of God. Eucharistic Adoration enflames the

Christian to go out and to give witness to the hope that faith

brings, it leads and pushes the Christian to evangelise. It stirs

up the grace inherent of baptism to take up the missionary

call to Christianise the world.

It is in Eucharistic Adoration that the Christian can live the

WYD08 theme, for it is there that the Eucharistic Christ pours

out the Spirit of Power to make witnesses and saints for the

third millennium.

The experience and value of adoration should lead to a

renewed life of mission and witness to Christ.

Fr Peter Williams, Director of Liturgy, WYD 2008.

2.4 Eucharistic Adoration and SpiritualityWhat has been very clear from numerous independent

studies conducted over the past two decades is the fact that

young people are searching for spirituality, even if they

often dont see that religion has a place in their lives.

Eucharistic Adoration provides for the Church, along with the

Divine Liturgy, a central means in which young people can

enter into the mystical life for which they are created by God.

Many of the mystics in the tradition of the Church spent

substantial regular time in Eucharistic Adoration.

All of the mystical visions of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

given to St Margaret Mary Alacoque in the 17th century took

place while she was in the presence of the exposed Blessed

Sacrament.

Short visits to the tabernacle also play an important role.

Jesus instructed St Faustina, the recipient of the Divine Mercy

revelation of the first half of the 20th Century, to step into the

chapel for a moment and adore, in the Blessed Sacrament,

My Heart, which is full of Mercy.

Immersion in the Word of God, the teaching of the Church

and the lives of saints is a crucial dimension of nourishingthe spiritual life in an authentic manner by guiding the

contemplative prayer of Christians.

It is necessary to keep in mind when helping young people to

grow in prayer that, as St Therese of Lisieux said, There is a

unique way of holiness for each person.

Blessed Mother Teresa said

The Cross reminds me of how much Jesus loved me; the

Blessed Sacrament reminds me how much Jesus loves me.

Other examples of mystics who immersed themselves

in Eucharistic adoration include people such as Thomas

Aquinas, Ignatius of Loyola, Francis de Sales, Padre Pio,

Dorothy Day, Teresa of Calcutta and Oscar Romero.

2.5 Other forms of prayerAll prayer is good as it brings communion with God and helps

the Christian to grow in holiness.

Reading and meditating on the Word of God, Stations of

the Cross, Rosary, Divine Office, singing praise, prayers of

supplication or thanks, praying in the Spirit, Divine Mercy

Chaplet, sitting in silence and spiritual journal writing are all

examples of forms of prayer.


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3. TEN PRACTICAL STEPS TOESTABLISHING A HOLY HOUR

3.1 Decide to do it

3.2 Speak to others If you are a priest, consult and communicate your decision to other key members

of the parish (e.g. Parish Council, Pastoral Associate) or of the chaplaincy.

If you are a teacher, you will need to speak to the school chaplain and the

school leadership (e.g. Principal, Faith Development Co-ordinator), as well as theparish priest.

If you are a parishioner, young or old, you will need to go to your priest or pastoral

associate.

3.3 Receive Agreement The bishop, priest or deacon is the Ordinary Minister of the Eucharist and must

authorise Eucharistic Adoration, even if circumstances require an Acolyte or

Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion to expose and/or repose the Blessed

Sacrament.

3.4 Establish a time Determine an hour in the week that can be regularly attended by your group of

young people and at which you can be present.

Evenings during the week for parishes are less likely to be bumped by weekend

activities, e.g. Thursday night from 7.30 pm to 8.30 pm.

Lunch period is good for schools and universities, as is late afternoon for theuniversities.

Where possible and appropriate, determine this time in discussion with young

people.

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3.5 Create, develop or nurture a core team If no core team exists, enlist a few enthusiastic people into

a team to plan, promote and participate in the Eucharistic

Adoration, whether in a parish, school or in other settings.

If a group does exist, develop and nurture it for this

purpose.

Articulating the reasons why adoration is worth doing is a

vital component in convincing people.

The person who already spends time in adoration will

generally speak with more conviction than the one who

doesnt.

A willingness to try is not a bad starting point.

3.6 Promote the opportunity Make known to all the key players in your parish or school

or organisation that such an opportunity of prayer exists.

Send email blasts, create posters, send flyers.

Use the weekly parish inserts (see Appendix 2) in your

various communications to help people understand the

value of adoration.

Speaking to people one on one is the best form of

promotion. Nothing can substitute a personal invitation.

3.7 Give Catechesis on Eucharistic Adoration Give a teaching or reflection about the content and value of

Eucharistic Adoration from experience, scripture, church

teaching, and the lives of saints.

Use the quotes of the weekly parish inserts to provide

ongoing formation through the parish or school or group

bulletin.

Where possible, link the catechesis with the adoration time.

Obtain capable and reliable speakers if a homily or

meditation is on your program.

3.8 Be present If you are a priest or deacon, acolyte or Extraordinary

Minister, expose the Blessed Sacrament and spend the time

in prayer with the young people.

If you are a teacher or youth leader, also spend the time.

Priests can make themselves available for counsel or the

Sacrament of Penance.

3.9 Follow a format It is good to use a few meditative songs which focus those

present on Christ, at least at the beginning and end (refer to

section 8 for examples).

A few well chosen scripture readings will help those

present to enter more deeply into the mystery of Christs

presence and love (refer to section 7).

Periods of silence are essential for contemplation.

Set prayers such as those in sections 4 and 8 may be used

or spontaneous intercessions which are Christ centred will

help the young people to focus their attention.

3.10 Tell others Eucharistic Adoration is always a graced e xperience, even if

the person doesnt always feel it.

Invite others to come.

Trust that God will bring the increase.

Believe that it is not wasted time but is actually a Holy

Hour of Power.


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Exposition and Incense (5 minutes)Scripture John 6:51

I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever

eats of this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will

give is my flesh for the life of the world.

Prayer

Lord Jesus Christ, Eternal Son of God made man, you come to

us now from God our Father so humbly in the form of bread.

You are truly present. You remain with us in this sacrament

so that we can be lifted to heaven. Living Bread, nourish

us for this life and all its daily needs, and may our Sunday

communion with you extend your mission in the world. Lord

Jesus we love you.

Song Watch and Pray (Taize)

Silence (10 minutes)

Theme: Love (5 minutes)Scripture John 13:6-9

He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, Lord, are you going

to wash my feet? Jesus answered, You do not know now what

I am doing, but later you will understand. Peter said to him,

You will never wash my feet. Jesus answered, Unless I wash

you, you have no share with me. Simon Peter said to him,

Lord, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!

Prayer

Lord Jesus, you came to us not to be served but to serve. In

your presence we are being washed by your love. We desire to

receive your healing, mercy and strength. We open our hearts

to you and all that needs washing.

Song Ubi Caritas (Taize)


Theme: Spirit (5 minutes)

Scripture John 7:37-38On the last day of the festival, the great day, while Jesus

was standing there, he cried out, Let anyone who is thirsty

come to me, and let the one who believes in me drink. As the

Scripture has said, From his heart shall flow rivers of living

water.

Prayer

Lord Jesus, you allowed your heart to be pierced on the

cross to reveal the infinite love of the Father, the outpouring

of the Holy Spirit. Send us your Spirit that we might be your

witnesses in the world today. Come Holy Spirit.

Song Veni Sancte Spiritus (Taize)


Benediction (10mins)

Cope and humeral veil (special vestments worn by the

priest or deacon)

Collect for Corpus Christi

Divine Praises

The priest or deacon in silence makes the sign of the cross

with the monstrance over the people

Song Laudate Dominum (Taize)

If there is no priest or deacon, the Acolyte or Extraordinary

Minister returns the host to the place of reservation.

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5. THE CEREMONIES ANDRITUALS ASSOCIATED WITHEUCHARISTIC ADORATION

5.1 Exposition of the EucharistThe ceremony or action in which a priest or deacon, acolyte or Extraordinary

Minister of Holy Communion (authorised lay person) removes the Blessed

Sacrament from the tabernacle and places it on the altar for adoration exposed in a

monstrance (a special container or vessel for displaying the Sacrament) or the pyxor ciborium (the containers in which the Sacrament is normally stored).

5.2 Adoration of the EucharistWorship, praise and honour given to Christ present in the Eucharist outside the

time of Mass; it can vary in the amount of time and the way the time of prayer is

organised (ie use of music, lighting, hymns, scripture readings, psalms and other

prayers, acts of adoration).

There are a range of forms that Adoration of the BlessedSacrament may take: A simple visit to the Blessed Sacrament

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament exposed for a period of time

Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration

Holy Hour

Eucharistic Vigil

5.3 Benediction of the EucharistThis term comes from the Latin benedictio meaning blessing. During Benediction

the priest or deacon silently makes a solemn blessing of the people with the

consecrated host contained in the monstrance.

Until recent times, Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction of the Blessed

Sacrament was a regular Sunday evening rite in many Catholic churches in

Australia. Eucharistic Adoration is enjoying something of a comeback at present

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5.4 Decoration of the Altar Use the colour of the liturgical season or a special gold or white cloth to decorate

the area where the ciborium or monstrance is to be placed.

Use an altar on which to place the ciborium and monstrance.

Set up a series of shelves o n which to place the Blessed Sacrament, incense

container, candles, flowers and icon. Always remember the focus is the Blessed

Sacrament.

Use candles, soft lighting and a spotlight on the monstrance. Ensure an

atmosphere of prayer and reverence at all times.

5.5 The PracticeAs the Eucharist is so closely associated with his office, it is essential to consult

the parish priest or chaplain before exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and

Eucharistic Adoration.

The Host should be consecrated in the Mass which precedes Exposition (see

Eucharistic Worship Outside Mass in The Rites of the Catholic Church Volume 1,

n 94) or is brought by the cleric or extraordinary minister, perhaps accompanied by

servers, from the place of reservation (see Eucharistic Worship Outside Mass in

The Rites of the Catholic Church Volume 1, n 93).

When a priest or deacon is not available, an acolyte, Extraordinary Minister of Holy

Communion or another person appointed by the local Ordinary may publicly expose

and later repose the Eucharist for the Adoration of the faithful (see Eucharistic

Worship Outside Mass in The Rites of the Catholic Church Volume 1, n 91).

All honour the real presence of Christ in the Blessed Sacrament by a double-

genuflection, going down on both knees and bowing. Parishioners may need to be

introduced to the practice of genuflection in advance.

All begin by kneeling, and then may sit. Continue to play sacred music. Ensure

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Also the opportunity of a place of such comfort, direction and

peace provides those who use it with an oasis of prayer which

is readily accessible as needed. Chapels which are available

for 24 hours are especially valuable.

Over the years, any number of chapel visitors have told me

of how much they have valued the time sometimes short

and spasmodic, sometimes lengthy and regular to be in the

presence of Our Lord in the Eucharist. For some, it has been

a life-changing experience, a place where critical, pivotal

decisions have been worked through with the best Counsellor

anywhere. For nearly all, there has been the opportunity for

the deepening of a faith they may have well taken for granted,

at least to some extent.

Any parish which attempts to establish a Eucharistic Chapelwill be undertaking a project with the potential to give a new

and magnificent Christ-centred direction to the entire life of

the parish.

Fr Kevin Dillon, St Mary of the Angels Basilica, Geelong

Victoria

6.3 Secondary school students reflecting ontheir experience of Eucharistic AdorationJoseph

Having experienced Eucharistic Adoration, the Mass is now

different for me personally. I no longer go to Church out of

routine. It actually means more and I can relate better to God

through man.

Troy

Eucharistic Adoration is like a silent hymn. You can sit there

and everybody is praying together. It brings us closer toChrist. It unifies people from different nations as well.

Tiffany

In Eucharistic Adoration, its amazing having that intimacy with

the Body of Christ. You just want to tell everyone about it.

Simone

Attending the WYD Mass made my focus on the Eucharist

become a lot more real. I didnt really understand what the

Eucharist meant to me until I experienced it with the Pope,

and with so many other people.

Having Adoration made my focus on the Eucharist stronger.

It was amazing how everyone looked at it and it helps you to

focus on what it is. You can pray and you can reflect.

Sonja

During Eucharistic Adoration, I found myself more in tune

with my faith and asking myself, how can I further show my

love for God? Being with people as young as I am and seeing

their deep faith was really a cleansing feeling.

Sarah

During a recent experience of Eucharistic Adoration, we had

the opportunity to light our own candle, and to pray for a

personal intention. This created a whole spread of lights in

front of the Blessed Sacrament. Taking part in Eucharistic

Adoration was just an amazing time o f being together withother young people and a great opportunity to strengthen my

relationship with God.

Levia

At a recent youth festival, we had time for personal reflection

and to rebuild our relationship with God. We took part in

Eucharistic Adoration where the Blessed Sacrament was

placed on the altar, enabling us to enhance our connection

with God and benefit through this spiritual experience. This

was a new experience for me which I felt was beneficial and

should take place more often as I left at peace with myself

after this experience.

6.4 I grabbed my jacket and car keys a theologians testimony.Almost every Monday, very late at night, I grab my jacket and

car keys and drive through dark, deserted streets to reach

the parking lot of my parish church. St Peters has a special

entrance, never closed, that gives people round-the-clock

access to a basement chapel. It is an Adoration chapel that

is, a sanctuary for the sort of praise, petition, and confession

that we may address only to God.

This basement room is specifically suited for Adoration,

and not just because God is in every place and this is a

quiet place. This chapel is right for Adoration because God

is here, sacramentally present. In the Adoration chapel,

worshippers may, at any hour of the day or night, gaze upon

6. TESTIMONIES6.1 Little miracles started to happen The amazing story of a parish!The idea of Adoration at St Thomas Beckett Catholic Church

began through the inspiration of a Catholic Church in the

suburb of Duluch in South Australia. It was started by retired

lay people and a wonderful parish priest, Monsignor Atkin. We

had Adoration going all Friday night. Through our adoration

many young people come back to their faith!

On 4th August 2001 we began by having adoration all night onFridays. Many people who signed up didnt have a prayer life or

even know what adoration was! People would come in off the

street just to sit in the church.

Little miracles started to happen. One lady used to do the early

hours and she asked her husband to join her; he only went to

keep her safe. He was not into the Catholic Church and their

daughter had left the church to go to Hillsong, Whilst sitting in

adoration his faith started to come to life. His wife convinced

him to go on a pilgrimage and now he is full on in his faith and

they have started up adoration in another church.

After adoration started at our parish we started getting young

people come to help out with parish initiatives. People were

turning up from all over the place! Our Wednesday prayer

group grew and people began being formed in their faith. A

youth group was started and young people who were never

in the parish were appearing. They started wanting to sit with

Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.

Through the gift of adoration the Immaculata Community

began to develop. Our aim became parish revival through

adoration and formation, which was led through the Heart

of Mary and the intercession of all the Saints and Angels.

Out of this came many vocations, four marriages within our

community and many more through young people sitting and

listening to Gods voice. There have also been many religious

vocations with three known cases of men joining the seminary

and possibly more unknown.

The greatest miracles of all have been the healings in

many families: parents who were gamblers stopped their

addictions; there were emotional healings for our whole

community. There is currently a Protestant couple that have

signed up for adoration and they spend hours each week

with Jesus! So many people have come back to their faith.

Marriages have been healed, not to mention the fact that 12

young people were able to go to World Youth Day Toronto

2002 by praying in front of the Blessed Sacrament. A total of

$37,000 was donated towards their costs. We recently had a

miracle through adoration where a parishioner was doing her

Holy hour, which she does every Monday. She started praying

to Jesus and crying out to Him, asking for her relative, who

is a Nun, to be healed from three blocked arteries in her

heart. On the Wednesday she went to the hospital to have the

operation and the doctor said that he did not have to operate

because the arteries were not blocked anymore. He also said

that there has been a miracle. Jesus cannot be outdone in

generosity!

Our dream is to have perpetual adoration. We pray that

Gods will be done during WYD08. Putting Jesus at the

centre by acknowledging the real presence of Jesus in the

Blessed Sacrament is the beginning of opening up new life:

acknowledge Him and He will acknowledge us.

6.2 A Eucharistic Chapel? An opportunity toogood to refuse!In both my previous parish (St Johns, Mitcham), and my

current parish (St Marys Geelong), the establishment of a

Eucharistic Chapel with Perpetual Adoration has been an

extraordinarily powerful element of spiritual vitality. Bothchapels are still operating effectively, with regular and

devoted attendees.

Sure, its not as easy as one might hope generating sufficient

interest and prayerful awareness to ensure these chapels

have a constant attendance, and commitment needs to be

revved up every so often. But its well worth it!

These chapels draw people from the surrounding region who

find the availability of Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

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the Eucharist, exposed in a golden monstrance. And there is

Jesus: purest white against the most radiant gold. There to

use the language of devotional love is His real presence in the

Blessed Sacrament: body, blood, soul, and divinity.

Its my custom to spend an hour in this chapel once a week.

Tradition calls such a time of prayer, spent before the

Blessed Sacrament, a holy hour. I love those hours. They

are blissfully unguarded moments. In the silence, I pour out

my heart to Jesus. I read the Scriptures in the company of

their author. I read my own writings to Him, too, from rough

drafts or from my journals. I tell Jesus about each of my

children one by one. I ask Him what I need to change in my

life, so that I may serve them and serve Him better. I ask Him

to give me courage to face the trials that inevitably come tomy life. And I wait quietly for His word.

Holy hours are my oases of peace and joy, and much needed

moments of purity. They are times when I am most myself,

because I know that I can hide nothing not my sins, my

desires, or my motives from God, Who is really present with

me.

If the Eucharist is my covenant oath, then my holy hour is the

time I contemplate that oath with all its promise and with all

its demands. It is a fearful thing, a thrilling thing, (did I really

once believe the sacraments were boring?)

Scott Hahn, Swear to God, The Promise and Power of the

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NEW TESTAMENT READINGS

Matthew 2:10-12 The wise men saw the child with Mary his mother and they knelt down and paid him homage.

Matthew 6:6 ..when you pray, go to your private room...and pray to your Father who is in that secret

place.....

Matthew 11:28-30 Come to me all of you who are weary and are carrying heavy burdens; I will give you rest.

Mark 14: 12-16, 22-26 This is my body. This is my blood.

Luke 2: 20 The she ph erds re tu rn ed glor ifying an d prais in g God fo r all th ey had h eard an d see n.

L uke 9: 1 1b -1 7 A ll th e p eo pl e a te and w ere sa ti sfie d.

Luke 24: 13-35 The y recognise d h im in th e bre ak in g o f t he bread.

J oh n 6 : 1 -1 5 T he y g ave the p eo pl e a ll t he fo od the y w ant ed.

John 6: 24-35 If you come to me you will never be hungry. Those who believe in me will never thirst .

John 6: 41-51 I am the living bre ad from heaven.

J oh n 6 : 4 1-5 8 M y fl es h a nd b lo od a re t rue f oo d a nd d rink .

J oh n 7 :3 7- 39 Le t a nyo ne who th ir sts co me to me and dri nk .

J oh n 1 5: 4-9 R ema in i n me , a s I re ma in in yo u. Re ma in in my lo ve .

J oh n 2 1: 1 -1 4 J esu s t oo k the b re ad a nd ga ve i t to the m.

Acts 10: 34a; 37-43 After he was raised from the dead, we ate and drank with him.

1 Corinthians 10: 16-17 Though we are many, we are one bread and one body.

1 Corinthians 11: 23-26 Each time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are proclaiming the death of the Lord

Jesus.

Hebrews 9: 11-15 The blood of Christ purifies our hearts from sin.

Hebrews 12: 18-19:22-24 Jesus brings you to the Father by shedding his blood for you.

1 Pe te r 1: 17-21 You have bee n redee me d by t he bloo d o f Je su s Chr ist.

7. SCRIPTURE READING FOR PRAYERAND REFLECTION

OLD TESTAMENT READINGS

Genesis 14: 18-20 The high priest brought bread and wine.

Exodus 16: 2-4, 12-15 This is the blood of the covenant that the Lord God has made with you.

Deuteronomy 8: 2-3 He gave you food which you and your ancestors did not know.

1 S amue l 3 .1 0 S pe ak, Lo rd , y our s erv ant is li ste ni ng .

1 Kings 19: 4-8 Strengthened by the food, he walked to the mountain of the Lord.

Psalm 26.8 O Lo rd , I lo ve th e h ou se wh ere y ou dwell, th e p lace wh ere y ou r g lo ry ab ides.

Psalm 42.1 As a de er y earn s for run ning streams, so I y earn for y ou , m y God.

Psalm 46.10 Be still and know that I am God

Psalm 63.2 I gaze o n y ou in t he sanctu ary t o see yo ur power and y ou r g lo ry .

Proverbs 9: 1-6 Come and eat my bread, drink the wine I have prepared for you.


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8. COLLECTION OF PRAYERSTo Jesus hidden in the Most Blessed Sacrament- St Faustina KowalskaI adore You, Lord and Creator, hidden in the Most Blessed Sacrament. I adore You

for all the works of Your hands, that reveal to me so much wisdom, goodness and

mercy, O Lord.

You have spread so much beauty over the earth and it tells me about Your

beauty, even though these beautiful things are but a faint reflection of You,

incomprehensible Beauty.

And although You have hidden Yourself and concealed your beauty, my eye,enlightened by faith, reaches You and my souls recognises its Creator, its Highest

Good, and my heart is completely immersed in prayer of adoration.

Journal of a Soul - Blessed John XXIIIO Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, I would like to be filled with love for You;

keep me closely united with You, may my heart be near to Yours. I want to be to

You like the apostle John. O Mary of the Rosary, keep me recollected when I say

these prayers of yours; bind me forever, with your rosary, to Jesus of the Blessed

Sacrament. Blessed be Jesus, my love.

Acts of Faith, Hope and LoveO my God, I firmly believe that you are one God in three divine Persons, Father, Son,

and Holy Spirit; I believe that your divine Son became man and died for our sins,

and that he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe these and all the

truths which the Holy Catholic Church teaches, because you revealed them, who

can neither deceive nor be deceived.

O my God, relying on your infinite goodness and promises, I hope to obtain pardon

of my sins, the help of your grace, and life everlasting, through the merits of Jesus

Christ, my Lord and Redeemer.

O my God, I love you above all things, with my whole heart and soul, because you

are all good and worthy of all my love. I love my neighbor as myself for the love of

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Prayer to the Blessed Sacrament,St. Thomas AquinasHoly Jesus, who are truly hidden here; grant me to desire

ardently, to search prudently, to know truly and to carry out

perfectly in praise and glory of your holy name everything that

pleases you. Command, O my God, the state of my life; grant

that I may know what you want and that I carry out what is

proper and needed for my soul.

Grant me, O Lord my God, that I never fail between

prosperities and adversities, so that I dont become proud in

the one nor dejected in the other.

That I may not have joy nor sorrow, except from what takes

me to You, or takes me away from You. That I desire to please

or displease no one except You.

May all transitory things be vile to me, but very precious the

eternal ones.

May I dislike, Lord, all joy without You, and may I not be

ambitious about anything outside of You. And may become

pleasant to me any work for You, and disgusting my rest

without You.

Give me O my God, that I may lift my heart to You frequently

and with fervour, that I do everything with love, that I take

for dead anything that does not belong to your service, that

I do things not out of routine but referring them to You with

devotion.

Make me O Jesus, my love, my life: obedient without

contradiction, poor without degradation, chaste without

corruption, patient without dissipation, mature without

affliction, diligent without inconsistency, in awe of You without

desperation, true without bending. Make that I practice what

is good without presumption, that I correct my neighbour

without pride, that I build with words and deeds withoutfalsehood.

Give me O Lord my God, a vigilant heart that does not go away

from You for a curious thought; give me a noble heart that

does not deviate for any sinister intention; give me a firm

heart that does not break for any tribulation; give me a free

heart that will not be dominated by any violent passion.

Grant me Lord God, understanding to know You, diligence to

search for You, wisdom to find You, behaviour that You will be

pleased with, perseverance that hopefully will wait for you,

and hope, that finally will embrace You. Grant that I may be

afflicted by sorrows here as penance, and in the way of my

life I use your benefits for grace, and that in Heaven be happy

with your joys for glory.

Lord, You that live and reign, God forever and ever. Amen.

To Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament - St.Alphonsus LiguoriMy Lord Jesus Christ, Who, through the love which You bear

toward all people, does remain with them day and night in

this Sacrament, full of mercy and love, awaiting, inviting and

receiving all who come to visit You, I believe that You arepresent in the Sacrament of the Altar.

From the abyss of my nothingness, I adore You. I thank

You for all the graces which You have bestowed upon me,

particularly for having given me Yourself in this Sacrament,

for having given my Your most holy Mother Mary for my

advocate, and for having called me to visit You in this place.

I pay my homage to Your most loving Heart for these three

ends: first, in thanksgiving for this great Gift; second, to make

amends to You for all the outrages which You do receive in

this Sacrament from all Your enemies; third, I intend by this

visit to adore You in all the places on earth in which You are

present in this Sacrament and in which You are the least

honored and the most abandoned.

My Jesus, I love You with my whole heart. I am sorry for

having offended Your infinite goodness so many times. I

purpose, with the help of Your grace, never more to offend

You; and, at this moment, miserable as I am, I consecrate my

whole being to You. I give You my entire will, all my affections

and desires and all that I have. From this day forward, do

what You will with me and with everything that belongs to me.

I ask and desire only Your holy love, the gift of finalperseverance and the perfect fulfillment of Your will. I

commend to You the souls in Purgatory, particularly those

who were most devoted to the Most Blessed Sacrament and

to the Blessed Virgin Mary; and I also commend to You al l

poor sinners.

Finally, my dear Saviour, I unite all my affections with the

affections of Your most loving Heart; and thus united, I offer

them to Your Eternal Father, and I entreat Him, in Your Name

and for Your sake, to accept and answer them. Amen.

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Prayer of St Claude de La Colombiere SJO Jesus, teach me perfect self-forgetfulness, since that is the only way by which

anyone can enter into You.

Fatima PrayersMost Holy Trinity I adore you. My God, My God, I love you in the most Blessed

Sacrament. Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, I adore Thee profoundly

and offer Thee the most precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ,

present in all the tabernacles of the world today, in reparation for the outrages,

sacrileges and indifference with which He Himself is offended. And through the

infinite merits of His most Sacred Heart and of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg

of Thee the conversion of poor sinners.

Act of ContritionO my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sinsbecause of Thy just punishments, but most of all because they offend Thee, my God,

Who art all-good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy

grace, to sin no more and to avoid the near o ccasions of sin.

O Sacrament Most HolyO Sacrament Most Holy, O Sacrament Divine, all praise and all thanksgiving be

every moment thine!

Spiritual CommunionMy Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You

above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this

moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I

embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never

permit me to be separated from You. Amen

The Last WordJesus, I must soon leave You, but I carry away with me the memory of Your love

which is an inspiration to come and visit You again in the Most Blessed Sacrament

very soon. Until my next visit, I leave my heart, in spirit, before Your Eucharistic

Presence. Let its every beat tell You how much I love You and that I am longing to

soon be in Your Presence again. Bless me before I go, dear Jesus. Bless my home

and all my undertakings. Bless my family and friends and bless, also, my enemies.

Adoration Christ and St John Icon.Image courtesy of Benedictine Convent of the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem.

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The Divine PraisesBlessed be God.

Blessed be His Holy Name.

Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true man.

Blessed be the name of Jesus.

Blessed be His Most Sacred Heart.

Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.

Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete.

Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy.

Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception.

Blessed be her glorious Assumption.

Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother.

Blessed be Saint Joseph, her most chaste spouse.

Blessed be God in His angels and in His Saints.

Benediction, Corpus Christi CollectAt the conclusion of the Lords prayer the priest of deacon goes to the altar,

genuflects, and then kneels before the exposed Sacrament. A suitable Eucharistic

song is then sung. Meanwhile, the priest or deacon while kneeling incense the

Blessed Sacrament.

After the incensation, the priest or deacon rises and sings or says the following

prayer, or another prayer from Appendix II.

Note: A presiding minister who is the lay person omits the incensation and,

kneeling before the exposed Sacrament, sings or says the prayer.

Let us pray:

Lord Jesus Christ, you gave us the Eucharist as the memorial of your suffering and

death.

May our worship of this sacrament of your body of blood help us to experience

the salvation you won for us and the peace of the kingdom where you live with theFather and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

All: Amen.

Pardon PrayerMy God, I believe, I adore, I trust and I love Thee! I beg pardon for those who do not

believe, do not adore, do not trust, and do not love Thee.

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9. MUSICSuitable reflective sacred music which is Christ-centered is recommended as

follows:

Hymns for the EucharistBread for the World; Broken; Come to the Water; I am the Bread of Life; I Have

Loved you; One Bread One Body; We Remember.

See http://www.adoremus.org/EucharisticAdoration.html

He is Alive, 2002 Edition Song Book. For copies contact:

[email protected] or [email protected]

Hymns for Benediction and Eucharistic AdorationJesus Send Your Spirit Lord; Down in Adoration (Tantum Ergo); Soul of my Saviour;

O Saving Victim; Sweet Sacrament Divine; Godhead Here in Hiding.

Taize ChantsO Lord Hear My Prayer; Eat This Bread; Jesus Remember Me; Watch and Pray.

Reflective MusicMusic for Contemplative Worship by Margaret Rizza

10 WANT TO LEARN MORE?


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10.2 YouTube clips on Eucharistic Adoration

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fNABGAbUbEStreets of NYC Adoration, Vocation

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ4tEFPuhYIYou are my God, Father Stan

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdiolzhztIs&mode=related&search=

Father Stan School of the Eucharist

10.3 ReferencesThe Holy See Catechism of the Catholic Church, St Pauls Publications, Strathfield NSW, 1994

Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharist Outside Mass The Rites of the Catholic Church (Vol 1)

Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minnesota, 1990

McCarthy C (ed) I the Lord Am With You Always, McPhersons Printing Group, Sydney, 1999 & 2003

WYD08 Curriculum Module 3, Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation and the Prayer of Eucharistic Adoration

WYD08, 2007

Children of Hope Children of Hope Leaders Manual, Brothers Oblates of St. John 2002.

Hahn, Scott Hahn Swear to God, The Promise and Power of the Sacraments Doubleday, 2004

10. WANT TO LEARN MORE?10.1 WebsitesThese websites may be of assistance in providing further background on Eucharistic Adoration and

in developing methods and strategies for Eucharistic Adoration:

www.childrenofhope.orgPromoting Eucharistic Adoration for Children

www.concordiaministries.net/adoration.htmOn The Mystery and Worship of the Eucharist

www.therealpresence.org/eucharst/a.htmlPerpetual Adoration Manual for all you need to know about Adoration and how to get it started in your

parish; Worship of the Eucharist Outside of Mass

www.carr.org/~meripper/faith/benedict.htmEucharistic Adoration and Benediction

www.taize.frTaize prayer, songs

http://landru.i-link-2.net/shnyves/prayer.html#TextsClassic texts in Prayer and Spirituality from the Catholic Tradition

www.vatican.va/phome_en.htm

www.medjugorje.org/adore.htm

www.monksofadoration.org/

www.theworkofgod.org/Prayers/eucharistic_prayers.htm

www.melbourne.catholic.org.au/archbishop/reflections/archvol15i13.htm

www.seadoration.org/Society of Eucharistic Adoration

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Important to Recover the Capacity for Interior Silence

Vatican City, June 10, 2007- Here is a translation of the address

Benedict XVI gave today to the crowds gathered in St Peters

Square when he led the praying of the midday Angelus.

Dear Brothers and Sisters!

Todays solemnity of Corpus Domini, which in the Vatican and

other nations was already celebrated this past Thursday, invitesus to contemplate the great mystery of our faith: the most holy

Eucharist, the real presence of the Lord Jesus Christ in the

sacrament of the altar.

Every time that the priest renews the Eucharistic sacrifice, in

the prayer of consecration he repeats: This is my body ... this

is my blood. He does this giving his voice, his hands, and his

heart to Christ, who wanted to remain with us as the beating

heart of the Church. But even after the celebration of the divine

mysteries, the Lord Jesus remains living in the tabernacle;

because of this he is praised, especially by Eucharistic

adoration, as I wished to recall in the recent postsynodal

apostolic exhortation, Sacramentum Caritatis (cf. Nos. 66-69).

Indeed, there is an intrinsic connection between celebration

and adoration. The holy Mass, in fact, is in itself the Churchs

greatest act of adoration: No one eats this food, St. Augustine

writes, if he has not first worshipped it (Commentary on

Psalm 98:9; CCL XXXIX, 1385). Adoration outside holy Mass

prolongs and intensifies what happened in the liturgical

celebration and renders a true and profound reception of Christ

possible.

Today, then, in all Christian communities, there is the

Eucharistic procession, a singular form of public adoration

of the Eucharist, enriched by beautiful and traditional

manifestations of popular devotion. I would like to take the

opportunity that todays solemnity offers me to strongly

recommend to pastors and all the faithful the practice of

Eucharistic Adoration. I express my appreciation to the

institutes of consecrated life, as also to the associations and

confraternities that dedicate themselves to this practice in a

special way. They offer to all a reminder of the centrality of

Christ in our personal and ecclesial life.


the beauty of adoration, whether personal or in community.I invite priests to encourage youth groups in this, but also to

accompany them to ensure that the forms of adoration are

appropriate and dignified, with sufficient times for silence

and listening to the word of God. In life today, which is often

noisy and scattered, it is more important than ever to recover

the capacity for interior silence and recollection: Eucharistic

Adoration permits one to do this not only within ones I but

rather in the company of that You full of love who is Jesus

Christ, the God who is near us.

May the Virgin Mary, Eucharistic Woman, lead us into the

secret of true adoration. Her heart, humble and silent, was

always recollected around the mystery of Jesus, in whom she

worshipped the presence of God and his redemptive love. By her

intercession may there grow faith in the Eucharistic mystery,

the joy of participating at holy Mass, especially on Sunday, and

the desire to bear witness to the immense charity of Christ.

I greet the English-speaking visitors and pilgrims who

have gathered here for the Angelus. On this day, many are

celebrating the feast of Corpus Christi, the feast of the Most

Holy Eucharist. We give thanks to God for the great gift of the

Eucharist, the sacred banquet in which we receive Christ. We

remember his sufferings, our minds are filled with his grace

and we receive a pledge of the glory that is to be ours. I pray

that all of you may grow in love for the Lord through the great

sacrament of his Body and Blood. May God bless you all.

APPENDIX 1 BENEDICT XVI ON EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

44 45Footnote: Courtesy of zenit.org

APPENDIX 2 4 November, 200731st Sunday in Ordinary Time

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16 September 200724th Sunday in Ordinary Time1. You are greatly needed!

The Church and the world have a great need of Eucharistic

Adoration. (Pope John Paul II, The Mystery and Worship

of the Eucharist).

23 September 200725th Sunday in Ordinary Time2. This is a personal invitation to you from Jesus.

Jesus waits for us in this Sacrament of Love. (Pope Jo hn

Paul II, The Mystery and Worship of the Eucharist).

30 September 200726th Sunday in Ordinary Time3. Jesus is counting on you because the Eucharist is the

center of life.

Every member of the Church must be vigilant in seeing that

the sacrament of Love shall be at the center of the life of

the people of God so that through all the manifestations of

worship due Him shall be given back love for love and truly

become the life of our souls. (Pope John Paul II, Redeemer

of Man).

7 October 200727th Sunday in Ordinary Time4. Your hour with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament will repair

for evils of the world and bring about peace on earth.

Let us be generous with our time in going to meet Jesus and

ready to make reparation for the great evils of the world. Let

your adoration never cease. (Pope John Paul II, The Mystery

and Worship of the Eucharist).

14 October 200728th Sunday in Ordinary Time5. Day and night Jesus dwells in the Blessed Sacrament

because you are the most important person in the world

to Him!

Christ is reserved in our churches as the spiritual center

of the heart of the community, the universal Church and

all humanity, since within the veil of the species, Christ iscontained, the Invisible Heart of the Church, the Redeemer

of the world, the center of all hearts, by Him al l things are and

of whom we exist. (Pope Paul IV, The Mystery of Faith).

21 October 200729th Sunday in Ordinary Time6. Jesus wants you to do more than to go to Mass on Sunday.

Our communal worship at Mass must go together with our

personal worship of Jesus in Eucharistic Adoration in order

that our love may be complete. (Pope John Paul II, Redeemer

of Man).

28 October 200730th Sunday in Ordinary Time7. You grow spiritually with each moment you spend

with Jesus!

Our essential commitment in life is to preserve and advanceconstantly in Eucharistic life and Eucharistic piety and to grow

spiritually in the climate of the Holy Eucharist. (Pope John

Paul II, Redeemer of Man).

APPENDIX 2 WEEKLY PARISH INSERTS FOR BULLETINS

31st Sunday in Ordinary Time8. The best time you spend on earth is with Jesus, your best

friend, in the Blessed Sacrament!How great is the value of conversation with Christ in the

Blessed Sacrament, for there is nothing more consoling

on earth, nothing more efficacious for advancing along the

road of holiness! (Pope Paul VI, The Mystery of Faith)

11 November 200732nd Sunday in Ordinary Time9. Just as you cant be exposed to the sun without receiving

its rays, neither can you come to Jesus exposed in the

Blessed Sacrament without receiving the Divine Rays of His

Grace, His Love & His Peace.Christ is truly Emmanuel, which means God with us. For

He is in the midst of us day and night; He dwells in us with the

fullness of grace and of truth. He raises the level of morals,

fosters virtue, comforts the sorrowful, strengthens the weak.

(Pope Paul VI, The Mystery of Faith).

18 November 200733rd Sunday in Ordinary Time10. If Jesus were actually visible in church, everyone would

run to welcome Him, but He remains hidden in the Sacred

Host under the appearance of Bread, because He is calling

us to faith, that we may come to Him in humility.The Blessed Sacrament is the Living Heart of each of our

churches and it is our very sweet duty to honor and adore the

Blessed Host, which our eyes see, the Incarnate Word, Whom

they cannot see. (Pope Paul VI, Credo of the People of God).

The Divine Eucharist bestows upon the Christian people theincomparable dignity. (Pope Paul VI, The Mystery of Faith).

25 November 2007Christ the King11. With transforming mercy, Jesus makes our heart

one with His.

He proposes His own example to those who come to Him,

that all may learn to be like Himself, gentle and humble of

heart, and to seek not their own interest but those of God.

(Pope Paul VI, The Mystery of Faith)

1st Sunday of Advent12. If the Pope himself would give you a special invitation

to visit him in the Vatican, this honor would be nothing in

comparison to the honor and dignity that Jesus Himself

bestows upon you with the Invitation of spending one hour

with Him in the Blessed Sacrament.

The Divine Eucharist bestows upon the Christian people the

incomparable dignity. (Pope Paul VI, The Mystery of Faith)

9 December 20072nd Sunday of Advent1. He is really there!

I myself Am the Living Bread come down from Heaven.

(Jn 6:51).

16 December 20073rd Sunday of Advent2. Day and night Jesus dwells in the Blessed Sacrament

because of his Infinite love for you!

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).

23 December 20074th Sunday of Advent3. The specific way that Jesus asks you to love Him in

return is to spend one quiet hour with Him in the Blessed

Sacrament.Where your treasure is, there is your heart.... Could you

not watch one hour with Me? (Mt 6:21; 26:40).

30 December 20075th Sunday of Advent4. When you look upon the Sacred Host, you look upon

Jesus, the Son of God.

Indeed, this is the will of My Father, that everyone who looks

upon the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life. Him

I will raise up on the last day. (Jn 6:40)

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20 April 2008Toinspireyou Quotes from Saints

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And just as He appeared before the holy Apostles in true

flesh, so now He has us see Him in the Sacred Bread. Looking

at him with the eyes of their flesh, they saw only His Flesh,

but regarding Him with the eyes of the spirit, they believed

that He was God. In like manner, as we see bread and wine

with our bodily eyes, let us see and believe firmly that it is His

Most Holy Body and Blood, True and Living. For in the way

our Lord is ever present among those who believe in him,

according to what He said: Behold, I am with you all days

even to the consummation of the world.(Mt 28:20)

St Francis of Assisi

30 March 2008To inspire you....Quotes from Saints

In each of our lives Jesus comes as the Bread of Life

to be eaten, to be consumed by us. This is how He loves us.

Then Jesus comes in our human life as the hungry one, the

other, hoping to be fed with the Bread of our life, our hearts

by loving, and our hands by serving. In loving and serving, we

prove that we have been created in the likeness of God, for

God is Love and when we love we are like God. This is what

Jesus meant when He said, Be perfect as your Father in

heaven is perfect. Bl Mother Teresa of Calcutta

6 April 2008To inspire you....Quotes from Saints

If I can give you any advice, I beg you to get closer to the

Eucharist and to Jesus... We must pray to Jesus to give us

that tenderness of the Eucharist. Bl Mother Teresa

of Calcutta


How many of you say: I should like to see His face, His

garments, His shoes. You do see Him, you touch Him, you eat

Him. He gives Himself to you, not only that you may see Him,

but also to be your food and nourishment.

St John Chrysostom

To inspire you....Quotes from Saints

Christ held Himself in His hands when He gave His Body to

His disciples saying : This is My Body. No one partakes of

this Flesh before he has adored it. St Augustine


When you have received Him, stir up your heart to do Him

homage; speak to Him about your spiritual life, gazing upon

Him in your soul where He is present for your happiness;

welcome Him as warmly as possible, and behave outwardly

in such a way that your actions may give proof to all of His

Presence. St Francis De Sales

4 May 2008To inspire you....Quotes from Saints

... if we would only comprehend the fact that while the

Eucharistic Species remain with us, Jesus is there and

working in us inseparably with the Father and the Holy Spirit

and therefore the whole Holy Trinity is there...,

St Mary Magdalene de Pazzi


Words cannot express the perfection of his adoration. If

Saint John leaped in the womb at the approach of Mary, what

feelings must have coursed through Joseph during those six

months when he had at his side and under his very eyes the

hidden God! If the father of Origin used to kiss his child during

the night and adore the Hol y Spirit living within Him, can

we doubt that Joseph must have often adored Jesus hiddenin the pure tabernacle of Mary? How fervent that adoration

must have been: My Lord and my God, behold your servant!

No one can describe the adoration of this noble soul. He saw

nothing, yet he believed; his faith had to pierce the virginal

veil of Mary. So likewise with you! Under the veil of the Sacred

Species your faith must see our Lord. Ask St Joseph for his

lively, constant faith. St Peter Julian Eymard

5. Each moment that you spend in His Eucharistic Presence

will increase His Divine Life within you and deepen your

personal relationship and friendship with Him.

I have come that you may have life, and have it more

abundantly. I am the Vine and you are the branches.

Whoever remains in Me and I in Him shall bear much fruit

because without Me, you can do nothing. (Jn 10:10; 1 Peter

5:7; Jn 14:27)

13 January 20086. Each hour you spend with Jesus will deepen His Divine

Peace in your heart.

Come to Me all of you who are weary and find life

burdensome and I will refresh you... Cast all of your

anxieties upon the One who cares for you... My Peace is My

Gift to you. (Mt 11:28; 5:7; Jn 14:17)

20 January 20087. Jesus will give you all the Graces you need to be happy!

The Lamb on the Throne will shepherd them. He will lead

them to the springs of life-giving water. (Rev 7:17)

27 January 20088. Jesus is infinitely deserving of our unceasing

thanksgiving and adoration for all He has done for

our salvation.

Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive honor,

glory and praise. (Rev. 5:12)

3 February 20089. For Peace in our country!

When My people humble themselves and seek

My Presence... I will revive their land. (2Chr 7:14)

10. Each hour you spend with Jesus on earth will leave your

soul everlastingly more beautiful and glorious in heaven!They who humble themselves shall be exalted.... All of

us, gazing on the Lords glory with unveiled faces, are beingtransformed from glory to glory into His very image.

(Lk 18:14; 2Cor 3:18)

17 February 200811. Jesus will bless you, your family and the whole

world for this hour of faith you spend with Him in theBlessed Sacrament.

Blessed are they who do not see and yet believe...(Jn 20:29; Mk 11:23; Mk 5:36; Rev 21:5)

24 February 200812. Each moment you spend with Jesus in the Blessed

Sacrament brings joy, pleasure, and delight to HisSacred Heart!

I found delight in sons of men. (Prov 8:31)

2 March 2008To inspire you....Quotes from SaintsCan you feel the fragrance of Paradise which diffuses

Itself from the Tabernacle? St Phillip

9 March 2008To inspire you....Quotes from SaintsGod dwells in our midst, in the Blessed Sacrament

of the altar. St Maximilian Kolbe

16 March 2008To inspire you....Quotes from SaintsDo you realise that Jesus is there in the tabernacle expressly

for you for you alone? He burns with desire to come into

your heart...dont listen to the demon, laugh at him, and go

without fear to receive the Jesus of peace and love...

St Therese of Lisieux

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to Christs Resurrection. All interior life needs silence and

intimacy with Christ in order to develop. Pope John Paul II,

f h V i 28 M 1996

Apostolic Journey To The Far East And Mauritius Eucharistic

Adoration At Nonyong-Dong Parish Homily Of His Holiness

J h P l Ii S l (K ) S d 7 O b 1989


8 June 2008To inspire you....Quotes from Saints


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13 July 2008To inspire you.... Quotes from the Holy Fathers

...Yes, beloved brothers and sisters, it is important that

we live and teach how to live the total mysteries of the

Eucharist: the Sacrament of Sacrifice, of the Banquet, and

of the permanent Presence of Jesus Christ the Saviour....

the several forms of worship of the Most Holy Eucharist are

an extension and at the same time a preparation for the

Sacrifice of the Mass and Communion. Will it be necessary to

insist again on the deep spiritual and theological motivations

of worship to the Most Holy Sacrament outside of thecelebration of the Mass? It is true that the reservation of the

Sacrament was made, from the beginning, in order to be able

to take Communion to the sick and to those absent from the

celebration. But, as the Catechism of the Catholic Church

says, for the deepening of the faith in the Real Presence

of Christ in His Eucharist, the Church became aware of the

meaning of the silent adoration of the Lord present under

the Eucharistic species (n. 1379). Pope John Paul II, June

1993 homily at the 45th International Eucharistic Congress in

Seville, Spain


If we are to experience the Eucharist as the source and

summit of all Christian life ( Lumen Gentium, 11), then we

must celebrate it with faith, receive it with reverence, and

allow it to transform our minds and hearts through the prayer

of adoration. Only by deepening our Eucharistic communionwith the Lord through personal prayer can we discover what

he asks of us in daily life. Only by drinking deeply from the

source of life-giving water welling up within us (Cfr. Io 4,

14) can we grow in faith, hope and charity. The image of the

Church in worship before the Blessed Sacrament reminds

us of the need to enter into a dialogue with our Redeemer, to

respond to his love and to love o ne another.

John Paul Ii Seoul (Korea) Saturday, 7 October 1989


The worship of the Eucharist outside of the Mass is of

inestimable value for the life of the Church. This worship is

strictly linked to the celebration of the Eucharistic Sacrifice.

The presence of Christ under the sacred species reserved

after Mass a presence which lasts as long as the species

of bread and of wine remain derives from the celebration

of the sacrifice and is directed towards communion, both

sacramental and spiritual. It is the responsibility of Pastors

to encourage, also by their personal witness, the practiceof Eucharistic adoration, and exposition of the Blessed

Sacrament in particular, as well as prayer of adoration before

Christ present under the Eucharistic species. Pope John

Paul II, The Eucharist and the Church

3 August 2008To inspire you.... Quotes from the Holy Fathers

It is pleasant to spend time with him, to lie close to his breast

like the Beloved Disciple (cf. Jn 13:25) and to feel the infinite

love present in his heart. If in our time Christians must be

distinguished above all by the art of prayer,48 how can we

not feel a renewed need to spend time in spiritual converse,

in silent adoration, in heartfelt love before Christ present

in the Most Holy Sacrament? How often, dear brother and

sisters, have I experienced this, and drawn from it strength,

consolation and support! Pope John Paul II, The Eucharist

and the Church

10 August 2008To inspire you.... Quotes from the Holy Fathers

This practice, repeatedly praised and recommended by the

Magisterium,49 is supported by the example of many saints.

Particularly outstanding in this regard was Saint Alphonsus

Liguori, who wrote:

p y

The Blessed Sacrament is indeed the stimulus for us all, for

me as it should be for you, to forsake all worldly ambitions.

Without the constant presence of our Divine Master upon

the altar in my poor chapels, I never could have persevered

casting my lot with the lepers of Molokai; the foreseen

consequence of which begins now to appear on my skin,

and is felt throughout the body. Holy Communion being the

daily bread of a priest, I feel myself happy, well pleased, and

resigned in rather exceptional circumstances in which it has

pleased Divine Providence to put me. Bl Damien, Apostle of

the Lepers


In order to be like You, who are always alone in the Blessed

Sacrament, I shall love solitude and try to converse with You

as much as possible. Grant that my mind may not seek to

know anything but You, that my heart may have no longings

or desires but to love You. When I am obliged to take some

comfort, I shall take care to see that it be pleasing to your

heart. In my conversations, O divine Word, I shall consecrate

all my words to You so that You will not permit me to

pronounce a single one which is not for Your glory...When I

am thirsty, I shall endure it in honor of the thirst You endured

for the salvation of souls...If by chance, I commit some fault,

I shall humble myself, and then take the opposite virtue from

Your Heart, offering it to the eternal Father in expiation for

my failure. All this I intend to do, O Eucharistic Jesus, to unite

myself to You in every action of the day. St Margaret Mary


The Eucharist is the supreme proof of the love of Jesus.

After this, there is nothing more but Heaven itself.

St Peter Julian Eymard

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In the presence of Jesus in the Holy Sacrament we ought to

be like the Blessed in heaven before the Divine Essence.

St Teresa of Avila


When the Sisters are exhausted, up to their eyes in work;

when all seems to go awry, they spend an hour in prayer

before the Blessed Sacrament. This practice has never failed

to bear fruit: they experience peace and strength.

Bl Mother Teresa of Calcutta


Do not think that Jesus Christ is forgetful of you, since he

has left you, as the greatest memorial and pledge of his l ove,

himself in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.

St Alphonsus Liguori


Never forget that Jesus Christ is not less powerful or less

generous in the Blessed Sacrament than He was during His

mortal life. Saint Mary Euphrasia Pelletier


I urge priests, religious and lay people to continue and

redouble their efforts to teach the younger generations the

meaning and value of Eucharistic adoration and devotion.How will young people be able to know the Lord if they are

not introduced to the mystery of his presence? Like the young

Samuel, by learning the words of the prayer of the heart, they

will be closer to the Lord, who will accompany them in their

spiritual and human growth, and in the missionary witness

which they must give throughout their life. The Eucharistic

mystery is in fact the summit of evangelization (Lumen

Gentium, n. 28), for it is the most eminent testimony

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R i i th E h i t d i hi h

9 November 2008To inspire you.... Quotes from the Holy FathersM d f i d if t k t f tl i th

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.50 The

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Receiving the Eucharist means adoring him whom we

receive. Only in this way do we become one with him,

and are given, as it were, a foretaste of the beauty of the

heavenly liturgy. The act of adoration outside Mass prolongs

and intensifies all that takes place during the liturgical

celebration itself. Pope Benedict XVI, The Sacrament of

Charity


I heartily recommend to the Churchs pastors and to the

People of God the practice of Eucharistic Adoration, both

individually and in community. Pope Benedict XVI, TheSacrament of Charity


Wherever possible, it would be appropriate, especially in

densely populated areas, to set aside specific churches or

oratories for perpetual adoration. Pope Benedict XVI, The

Sacrament of Charity


I also recommend that, in their catechetical training, and

especially in their preparation for First Hol y Communion,

children be taught the meaning and the beauty o f spending

time with Jesus, and helped to cultivate a sense of awe before

his presence in the Eucharist. Pope Benedict XVI,

The Sacrament of Charity

2 November 2008To inspire you.... Quotes from the Holy Fathers

...besides encouraging individual believers to make time

for personal prayer before the Sacrament of the Altar, I feel

obliged to urge parishes and other church groups to set aside

times for collective Adoration. Pope Benedict XVI,

The Sacrament of Charity

My dear young friends, if you take part frequently in the

Eucharistic celebration, if you dedicate some of your time to

adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, the Source of love which

is the Eucharist, you will acquire that joyful determination to

dedicate your lives to following the Gospel. Pope Benedict

XVI, Message for WYD08

16 November 2008To inspire you.... Quotes from the Holy FathersIndeed, there is an intrinsic connection between celebration

and adoration. The holy Mass, in fact, is in itself the Churchs

greatest act of adoration: No one eats this food, St.

Augustine writes, if he has not first worshipped itPope Benedict XVI, on the Feast Day of Corpus Christi



the beauty of adoration, whether personal or in community.

I invite priests to encourage youth groups in this, but also to

accompany them to ensure that the forms of adoration are

appropriate and dignified, with sufficient times for silence and

listening to the word of God. Pope Benedict XVI, on the Feast

Day of Corpus Christi


In life today, which is often noisy and scattered, it is

more important than ever to recover the capacity for

interior silence and recollection: Eucharistic adoration

permits one to do this not only within ones I but rather

in the company of that You full of love who is Jesus Christ,

the God who is near us. Pope Benedict XVI, on the Feast Day

of Corpus Christi

dearest to God and the one most helpful to us .50 The

Eucharist is a priceless treasure: by not only celebrating it

but also by praying before it outside of Mass we are enabledto make contact with the very wellspring of grace. A Christian

community desirous of contemplating the face of Christ in thespirit which I proposed in the Apostolic Letters Novo Millennio

Ineunte and Rosarium Virginis Mariae cannot fail also todevelop this aspect of Eucharistic worship, which prolongsand increases the fruits of our communion in the body and

blood of the Lord. Pope John Paul II, The Eucharist and theChurch

17 August 2008

To inspire you.... Quotes from the Holy FathersEvery member of the Church must be vigilant in seeing that

this sacrament of love shall be at the center of the life ofthe people of God so that through all the manifestations of

worship due to it, Christ shall be given back love for love,and truly become the life of our souls, Pope Jo hn Paul

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