A Question about Adoration

[HoneyBee]

What exactly do you do during Adoration? Is it okay to bring a religious book with you to read while you are there for the whole hour, like a devotional book or even the Bible itself? Please let me know. I need ideas for when I go to Adoration for the first time in two weeks.

 

[Job3315]

What exactly do you do during Adoration? Is it okay to bring a religious book with you to read while you are there for the whole hour, like a devotional book or even the Bible itself? Please let me know. I need ideas for when I go to Adoration for the first time in two weeks.

What is Adoration?

 

[GodsGrace101]

What exactly do you do during Adoration? Is it okay to bring a religious book with you to read while you are there for the whole hour, like a devotional book or even the Bible itself? Please let me know. I need ideas for when I go to Adoration for the first time in two weeks.

Adoration is just what it says.
You are spending an hour adoring Jesus and thinking about Him.

You should not bring a book, not even the bible because all your attention should be focused on our Lord.

You'll find that some kind of program will be set up already.
Usually hymns, prayers and some comment. After each section, people sit quietly and contemplate what has been said by the priest.

I'm not Catholic, but I used to go at times and found it very relaxing. It's like this:
Jesus looks at you.
And you look at Jesus.

Hope you enjoy it.

 

[AvilaSurfer]

Twice a week, every week. We keep our Adoration Chapel open 24 hours. Two of the quietest hours of my week.

 

[GodsGrace101]

Twice a week, every week. We keep our Adoration Chapel open 24 hours. Two of the quietest hours of my week.

Just not to confuse those reading along and are not Catholic.

You and I are not disagreeing:

The Adoration Chapel is NOT Adoration, which is a liturgy.

The Adoration Chapel, which contains the monstrance, is always open when the church is and is for private adoration use.

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The Eucharistic Adoration is a formal liturgy, usually celebrated in the evening, which is open to all.

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[Davidnic]

You can indeed bring a book and spiritual reading to Adoration. venerable Fulton Sheen had lots of instruction on Adoration that included bringing spiritual reading and he sometimes even wrote his homilies there.

If you do so you alternate between the spiritual reading and quiet time in prayer and Adoration before the Sacrament.

Our Parish has spiritual reading present for use, if desired, during our 24-hour Adoration each week.

 

[Davidnic]

Just not to confuse those reading along and are not Catholic.

You and I are not disagreeing:

The Adoration Chapel is NOT Adoration, which is a liturgy.

The Adoration Chapel, which contains the monstrance, is always open when the church is and is for private adoration use.

• 

The Eucharistic Adoration is a formal liturgy, usually celebrated in the evening, which is open to all.

• 

I think you are confusing Adoration with a Rite of Benediction and Exposition that can a company the beginning and close of an Adoration time or 40 hours devotion. Some Churches have a 24 hour, some perpetual, and some short period of time depending on what they can manage.

Adoration itself is not a Liturgy.

 

[Mark_Sam]

What exactly do you do during Adoration? Is it okay to bring a religious book with you to read while you are there for the whole hour, like a devotional book or even the Bible itself? Please let me know. I need ideas for when I go to Adoration for the first time in two weeks.

I like to pray the Rosary. Some people find it weird: why pray to Mary when Jesus himself is right there in front of you? But praying the Rosary helps me meditate on the life, death and resurrection of our Lord, in whose presence I am. There are also many devotional books on adoration, with hymns, prayers and litanies, and with Biblical texts and other texts to reflect on whilst in adoration. Or you could just kneel and look at him, and he will look at you. You can even talk to Jesus, share your day with him, etc.

At our parish, we have Eucharistic Adoration with the Sacrament exposed (in the monstrance) every Thursday after evening Mass, and it lasts for about half an hour. The priest leads us in prayer, and we have our very own pamphlets with hymns and litanies. Every Friday, the Sacrament is exposed for about three hours, but without the communal liturgical aspect (other than at the beginning and the blessing at the end). However, we have a chapel were the Sacrament is reserved in a Tabernacle, and we are free to visit and adore the Sacrament there at any time.

 

[teresa]

Thank you and God bless you for your answers and love.

I will have to look into this myself.

I cant hear myself think most days, and would love to find some peace and quiet to worship....

Most places I think are kept locked up so will have to ask my adviser.

I want to seek His face to know Him to love Him to give my life to Him

 

[GodsGrace101]

I think you are confusing Adoration with a Rite of Benediction and Exposition that can a company the beginning and close of an Adoration time or 40 hours devotion. Some Churches have a 24 hour, some perpetual, and some short period of time depending on what they can manage.

Adoration itself is not a Liturgy.

I used to teach what adoration is.
Explain what a liturgy is please.
I'm not getting anything mixed up.

 

[GodsGrace101]

Thank you and God bless you for your answers and love.

I will have to look into this myself.

I cant hear myself think most days, and would love to find some peace and quiet to worship....

Most places I think are kept locked up so will have to ask my adviser.

I want to seek His face to know Him to love Him to give my life to Him

This is the best link I could find on the Eucharistic Adoration Liturgy.

The OP might also be interested.

What is Eucharistic Adoration?

 

[GodsGrace101]

I think you are confusing Adoration with a Rite of Benediction and Exposition that can a company the beginning and close of an Adoration time or 40 hours devotion. Some Churches have a 24 hour, some perpetual, and some short period of time depending on what they can manage.

Adoration itself is not a Liturgy.

I'm sorry. I just realized what you meant by "adoration" alone.

If you check, you'll see that I explained the difference between private adoration and the Eucharistic Adoration Liturgy.

I did this purposefully because someone that knows nothing about it will get confused.

Here is a good description of what a liturgy is....

Liturgy is the customary public worship performed by a religious group, according to its beliefs, customs and traditions. As a religious phenomenon, liturgy is a communal response to and participation in, the sacred through activity reflecting praise, thanksgiving, supplication or repentance

If you check post no. 8 the poster is speaking about personal adoration in paragraph one and a liturgy in paragraph two. This is confusing to one that knows nothing about it...

 

[Davidnic]

I used to teach what adoration is.
Explain what a liturgy is please.
I'm not getting anything mixed up.

Never once have I heard Adoration referred to as a formal liturgy. It is opened and closed by liturgical rites. But that is not the same thing.

There is a liturgical rite for the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament but that's not required for Adoration, since one can engage in Adoration In Perpetual, Exposed and non-Exposed formats.

Aside from the liturgical rites that might open and close a period of Adoration it is not correct to refer to Adoration itself as a formal liturgy. While there might be liturgical rights surrounding it at the beginning or end, it is not necessary to be present for either of those to engage in the Adoration.

It also can be done at any time not just the evening. And it is often recommended you bring spiritual reading if you are there for an extended time though it is not required. You should not be doing spiritual reading during the open or close of exposition. But it is fine to do it during Adoration itself. Exposition and benediction are individual liturgical rites but they are not the Adoration itself. So saying Adoration is a formal liturgy is not how we would term it. That it takes place in the evening is not always correct either. It is also incorrect you cannot bring spiritual reading.

Adoration that may last from a half an hour to days or open a Perpetual time.

Do you want to know what the Liturgy is or what Liturgical Rites are?

 

[GodsGrace101]

Never once have I heard Adoration referred to as a formal liturgy. It is opened and closed by liturgical rites. But that is not the same thing.

There is a liturgical rite for the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament but that's not required for Adoration, since one can engage in Adoration In Perpetual, Exposed and non-Exposed formats.

Aside from the liturgical rites that might open and close a period of Adoration it is not correct to refer to Adoration itself as a formal liturgy. While there might be liturgical rights surrounding it at the beginning or end, it is not necessary to be present for either of those to engage in the Adoration.

It also can be done at any time not just the evening. And it is often recommended you bring spiritual reading if you are there for an extended time though it is not required. You should not be doing spiritual reading during the open or close of exposition. But it is fine to do it during Adoration itself. Exposition and benediction are individual liturgical rites but they are not the Adoration itself. So saying Adoration is a formal liturgy is not how we would term it. That it takes place in the evening is not always correct either. It is also incorrect you cannot bring spiritual reading.

Adoration that may last from a half an hour to days or open a Perpetual time.

Do you want to know what the Liturgy is or what Liturgical Rites are?

No need.
Please see my next post to you.

 

[Davidnic]

I'm sorry. I just realized what you meant by "adoration" alone.

If you check, you'll see that I explained the difference between private adoration and the Eucharistic Adoration Liturgy.

I did this purposefully because someone that knows nothing about it will get confused.

Here is a good description of what a liturgy is....

Liturgy is the customary public worship performed by a religious group, according to its beliefs, customs and traditions. As a religious phenomenon, liturgy is a communal response to and participation in, the sacred through activity reflecting praise, thanksgiving, supplication or repentance

If you check post no. 8 the poster is speaking about personal adoration in paragraph one and a liturgy in paragraph two. This is confusing to one that knows nothing about it...

I am not trying to be gruff or snarky but I don't need Wikipedia to tell me what the the Liturgy or a Liturgical Rite is for the Catholic Church.

 

[GodsGrace101]

I am not trying to be gruff or snarky but I don't need Wikipedia to tell me what the the Liturgy or a Liturgical Rite is for the Catholic Church.

It was for those reading along since I asked you to explain it.

I like how it was explained...I went thru a few.
(I don't need it either).

 

[Davidnic]

Like I said it seems you are confusing the liturgical rites that open or close Adoration with the time of Adoration itself.

It is perfectly fine to take spiritual reading material to Adoration.

 

[GodsGrace101]

Like I said it seems you are confusing the liturgical rites that open or close Adoration with the time of Adoration itself.

It is perfectly fine to take spiritual reading material to Adoration.

To private adoration, yes.
To a liturgy, there is usually a program already arranged.
Peace brother.

 

[AvilaSurfer]

Please don't come in to the forum and lecture us. Especially David. There is no Adoration "liturgy" in the Roman Catholic rite.