ADORATION OF

THE BLESSED ​SACRAMENT

It is highly fitting that Christ should have wanted to remain present to his Church in this unique way. Since Christ was about to take his departure from his own in his visible form, he wanted to give us his sacramental presence; since he was about to offer himself on the cross to save us, he wanted us to have the memorial of the love with which he loved us "to the end," even to the giving of his life. In his Eucharistic presence he remains mysteriously in our midst as the one who loved us and gave himself up for us, and he remains under signs that express and communicate this love: 

The Church and the world have a great need for Eucharistic worship. Jesus awaits us in this sacrament of love. Let us not refuse the time to go to meet him in adoration, in contemplation full of faith, and open to making amends for the serious offenses and crimes of the world. Let our adoration never cease.   

Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1380

Weekly Adoration takes place Monday mornings
at 8:30am, ​following the 8 o'clock Mass. 
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Beginning Tuesday, September 1st, an additional hour of Adoration
will take place at 5:45pm, followed by 7 o'clock Mass.
​This will continue on every first Tuesday of the month.

Sit? Stand? Kneel? Lie prostrate?What am I supposed to "do" in Adoration?

"The Eucharistic presence in the tabernacle harkens back to the liturgy and it returns to the liturgy."

What are you doing when you're sitting there praying? "I look at Him and He looks at me."

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Here's a thoughtful piece from Catholic writer Simcha Fisher on why
Confirmation candidates need Eucharistic Adoration.