Adoration

Things to do during Eucharistic Adoration

1. Pour out your heart to Christ and adore Him. Acknowledge and make yourself aware the He is present in the Eucharist and speak to Jesus telling Him all that comes to your mind. Listen for His response. 2. Sit quietly and just “be” in the presence of God. Think of a visit to the Blessed Sacrament as coming to see your best friend. Sit quietly and enjoy being in each other’s company. Instead of talking to the Lord, try listening to what He wants to tell you. 3. Recite the “Jesus Prayer” and ask the Lord for forgiveness. Say “Lord Jesus, have mercy on me, a sinner”, repeatedly as you quiet your heart and mind. Think of those who have hurt you and request a special blessing for them. Ask God to forgive you for all the times you have neglected or hurt someone else. 4. Intercede for others. Bring before the Blessed Sacrament all those who have asked you to pray for them. Ask the Lord to address their concerns. 5. Pray the Rosary. Pope John Paul II reminds us, “…is not the enraptured gaze of Mary as she contemplated the face of the newborn Chris and cradled him in her arms that unparalleled model of love which should inspire us every time we receive Eucharistic communion?” (The Church and the Eucharist, 55) Ask Mary to join you as you gaze on Christ in the Eucharist and as you pray the Rosary. 6. Meditate using Scripture. Choose a passage from the Bible. read the words and ask God to let the passage speak to you. Pay special attention to anything that strikes you and ask God what He wishes for you to draw from that message. 7. Read the life of a saint and pray with him or her. Most holy men and women have had a great devotion to Our Lord in the Eucharist. Therese of Lisieux, Catherine of Siena, Francis of Assisi, Thomas Aquinas, Peter Julian Eymard, Dorothy Day. Mother Teresa of Calcutta and Baroness Catherine de Hueck are just a few. Read about them and pray their prayers before the Blessed Sacrament.

O Salutaris Hostia

O salutaris Hostia, Quae caeli pandis ostium: Bella premunt hostilia, Da robur, fer auxilium. Uni trinoque Domino Sit sempiterna gloria, Qui vitam sine termino Nobis donet in patria. Amen. O saving Victim, opening wide, The gate of heaven to man below! Our foes press on from every side; Thine aid supply, thy strength bestow. To Thy great name by endless praise, Immortal Godhead, one in Three; Oh, grant us endless length of days, In our true native land with Thee. Amen

Holy, Holy, Holy

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee. Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty! God in three Persons, blessed Trinity. Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore thee, Casting down their golden crowns around glassy sea; Cherubin and Seraphin falling down before thee, which were and art and evermore shall be.

Tantum Ergo

Tantum ergo Sacramentum Veneremur cernui: Et antiquum documentum Novo cedat ritui: Praestet fides supplementum Sensuum defectui. Genitori, Genitoque Laus et iubilatio, Salus, honor, virtus quoque Sit et benedictio: Procedenti ab utroque Compar sit laudatio. Amen. You have given them bread from heaven: containing in itself all delight. Down in adoration falling, Lo! the sacred Host we hail, Lo! o'er ancient forms departing Newer rites of grace prevail; Faith for all defects supplying, Where the feeble senses fail. To the everlasting Father, And the Son Who reigns on high With the Holy Spirit proceeding Forth from each eternally, Be salvation, honor blessing, Might and endless majesty. Amen.

The Divine Praises

Blessed 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 His Most Precious Blood. 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 St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse. Blessed be God in His Angels and in His Saints. Amen. May the heart of Jesus, in the Most Blessed Sacrament, be praised, adored, and loved with grateful affection, at every moment, in all the tabernacles of the world, even to the end of time. Amen.

Holy God, We Praise Thy Name

Holy God, we praise thy name; Lord of all, we bow before thee! All on earth thy rule acclaim. All in heaven above adore thee; Infinite thy vast domain, Everlasting is thy reign. Infinite thy vast domain, Everlasting is thy reign. Hark! the loud celestial hymn Angel choirs above are raising, Cherubin and Seraphin, in unceasing chorus praising; Fill the heavens with sweet accord: "Holy, holy, holy Lord" Fill the heavens with sweet accord: "Holy, holy, holy Lord"

Act of Spiritual Communion

My 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.

Angels Prayer at Fatima

Most Holy Trinity; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit -- I adore Thee profoundly. I offer Thee the most precious body, blood, soul and divinity of Jesus Christ, present in all the tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges, and indifferences whereby He is offended. And through the infinite merits of His Most Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart Of Mary, I beg of Thee the conversion of poor sinners. Amen

Litany of the Most Blessed Sacrament

Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy, Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy. Christ, hear us, Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us, Christ, graciously hear us. God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us. God, the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us. Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy on us. O Living Bread, Who from Heaven descended, have mercy on us. Hidden God and Savior, have mercy on us. Grain of the elect, have mercy on us. Vine sprouting forth virgins, have mercy on us. Wholesome Bread and delicacy of kings, have mercy on us. Perpetual sacrifice, have mercy on us. Clean oblation, have mercy on us. Lamb without spot, have mercy on us. Most pure feast, have mercy on us. Food of Angels, have mercy on us. Hidden manna, have mercy on us. Memorial of God's wonders, have mercy on us. Super substantial Bread, have mercy on us. Word made flesh, dwelling in us, have mercy on us. Holy Victim, have mercy on us. O Cup of blessing, have mercy on us. O Mystery of faith, have mercy on us. O Most high and venerable Sacrament, have mercy on us. O Most holy of all sacrifices, have mercy on us. O True propitiatory Sacrifice for the living and the dead, have mercy on us. O Heavenly antidote, by which we are preserved from sin, have mercy on us. O stupendous miracle above all others, have mercy on us. O most holy Commemoration of the Passion of Christ, have mercy on us. O Gift transcending all abundance, have mercy on us. O extraordinary memorial of Divine love, have mercy on us. O affluence of Divine largess, have mercy on us. O most holy and august mystery, have mercy on us. Medicine of immortality, have mercy on us. Awesome and life-giving Sacrament, have mercy on us. Unbloody Sacrifice, have mercy on us. Food and guest, have mercy on us. Sweetest banquet at which the Angels serve, have mercy on us. Bond of love, have mercy on us. Offering and oblation, have mercy on us. Spiritual sweetness tasted in its own fountain, have mercy on us. Refreshment of holy souls, have mercy on us. Viaticum of those dying in the Lord, have mercy on us. Pledge of future glory, have mercy on us. Be merciful, spare us, O Lord. Be merciful, graciously hear us, O Lord. From the unworthy reception of Thy Body and Blood, deliver us, O Lord. From passions of the flesh, deliver us, O Lord. From the concupiscence of the eyes, deliver us, O Lord. From pride, deliver us, O Lord. From every occasion of sin, deliver us, O Lord. Through that desire, with which Thou desiredst to eat the Passover with Thy disciples, deliver us, O Lord. Through that profound humility with which Thou didst wash Thy disciples' feet, deliver us, O Lord. Through that most ardent love, with which Thou instituted this Divine Sacrament, deliver us, O Lord. Through the most precious Blood, which Thou hast left for us upon the altar, deliver us, O Lord. Through those Five Wounds of Thy most holy Body, which was given up for us, deliver us, O Lord. Sinners we are, we beseech Thee, hear us. That Thou wouldst graciously preserve and augment the faith, reverence, and devotion in us towards this admirable Sacrament, we beseech Thee, hear us. That Thou wouldst graciously lead us through the true confession of we beseech Thee, hear us. our sins to a frequent reception of the Eucharist, we beseech Thee, hear us. That Thou wouldst graciously free us from every heresy, falsehood, and blindness of the heart, we beseech Thee, hear us. That Thou wouldst graciously impart to us the Heavenly and precious fruits of this most Holy Sacrament, we beseech Thee, hear us. That Thou wouldst graciously protect and strengthen us in our hour of death with this Heavenly Viaticum, we beseech Thee, hear us. O Son of God, we beseech Thee, hear us. Lamb of God, Who taketh away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord. Lamb of God, Who taketh away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord. Lamb of God, Who taketh away the sins of the world, have mercy on us, O Lord. Christ, hear us, Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us, Christ, graciously hear us. Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy, Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy. Pray 1 Our Father and 1 Hail Mary V. Thou didst furnish them with Bread from Heaven, Alleluia. R. Having in it every delight. Let us pray: O God, Who under a marvelous Sacrament has left us a memorial of Thy Passion; grant us; we beseech Thee; so to venerate the sacred mysteries of Thy Body and Blood, that we may ever perceive within us the fruit of Thy Redemption. Thou, Who livest and reignest forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer to the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus

Heart of Jesus in the Eucharist, I adore You. Sweet Companion of our exile, I seek You. Holy God become man, I beat with Your Heart. Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, solitary, abandoned, humiliated, cursed, despised, outraged, ignored by men, have mercy on us. Lover of our hearts, pleading for Your beloved, patiently waiting for us, eager to hear our confidences, desirous of our devotion, have mercy on us. Heart of grace, silent and wishing to speak, Refuge of the hidden life, Sharer of the secrets of union with God, Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us. Jesus, Victim, I want to comfort You. I unite myself with You. I offer myself in union with You. I count myself as nothing before You. I desire to forget myself and think only of You, to be forgotten and rejected for love of You, not to be understood, not to be loved, except by You. I will hold my peace that I may listen to You. I will forsake myself in order to be lost in You. Grant that I may quench Your thirst for my salvation, Your burning thirst for my sanctification, and that, being purged, I may give You a true and pure love. I no longer want to deny Your expectations. Take me. I give myself to You. I entrust to You all my actions and thoughts -- my mind, that You may enlighten it, my heart, that You may fill it, my will, that You may establish it, my soul and body, that You may feed and sustain them. Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, Whose Blood is the life of my soul, may it no longer be I who live, but You alone Who lives in me.

St. Alphonsus Ligouri prayer before the Blessed Sacrament

My Lord Jesus Christ, Who because of Your love for men remain night and day in the Blessed Sacrament, full of pity and of love, awaiting, calling and welcoming all who come to visit You, I believe that You are present here on the altar. I adore You, and I thank You for all the graces You have bestowed on me, especially for having given me Yourself in this Sacrament, for having given me Your most holy Mother Mary to plead for me, and for having called me to visit You in this church. I now salute Your most loving Heart, and that for three ends: first, in thanksgiving for this great gift; secondly, to make amends to You for all the outrages committed against You in this Sacrament by Your enemies; thirdly, I intend by this visit to adore You in all the places on earth in which You are present in the Blessed Sacrament and in which You are least honored and most abandoned. My Jesus, I love You with my whole heart. I am very sorry for having so many times offended Your infinite goodness. With the help of Your grace, I purpose never to offend You again. And now, unworthy though I am, I consecrate myself to You without reserve. I renounce and give entirely to You my will, my affection, my desires and all that I possess. For the future, dispose of me and all I have as You please. All I ask of You is Your holy love, final perseverance and that I may carry out Your will perfectly. I recommend to You the souls in Purgatory, especially those who had the greatest devotion to the Blessed Sacrament and to the Blessed Virgin Mary. I also recommend to You all poor sinners. Finally, my dear Saviour, I unite all my desires with the desires of Your most loving Heart; and I offer them, thus united, to the Eternal Father, and beseech Him, in Your name and for love of You, to accept and grant them.

The Anima Christi

Soul of Christ, sanctify me. Body of Christ, save me. Blood of Christ, inebriate me. Water from the side of Christ, wash me. Passion of Christ, strengthen me. O Good Jesus, hear me. Within your wounds hide me. Permit me not to be separated from you. From the wicked foe, defend me. At the hour of my death, call me and bid me come to you That with your saints I may praise you For ever and ever. Amen.

Visit to the Blessed Sacrament by John Henry Newman

I place myself in the presence of Him, in whose Incarnate Presence I am before. I place myself there. I adore Thee, O my Saviour, present here as God and man, in soul and body, in true flesh and blood. I acknowledge and confess that I kneel before that Sacred Humanity, which was conceived in Mary’s womb and lay in Mary’s bosom; which grew up to man’s estate, and by the Sea of Galilee called the Twelve, wrought miracles, and spoke words of wisdom and peace; which in due season hung on the cross, lay in the tomb, rose from the dead, and now reigns in heaven. I praise, and bless, and give myself wholly to Him, Who is the true Bread of my soul, and my everlasting joy.