Eucharistic Adoration

Fr. Jim Martin, author of My Life with the Saints, continues his series on prayer with a reflection on how he changed his mind about Eucharistic Adoration

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[MrLoudmouthspeaker]

jesus is not present in the catholic mass, it rejects the gospel of jesus... the mass cant save you.. nor can it forgive your sins... this is a grave error of the catholic church which has led numerious people away by its false teachings... why do catholic worship the waffer god..

[MrLoudmouthspeaker]

do catholics pray and bow before the pagan waffer god? why do catholics use the pagan sun symbol.... the very idea of worship or waffer adoration is totally forbidden by God.... God or even jesus never turns into the real presence of Jesus.. is laughable to think that catholics actually believe that they eat the litteral flesh of jesus... it wont save you... eve nthe catholics are split about its own teachings..

[cbarryblackburn]

I love your book My Life with the Saints and your focus here on The Real Presence. I would add though that when we worship Jesus before the Blessed Sacrament we are proclaiming our Faith in the central and whole act of Redemption in the life, teachings, Death, Resurrection, and Pentecost reality of Jesus Christ that is made present at Mass AND brought to our faith lives. Speaking of the Body and Blood of Jesus must not veil the central act of Jesus as a totality that is the Mass and our Faith

[KFCJones]

I'm one of those lefty Catholics who doesn't live up to the stereotype in this instance. Speaking of community, because benediction and adoration are such old practices, when I do them I feel a connection to the Church itself and all those who have done these prcatices through the ages.

[jjkeeling]

I like how you talked about your own doubts on this method of prayer. At first, it sounded a bit silly. But talking about your own experiences with it inspired me. The body and blood of Christ is something I've been trying to reconcile in order to fully understand communion. It's something that I feel I need to meditate on and dig into at some point if I'm to get a proper appreciation of the sacrifice and the spiritual connection to Christ.

[purnapoosmom]

I like to just sit there so He can see me in this struggle of life and I know He will do or reveal whatever is necessary. It's like sitting with a family member and feeling good and comfortable and very very safe. It's what you wait for, to be loved and understood completely, and protected.