What Catholics Believe As Catholics, we believe that Christ is truly present in the Blessed Sacrament, the Holy Eucharist. While we see only the appearance of the bread in the host, we are truly gazing at Jesus, alive and present for us. In Eucharistic adoration, the host is placed within a monstrance (from the Latin “monstrare,” meaning to expose or to view), which is placed on the altar in the church or adoration chapel. History of Adoration According to The Catholic Encyclopedia, Eucharistic exposition and adoration became a general practice in the fifteenth century. It was only practiced for a special reason, such as “the cure of a sick person or on the eve of an execution to pray that the condemned would die a happy death.” Some liturgists attribute the exposition of the Blessed Sac- rament to the Feast of Corpus Christi. How- ever, the first recorded instance of perpetual adoration occurred in 1226 before the Feast of Corpus Christi was celebrated. King Louis VII asked that the Blessed Sacrament be exposed in the Chapel of the Holy Cross in Avignon in thanksgiving for his victory over the Albigensians. Adoration Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church Ministry Lead: Dianne Compton (913) 593-1242 or [email protected]5501 Monticello Road Shawnee, Kansas 66226 (913) 422-5700 www.shoj.org
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What Catholics BelieveAs Catholics, we believe that Christ is
Sources for brochure content: www.therealpresence.org;pope2008.typepad.com/weblog/2008/05/how-to-pray-a-h.html;
“What is Eucharistic Adoration” by Most Reverend David A. Zubik, Bishop of Pittsburgh;Dr. Kay Farley’s article about adoration from The Grateful Heart, Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church Stewardship Newsletter
“ He said to Peter,
‘So you could not keep watch with me for one hour?’ ”