Manual for Eucharistic Adoration Quotes

“In the eleventh century, a French archdeacon challenged the Church’s faith that the Blessed Sacrament was in fact the Body and Blood of Christ. Pope Gregory VII (reigned 1073–85) responded with a definitive statement of what the Church had always believed. After the controversy was resolved, Eucharistic adoration began to flourish. The Church soon instituted processions of the Blessed Sacrament, prescribed rules for Eucharistic adoration, and encouraged the faithful to visit Our Lord reserved in the churches. The martyr St. Thomas à Becket (1118–70), for example, once wrote to a friend that he often prayed for him in the church before “the Majesty of the Body of Christ.” In 1226, after King Louis VII of France (1120–80) won a victory over the Albigensian heretics who had taken up arms against him, he asked the Bishop of Avignon to have the Blessed Sacrament exposed for adoration in the Chapel of the Holy Cross. The faithful who came to adore were so numerous that the bishop allowed the adoration to continue indefinitely, day and night. This decision was later ratified by the pope, and adoration at Avignon continued uninterrupted until 1792, when the French Revolution halted the devotion. It was resumed, however, in 1829. Also in the thirteenth century, Pope Urban the IV (reigned 1261–64) instituted the Feast of Corpus Christi (the Body of Christ), commissioning St. Thomas Aquinas to write hymns for the feast. The lyrics for these compositions reflect a profound awareness of Christ’s abiding Presence with us in the Blessed Sacrament and of the reverence, adoration, and gratitude we owe Him for that surpassing Gift. In”
― Paul Thigpen, Manual for Eucharistic Adoration

“The lay faithful came together in their own societies focusing on perpetual adoration. One of the earliest was founded in Paris for women in 1641. Men’s nocturnal adoration societies, such as the Pious Union of the Adorers of the Most Blessed Sacrament (founded in 1810), eventually spread throughout Europe and into North and South America. Such associations received enthusiastic support and encouragement, especially through the teaching of St. Peter Julian Eymard (1811–1868). Pope St. John Paul II has called him “the Apostle of the Eucharist.” The”
― Paul Thigpen, Manual for Eucharistic Adoration

“In the sixteenth century, new challenges to Eucharistic faith were presented by the various Protestant movements. In response, the Council of Trent solemnly affirmed the age-old teaching of the Church that the Eucharist is truly the Body and Blood of Christ. The Council also declared in 1551 that Our Lord is to be adored in the Blessed Sacrament, honored with festive celebrations, carried solemnly in processions, and publicly exposed for the people’s adoration. The declarations of Trent prepared the way for a new era of Eucharistic devotion. Pope Clement VIII (reigned 1592–1605) issued a document establishing the practice of the forty hours devotion at Rome, a custom that had been popular in the city of Milan. From Rome, the devotion slowly spread throughout the Church. In”
― Paul Thigpen, Manual for Eucharistic Adoration

“Being with the One who, out of infinite love, waits for us in the Blessed Sacrament, we will grow in peace amid the sufferings and trials of this life. We will find rest in the knowledge of His love for us, which is beyond our wildest hopes and dreams. When we truly know that we are loved, we can endure much and accomplish many things for the Kingdom.”
― Paul Thigpen, Manual for Eucharistic Adoration

“We adore You, Lord Jesus Christ, in all Your churches throughout the world, and we bless You, for through Your holy cross You have redeemed the world.” ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI”
― Paul Thigpen, Manual for Eucharistic Adoration

“if the tomb in which He lay for some time is so venerated, how holy, just, and worthy must be the person who touches [Him] with his hands, receives [Him] in his heart and mouth, and offers [Him] to others to be received. [This is] He who is now not about to die, but who is eternally victorious and glorified, upon whom the angels desire to gaze”
― Paul Thigpen, Manual for Eucharistic Adoration

“In the days of the early Christians, the Blessed Sacrament was preserved after Mass in order to bring Holy Communion to the sick or to those in prison for their faith. We hear stories, such as that of St. Tarcisius, of Christians risking their lives to carry the Blessed Sacrament to others. Records also show that in the late fourth century, in some dioceses, converts to the faith were invited to adore the Blessed Sacrament exposed for eight days after their baptism. Early”
― Paul Thigpen, Manual for Eucharistic Adoration

“Finally, let’s take a look at the mystery of the Nativity—specifically, the response of the Magi when they finally have the consolation of looking upon the Lord whom they had so ardently sought: “And going into the house they saw the Child with Mary His mother, and they fell down and worshiped Him” (Mt 2:11). In sum, Mary becomes a living tabernacle. Jesus’ hidden presence has great power. As soon as God is made visible, He is adored. A”
― Paul Thigpen, Manual for Eucharistic Adoration

“Another insight from this passage is an example of appropriate posture before the living God. Many times in Sacred Scripture when people encounter an angel, their immediate instinct is to throw themselves on the ground, prostrating before the angelic messenger. But the angels usually counter with a correction of some sort, clarifying that they are not God, merely messengers of the Most High. Now if this is the reaction of human beings in the presence of an angel, how much more reverent should we be in the presence of Almighty God! Bowing and kneeling, which are standard postures at various points in the Mass, are also appropriate at times in our Eucharistic adoration. We can see in a number of biblical passages that this expression of reverence for God, which symbolizes submission to His will, has been practiced by God’s people since ancient times, even in the Old Testament era: “O come, let us worship and bow down, / let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker! / For He is our God” (Ps 95:6–7). “I bow down toward Thy holy temple / and give thanks to Thy name for Thy steadfast love and thy faithfulness” (Ps 138:2). “For thus says the LORD, . . . To Me every knee shall bow” (Is 45:18, 23; see also Rom 14:11; Phil 2:10–11). Lessons”
― Paul Thigpen, Manual for Eucharistic Adoration

“God commanded that the stones engraved with the Ten Commandments, a jar of manna, and the rod of Aaron (who was the first priest of the old covenant) be placed within the ark. Each of these reminders of God’s covenant, placed within the ark, were themselves foreshadowing Christ. He was the fulfillment of the Law (see Mt 5:17; Rom 10:4), the Bread from Heaven (Jn 6:32–35), and the eternal High Priest (Heb 7:23–26).”
― Paul Thigpen, Manual for Eucharistic Adoration

“As Abraham had promised Isaac, God Himself truly provided the Lamb, His own Son, offered as a willing sacrifice, raised from the dead, and present daily on the altar at every Holy Mass. The”
― Paul Thigpen, Manual for Eucharistic Adoration

“If we have been baptized into the Catholic faith as infants and have spent our Sundays attending Mass, perhaps we have missed what many converts are so ecstatic about. We are prone to a certain “house-blindness,” going through the motions of the Faith without bothering to scratch the surface. But for those who are brave enough to venture farther than surface-skimming, an entirely new chapter of their lives begins to unfold when the true reality before us is realized: The same Jesus we read about in the Bible, hear about in the readings of Mass, and watch movies about (if they are trendy enough) is the very same Jesus we receive and adore in the Most Blessed Sacrament. Body,”
― Paul Thigpen, Manual for Eucharistic Adoration

“Adoremus in Aeternum Sanctissimum Sacramentum”
― Paul Thigpen, Manual for Eucharistic Adoration