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In adoration, people spend time with Jesus. When they arrive, they genuflect or kneel (if they can) to show reverance because they are in the presence of God. Some people also sit quietly and pray. Some read the Bible, a prayer book, or other spiritual reading or write in a journal.

In Mass, we contemplate and receive Jesus in the Eucharist. At adoration, we continue that contemplation and have more time for personal prayer. Adoration can make time at Mass even more fruitful.

For a few specific methods of praying, please click HERE.

“The Eucharist is the Highway to Heaven” ---Bl. Carlo Acutis

"Do you realize that Jesus is there in the tabernacle especially for you—for you alone? He burns with the desire to come into your heart."
–St. Thérèse of Lisieux

In the Sacrament of the Eucharist “the body and blood, together with the soul and divinity, of our Lord Jesus Christ is truly, really, and substantially contained." (CCC no. 1374) Because the Christian life begins with Jesus and has Jesus as its goal, the Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life. (Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) no. 1324) The term “Eucharist” originates from the Greek word eucharistia, meaning thanksgiving.   (CCC no. 1328). The sacrament is also called Communion because, through the Eucharist, we are united to Jesus and each other.

Jesus said, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink...  Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me.” (John 6:53-57)

For information about children or teens preparing to receive the Eucharist, (also called Holy Communion), see Faith Formation, and for adults, see Becoming Catholic. 

Frequently asked questions, videos, and other resources for learning more about the Eucharist are HERE.