Perpetual Adoration

Adoration is giving an hour of your time to spend with Jesus in the Holy Eucharist. Having Perpetual Adoration then is our invitation to spend time in prayer with the Lord and deepen our relationship with Him by committing ourselves to spending an hour each week with Him.

"The time you spend with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the best time that you will spend on earth. Each moment that you spend with Jesus will deepen your union with Him and make your soul everlastingly more glorious and beautiful in Heaven, and will help bring about an everlasting peace on earth."
– St. Teresa of Calcutta

Chapel hours will be 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
After hours is by code only.
We will end Adoration on Fridays at 5 p.m. and resume on Sundays at 5 p.m.
(After things get going, we will add the remaining hours.)

Due to Avera's visitor policy, Adoration will be suspended at Avera on Fridays from 12pm - 5pm until further notice.

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More resource material can be found at the bottom of this page.

Adoration resources:

How do I pray in Adoration?

Benefits of Holy Hour

Adoration quotes and tips

Why Adoration?

Jesus Christ is truly present! And He waits, a prisoner of love, for you.
A gift of His presence awaits, why should we not accept it?
The Lord speaks, but only in silence (Elijah’s encounter with Him on Mt. Sinai)
To quiet our hearts from the inner turmoil.

What is the purpose of Adoration?
Adoration is a sign of devotion to and worship of Jesus Christ, who is believed by Catholics to be present Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity, under the appearance of the consecrated host, that is, sacramental bread. (Adoration is giving of our time to the Lord in order to deepen our prayer life

What happens at Adoration?
Eucharistic adoration may be done both when the Eucharist is exposed for viewing and when it is not. At the beginning of the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, a priest or deacon removes the sacred host from the tabernacle and places it in the monstrance on the altar for adoration by the faithful.

What do I do at Adoration?

Be patient with the discomfort of silence – It’s like training for a marathon. Start with 5-10 minutes if you have to, and build up, challenge yourself.
Bring Scripture – read the next Sunday’s reading, a Psalm, etc.
1. Lectio: Lectio, oratio, meditatio, contemplation, resolatio
2. Ignatian Contemplation: Prayerfully read the reading, and let it ‘play’ out, interact with the people, engage the senses.
Pray the Rosary
Consciousness examen
1. Invite the Holy Spirit to come.
2. Prayerfully review your day/time since the last examen.
3. Pay attention to emotions and ‘spiritual movements’ that lead to God or away from Him.
4. Thank the Lord for how you experienced Him, and ask for the grace to do better.
Read the writings of the Saints (many resources online).
Pray for your loved ones.
Pray to know/respond/live your vocation.
Journal about your faith journey.
Just look at Him, who looks at us with love.

What holds the Eucharist during prayer?
A monstrance, also known as an ostensorium (or an ostensory), is the vessel used in Roman Catholic, Old Catholic and Anglican churches for the more convenient exhibition of some object of piety, such as the consecrated Eucharistic host during Eucharistic adoration or Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.