Quotes On The Importance Of Eucharistic Adoration

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Bl. Carlo Acutis (1991 to 2006)
Layman who had a deep devotion to the Eucharist
"To always be close to Jesus, that's my life plan."

(Source: Official website of Carlo Acutis - https://www.carloacutis.com)

"Jesus is my great friend and the Eucharist is my highway to Heaven."

(Source: Michael for the Triumph of the Immaculate website - https://www.michaeljournal.org/)

"Those who remain close to the Eucharist every day will go straight to Heaven."

(Source: Michael for the Triumph of the Immaculate website - https://www.michaeljournal.org/)

"By standing before the Eucharist Christ, we become Holy."

(Source: Miracles List website - https://www.miracolieucaristici.org/en/Liste/mostra.html)

"If we get in front of the sun, we get sun tans . . . But when we get in front of Jesus in the Eucharist, we become Saints."

(Source: St. Joseph the Worker Parish - https://www.facebook.com/SJWParish)

Ven. Matteo Farina (1990 to 2009)
Italian youth who lived his life with deep Eucharistic devotion
"It is useless to despond, we have to be happy and transmit happiness."

(Source: Official website of Matteo Farina - https://www.matteofarina.com)

"He maintained a disciplined daily spiritual routine centered on the Eucharist and weekly confession, frequently spending time in quiet prayer during Eucharistic Adoration."

(Source: Grokipedia - https://grokipedia.com/page/Matteo_Farina)

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S.D. Chiara Corbella Petrillo (1984 to 2012)
Italian laywoman, wife, and mother noted for her heroic witness of faith
"Thinking of Jesus' phrase, 'My yoke is sweet and my burden is light,' Enrico asked, 'Chiara, is this yoke, this cross, really sweet, as Jesus said?' And Chiara, smiling and turning her glance from the tabernacle to her husband, said in a weak voice, 'Yes, Enrico, it is very sweet.'"

(Source: A Witness to Joy biography - https://www.chiaracorbellapetrillo.org)

"At every turn, Chiara and Enrico could be found in front of the Tabernacle. Christ journeyed with them in the Blessed Sacrament."

(Source: Spiritual Direction website - https://spiritualdirection.com)

S.D. Michelle Duppong (1984 to 2015)
American laywoman and adult faith formation director of Bismarck
"She spent her life encouraging others to grow closer to the Lord in the Eucharist, even offering up her intense cancer suffering so that others might encounter the love of Christ in the Eucharist."

(Source: National Eucharistic Revival Blog - https://www.eucharisticrevival.org)

S.D. Clare Crockett (1982 to 2016)
Irish religious sister and missionary in Spain, the USA, and Ecuador
"The children picked up on the enthusiasm that she had for the Eucharist. She overflowed with enthusiasm for the Lord."

(Source: Sr. Clare official biography page, testimony of Fr. Fred Parke - https://www.sisterclare.com/en/her-life/biography)

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Bishop Andrew Cozzens (1968 - Present)
Bishop of Crookston, Minnesota
"This is why adoration is so powerful for the encounter with Jesus!  My experience with young people - when I find a young person who is alive in their faith I ask them how they came to be, most of them say adoration had something to do with it."

(Source: Catholic Media Conference website - https://www.catholicmediaconference.org/)

Bishop James Checchio (1966 - Present)
Bishop of Metuchen, New Jersey
"Our worship of the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament also serves to purify us. As one psychologist said - she compared her prayer before the Blessed Sacrament to deep radiation therapy - The Lord opens our internal gaze to all that is good as well as to that which is disordered in our life. With such an insight the Lord can lead us to healing along our spiritual journey."

(Source: Diocese of Metuchen website - https://diometuchen.org/)

S.D. Sister Anna Ali (1966 to 2012)
Kenyan religious sister and mystic who lived in perpetual adoration
"Oh Jesus, most humble, adorable, present in the Blessed Sacrament of your Divine Love. Here on your concealed Sacred throne, I prostrate my soul and whole self before you."

(Source: Sister Anna Ali Autobiography - https://sisterannaali.org)

"Oh Jesus, by your Soul, Body and Divinity, present in the most Holy Eucharist, accept the tears of my soul."

(Source: Sister Anna Ali Autobiography - https://sisterannaali.org)

Bishop Donald DeGrood (1965 - Present)
Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota
"God has a way to speak in the silence when we give our attention to him in (eucharistic) adoration that no other activity seems to do on these fun weeks for the youth. The same is true for people of various ages, just being with the Lord and letting him love us as we relate to him our joys, struggles, hopes, disappointments, worries, etc. That is because he loves us that much and desires us to simply receive his love and lead us to healthy, happy and holy lives, regardless of our age, vocation or circumstance of life."

(Source: Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls, South Dakota (Bishop's Bulletin) website - https://www.sfcatholic.org)

Bishop John Doerfler (1964 - Present)
Bishop of Marquette, Michigan
"I highly recommend that you all spend some time adoring our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. Because the host (bread) is changed into the Sacred Body of Christ at Mass, Eucharistic adoration allows us to truly gaze upon our Lord present in the Blessed Sacrament, to look at him with love, and marvel at how he longs to be present with us. During time of adoration, you may speak to the Lord in the quiet of your heart in your own words, reflect on Sacred Scripture, pray the rosary, or say your favorite prayers."

(Source: Diocese of Marquette, Michigan website - https://dioceseofmarquette.flocknote.com)

Bishop James Wall (1964 - Present)
Bishop of Gallup, New Mexico
"The companionship of the Hour (of Eucharistic Adoration) transforms us. It makes us like Him Whom we "come and see." An old prayer to the Sacred Heart says "Sacred Heart of Jesus, make our hearts like unto Thine.: Implicitly, that is what we ask when we come in to make the Hour (of Eucharistic Adoration): even if we are not conscious of it, for stepping into the Presence of God, we ask Him, among our many petitions, to make us like Him."

(Source: The Voice of the Southwest website - https://voiceofthesouthwest.org/)

Cardinal Peter Okpaleke (1963 - Present)
Bishop of Ekwulobia, Nigeria
"We must therefore find ways and means of helping our people to get and remain in touch and in communion with the person of Jesus Christ. No wonder our father in the faith and the pioneer bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Rev. Albert K. Obiefuna, of blessed memory, bequeathed to us an emphasis on and the practice of contemplation and adoration of our Lord Jesus truly present in the Eucharist."

(Source: Diocese of Ekwulobia, Nigeria website - https://www.ekwulobiadiocese.org)

Bishop Denis Nulty (1963 - Present)
Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
"Eucharistic Adoration is an eye-opening moment; it is a powerful encounter with the Lord...The silence of the hour teaches us humility, no need for idle talk or empty gossip, no need to impress with a c.v. or a qualification, just allow the silence to speak. Where else will you find it today? It is a wounded Christ the two meet on the road to Emmaus, a wounded risen Christ and we come before Him to Knock with our wounds. Kneeling or sitting in His presence the weak find strength, the lonely find friendship and the sinner finds mercy...Though you may never be aware of it, your prayer and adoration brings hope and encouragement to many, including myself. None of you can fully realise the impact of your witness..."

(Source: Kandle (Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland) website - https://www.kandle.ie)

Archbishop Leo Cushley (1961 - Present)
Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
"Adoration is also a source of many vocations to the religious life and to the priesthood. It allows us to come to church safely, to be with the Lord, and to pray, silently or aloud; and, as mentioned, lets us put the Eucharist at the centre of our spiritual life. More than any other devotion, prayer before the Blessed Sacrament can take us straight to the presence of the living Lord and to the meaning of our discipleship."

(Source: Archdiocese Of St. Andrews & Edinburgh website - https://archedinburgh.org)

Archbishop Eamon Martin (1961 - Present)
Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
"In adoration you draw life from the Eucharist, knowing that in the tabernacles of Ireland, the reserved Sacrament remains as a beating heart, burning with love for us... In adoration you realize that the Eucharist is the 'source and summit of the Christian life' (Lumen Gentium 11 - Light of the Nations) and that the Church continually draws life from the Eucharist...By continuing to promote and teach Eucharistic adoration, you help to inspire a new appreciation in Ireland of the mystery and power of the Eucharist to bring hope, joy and life into our troubled world."

(Source: Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference website - https://www.catholicbishops.ie)

Bishop Daniel Flores (1961 - Present)
Bishop of Brownsville, Texas
"Prayer and (Eucharistic) Adoration are the sustaining force of the path forward."

(Source: The Tablet website - https://thetablet.org/)

Bishop Athanasius Schneider (1961 - Present)
Auxiliary Bishop of Maria Santissima in Astana, Kazakhstan
"There must be initiated a world-wide crusade of reparation to and consolation of the Eucharistic Lord. As a concrete measure to offer to the Eucharistic Lord urgently needed acts of reparation and consolation, each Catholic could promise to offer monthly at least one full hour of Eucharistic adoration, either before the Blessed Sacrament in the tabernacle or before the Blessed Sacrament exposed in the monstrance."

(Source: The Remnant website - https://remnantnewspaper.com/)

Bishop William Joensen (1960 - Present)
Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa
"(Eucharistic) Adoration is the only fitting response to the immediate experience of the God who alone is adequate to satisfy our own hearts' desires."

(Source: "Eucharistic Adoration Reflections" by Bishop Joensen, Jan. 28, 2021 - https://www.dmdiocese.org)

"Even if we are the only person in the church praying before the Blessed Sacrament, our adoration is never a solitary act between Jesus and ourselves, but is always an act of the Church. The communion of saints and angels surround us, each reflecting a unique ray of light our way, of what it means to be in Jesus."

(Source: "Eucharistic Adoration Reflections" by Bishop Joensen, Jan. 28, 2021 - https://www.dmdiocese.org

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Archbishop Paul Etienne (1959 - Present)
Archbishop of Seattle, Washington
"Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament flows naturally from our experience of the Eucharist during Mass. As Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, has said, Exposition is like a 'freeze frame' of the elevations of the consecrated elements, the Body and Blood of Christ, at Mass. The liturgy moves quite quickly. Time in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament outside of Mass, whether in the tabernacle or during Exposition, allows us to absorb and take in what this mystery is all about. The Mass is God's action in creating, forming, and saving his people. Adoration places us in the presence of the accomplished fact of Christ's saving work on our behalf. The Church envisions that Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament always exists in relationship to the Eucharistic action of the Mass."

(Source: Truth in Love website - https://www.archbishopetienne.com/)

Archbishop Charles Brown (1959 - Present)
Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines
"In my view the greatest challenge in our own age is the erosion of faith.   Eucharistic adoration can be seen as the antidote, the remedy, both personal and communal, to the weakening of faith.  We adore because we believe. ... In adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, we put these words into practice; 'Lord, to whom shall we go, you have the words of eternal life'.  In adoration, we recognize that the Lord is here in our midst and that he is the Holy One of God. ... The beautiful experience of adoration increases our faith and it also increases our love."

(Source: Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference website - https://www.catholicbishops.ie/)

"The Lord does not abandon His Church; He has assured us:  'I am with you always, even until the end of time' (Mt 28:20).   That promise is fulfilled by His presence with us in the Eucharist.  Come, let us adore Him!"

(Source: Archbishop Charles Brown homily at the Pro-Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Dublin on February 3, 2013)

Bishop Robert Barron (1959 - Present)
Bishop Of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota Diocese
"The long nights that Pier Giorgio Frassati spent on his knees in front of the Blessed Sacrament had something to do with the long days spent in service of the poor."

(Source: Overall Motivation website - https://www.overallmotivation.com/)

"I think every parish should have, for the next 10 years, round-the-clock Eucharistic Adoration, during which good people pray for the return of the unaffiliated."

(Source: Nancy's Pinterest Page - https://www.pinterest.com/pinkicing64/)

"When you pray before the Eucharist, allow your desire for the things of God to intensify; allow your heart and soul to expand."

(Source: D. Marie's Pinterest Page - https://www.pinterest.com/charlandfam/)

Dr. Mark Miravalle (1959 - Present)
Professor of Theology at the Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio
"Eucharistic Adoration is the closest thing we can do to imitate the highest level of angels."

(Source: Fight the Good Fight of Faith blog - https://fighterofthegoodfight-blog.tumblr.com)

Bishop Joseph Strickland (1958 - Present)
Bishop Emeritus of Tyler, Texas
"The Blessed Sacrament, in repose, is Jesus here with us, in every tabernacle in every church throughout the whole world. That is why we must do all that we can to recover visits to the tabernacle and Eucharistic Adoration."

(Source: The Catholic Diocese of Tyler website - https://www.dioceseoftyler.org/)

 

"Eucharistic Adoration is so important in my life and..I want to encourage every Catholic in the Diocese of Tyler to become more acquainted with this beautiful form of Catholic prayer, the conversation highlights the basic truth of the Real Presence of the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament."

(Source: The Catholic Diocese of Tyler website - https://www.dioceseoftyler.org/)

"Why adore? Because adoration is a fitting response to the presence of the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, Jesus Christ. This most basic consideration emphasizes the reality that Jesus is present in the Eucharist, Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity."

(Source: The Catholic Diocese of Tyler website - https://www.dioceseoftyler.org/)

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle (1957 - Present)
Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization
"Worship is so intimately related to authentic (Eucharistic) Adoration that they could be considered as one...Adoration connotes being present, resting, and beholding. In adoration, we are present to Jesus whose sacrifice is ever present to us. Abiding in Him, we are assimilated more deeply into His self-giving...Let us adore Him for ourselves, for the poor, for the earth, for the Church and for the life of the world."

(Source: Vatican website - https://www.vatican.va/)

Bishop Edward Burns (1957 to Present)
Bishop of Dallas, Texas
"As the Holy Father has said in his encyclical 'Ecclesia de Eucharistia (On the Eucharist in Its Relationship to the Church)', it's before the Eucharist that the Lord speaks to the hearts, in particular to the hearts of those who are discerning his will. I think that these moments of Eucharistic adoration will have a profound effect in helping to create a vocation culture within our Church. That's why we look to this as a wonderful moment in time and a wonderful opportunity."

Bishop Thomas Zinkula (1957 to Present)
Bishop of Davenport, Iowa
"The opportunity for prayer and eucharistic adoration throughout the (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' 2022 fall general assembly) built on attentiveness to the Holy Spirit's guidance."

Dr. Scott Hahn (1957 to Present)
Catholic theologian, apologist and author - A former presbyterian minister
"Eucharistic adoration is not simply for the person praying in adoration, it is for the entire Church, and for the entire world."

(Source: Dr. Scott Hahn Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/Dr.ScottHahn/)

Kimberly Hahn (1957 to Present)
Catholic apologist and author
"And because Jesus is the Eucharist, keeping Him in the center allows all the rich doctrines of the Church to emanate from Him, just as the beautiful gold rays stream forth from the Host in the monstrance."

(Source: Eucharistic Adoration Canada website - https://eucharisticadorationcanada.com)

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone (1956 to Present)
Archbishop of San Francisco, California
"(Prepare) for Sunday Mass throughout the week, keeping our life of prayer alive every day of the week, especially through Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament."

(Source: Archbishop Cordileone's Homily for Corpus Christi June 10, 2023 - https://sfarchdiocese.org)

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Archbishop Paul Stagg Coakley (1955 to Present)
Archbishop of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
"The more we are touched by the Love of God in the Eucharist, the more we need to respond to this Love. (Eucharistic) Adoration leads to mission. The connection with vocations is clear, but there is also an impulse toward a more generous stewardship of all of our gifts."

Bishop James Conley (1955 to Present)
Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska
"In a particular way, God is calling us...in every family, every parish, every school, and in every religious community, to grow more deeply in love with the Lord, and to become missionaries of his love, through a deeper commitment to the practice of exposition and adoration of the Eucharist.  When we adore Christ in the Eucharist, exposed in the monstrance, we gaze directly at the mystery of his presence. The Eucharist is love made visible."

(Source: "A Pastoral Letter on Adoration of the Most Holy Eucharist" by Bishop James Conley, - https://www.lincolndiocese.org)

Bishop Robert Gruss (1955 to Present)
Bishop of Saginaw, Michigan
"A firm commitment by signing up for a particular time (at Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration) will not only ensure that a timeslot is filled during the day, but it also SPEAKS VOLUMES about one's desire, one's sacrifice, and one's commitment to this relationship with the Lord. It will bear far greater fruit for the one who commits daily or weekly to this hour encounter with Jesus before the Blessed Sacrament."

(Source: Diocese of Rapid City (South Dakota) website - www.rapidcitydiocese.org)

"I guarantee that if this type of prayer (Eucharistic Adoration) becomes a part of your life and you commit yourself to it, these things will happen:

1. You will fall in love, grow in love, and stay in love with Jesus in a new way.
2. Your life will change dramatically - you will experience that life in abundance.
3. You will grow in freedom in your heart. It will be expanded by God for great things.
4. You will come to see yourself in a new way, God in a new way, and the world in a new way.
5. You will hunger and thirst more for holiness - and God will satisfy this thirst.
6. This will positively impact all the relationships around you - spouse, children, family, friends.
7. Your life will never be the same. - Happier than you have ever been. - More peaceful than you have ever been. - Receive deep healing in your heart as you share your heart with the Lord.
8. And the Diocese will grow in holiness; - God will bless you individually, your family, your parish community, our diocesan community."

(Source: Diocese of Rapid City (South Dakota) website - www.rapidcitydiocese.org)

Bishop Philip Egan (1955 to Present)
Bishop of Portsmouth, England
"It would be good ... for our parishes and communities to help everyone deepen their faith, by arranging periods of Eucharistic Adoration, and advertising times when the church is open for visits to the Blessed Sacrament."

Bishop Gregory Mansour (1955 to Present)
Bishop (Eparch) of the Maronite Diocese (Eparchy) of Saint Maron of Brooklyn
"Thus, to deepen our understanding of all that the Church believes about the Eucharist, we are asked to make every effort to appreciate, reverence, and adore our hidden Lord, truly present in the Bread of Life, and to live lives consistent with this Eucharistic amazement."

(Source: Eparchy Of Saint Maron Of Brooklyn website - https://www.stmaron.org)

"...to increase our respect and appreciation of the Mystery of unity and charity that we celebrate at each Liturgy, and which we reserve in the tabernacles of each of our churches (I ask you to, among other things,) spend some quiet time, outside of the Divine Liturgy, visiting and adoring the Lord, hidden and present there, wherever the Eucharist is reserved."

(Source: Eparchy Of Saint Maron Of Brooklyn website - https://www.stmaron.org)

Archbishop Guy de Kerimel (1953 to Present)
Archbishop of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
"Tied to the celebration of the Eucharist, well-practiced Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament unites the believer to Jesus and through Him to the Father, builds up the Church, supports her mission in the world and elevates and transforms creation."

(Source: From the foreword of "Could You Not Watch With Me One Hour")

Bishop David O'Connell (1953 to 2023)
Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California
"And also in this special time of the renewal of our love for Jesus in the Eucharist, the Eucharistic Renewal - we remember the great healing power of the presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. Because the same reality happens in the Eucharist - Jesus takes the suffering of the sin of the world unto himself and gives back his mercy, and his new life, and his salvation."

(Source: Angelus website - https://angelusnews.com)

Bishop Edgar Moreira da Cunha (1953 to Present)
Bishop of Fall River, Massachusetts
"In honor of the three-year National Eucharistic Revival, I have asked our newly ordained priests and transitional deacons, as well as our seminarians, to share the connection between their vocation story and the Eucharist. You'll notice that not only were their hearts moved by receiving Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament but also that they found great grace in spending time with Him in Eucharistic adoration."

(Source: Diocese of Fall River Bishops Blog - https://www.fallriverdiocese.org/)

Cardinal Peter Erdo (1952 to Present)
Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest and the Primate of Hungary
"Jesus Christ, when saying farewell to His disciples, sent them into the whole world to proclaim the gospel. He promised to be with them 'always, until the end of the age'. He is with us in his teaching, in his mercy, in his sacraments, but most specially in the celebration of the Eucharist and in the Blessed Sacrament, that we adore outside the Holy Mass, too."

Archbishop Peter Sartain (1952 to Present)
Archbishop Emeritus of Seattle, Washington
"When we pray in His Eucharistic presence, He takes us beyond words, and our relationship with Him, our desire to give ourselves to Him, is deepened. It is for that reason that Eucharistic adoration flows from the Mass and leads us back to Mass. Jesus' abiding presence in the Blessed Sacrament is His way of drawing us continually into His presence.'

(Source: I Thirst for Your Love! website - https://mseagrif.com/)

Bishop Dominique M.J. Rey (1952 to Present)
Bishop of Diocese of Frejus-Toulon, France
"The first condition for the new evangelization is adoration. We must regain the ability to adore Christ in the Most Holy Eucharist if we are to bring the men and women of the twenty-first century to faith in Jesus Christ. This is one of the key themes of the pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI."

"The Eucharist is the first missionary act of the Church. So if we want to be missionary towards a world in need of new saints and salvation, we have to be men and women of Eucharistic adoration... In adoration we receive the fire of love which enables us to share our conviction and have faith about the presence of God."

Bishop David Ricken (1952 to Present)
Bishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin
"I would encourage you to bring your deepest desires to the Lord in Eucharistic Adoration, he is waiting for you.... Because vocations, especially to the priesthood, are coming from areas of the diocese where the faithful gather around the Eucharist in perpetual prayer, I am calling for a renewed commitment from our Eucharistic Adoration chapels to be open and available to all."

(Source: Bishop Ricken's "Encountering Jesus in the Eucharist" Pastoral Letter - https://www.gbdioc.org/)

Bishop Thomas Paprocki (1952 to Present)
Bishop of Springfield, Illinois
"While spending time in prayerful adoration seems like a waste of time to our efficiency-driven culture, the truth of the matter is that time spent with Jesus is never time wasted, but always time used well; it is not simply time spent sitting and doing nothing, but an experience of dwelling in our Lord's love."

(Source: Bishop Paprocki homily for the 25th Anniversary of Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration  - https://www.dio.org/)

Archbishop William Lori (1951 to Present)
Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland
"I propose increased opportunities for Eucharistic adoration.  Far from detracting from the celebration of the Eucharist and far from privatizing the Eucharist, Eucharistic adoration increases our capacity to believe in the Eucharistic mystery, to participate in its celebration with devotion and joy, and to go forth in charity to serve the needs of others."

(Source: Thriving In Holiness website - https://thrivinginholiness.wordpress.com/home/)

"If more Catholics spent more time in Eucharistic adoration, I think two things would happen: many who have abandoned the regular practice of the faith might well rediscover it.  And those who have acquired the bad habit of arriving late for Mass and leaving early might want to linger instead - to spend time with the Lord who thirsts for our Love."

(Source: Thriving In Holiness website - https://thrivinginholiness.wordpress.com/home/)

"Eucharistic adoration prolongs the joy and gratitude we should feel at every Mass and gives us the opportunity to deepen our friendship with the Savior who loves us so profoundly."

(Source: Thriving In Holiness website - https://thrivinginholiness.wordpress.com/home/)

Archbishop Rino Fisichella (1951 to Present)
Pro-Prefect for the Dicastery for Evangelization
"The Eucharist is not only a sacrament to be celebrated, but also a mystery to be adored. Adoration is an essential dimension of the Eucharistic life of the Church. It is a way of recognizing the presence of Christ in the sacrament, of prolonging the communion with him, of deepening the personal and ecclesial relationship with him."

(Source: "The New Evangelization: Responding to the Challenge of Indifference" bk. by Archbishop Rino Fisichella, edited by William E. May, transl. by Michael J. Miller, 2012, p. 79, Gracewing Publishing (According to Bing AI))

Archbishop Timothy Broglio (1951 to Present)
Archbishop of United States of America, Military
"Frequent are our visits to the Lord to adore Him and to tell Him, as a friend, about our problems. This is all beautiful and produces immense fruit. As I said, these intimate conversations with the Lord increase our love and consequently our service."

(Source: Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA website - https://www.milarch.org/)

"Indeed never far from our minds is the basic doctrine of the Church regarding Eucharistic adoration: it is born of the Mass and guides us to the Mass. Obviously, it is impossible to have adoration without first having had a celebration of the Mass. Adoration offers us the opportunity to adore the very special and unique presence of the Lord. We celebrate His presence in our midst."

(Source: Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA website - https://www.milarch.org/)

Bishop Earl Boyea (1951 to Present)
Bishop of Lansing, Michigan
"As we enter the church or adoration chapel let us get ready to open the doors of our heart to Jesus. We can talk to Him as with a good friend. We can share our joys and successes.  We can ask Him for advice on the difficult matters of our day.  We  may also tell Him about the bigger challenges we are facing in our life. He already knows them but opening up with Him is a good way to begin our conversation.  Then, we should listen deeply in our heart for what He wants to tell us."

(Source: Diocese of Lansing, Michigan website - https://www.dioceseoflansing.org)

Bishop Robert McManus (1951 to Present)
Bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts
"Eucharistic adoration extends that personal encounter that we experience in the worthy reception of Holy Communion and prepares us for a more enlightened and active participation in subsequent celebrations of the Mass.  Moreover, Eucharistic adoration provides us with the opportunity within our busy daily schedules to enter into spiritual communion with Him whom we receive sacramentally at Holy Mass.  For this reason, I strongly urge all our parishes to observe regularly periods of adoration of the Blessed Sacrament."

(Source: Bishop McManus's January 28, 2005 Pastoral Letter on the Eucharist - Click Here for PDF Document of Letter)

Bishop Michael McKenna (1951 to Present)
Bishop of Bathurst, Australia
"Even after the congregation has dispersed (after Mass), this real presence of Christ remains. To spend time with him at the tabernacle or monstrance is a wonderful form of prayer, which enriches our intimacy with the mystery we celebrate. Practicing this contemplation helps us guard against casual and thoughtless lapses from the reverence we owe this great gift;"

(Source: Bishop Mckenna's 2011 Pastoral Letter on Holy Communion - Click Here for PDF Document of Letter)

Cardinal Arthur Roche (1950 to Present)
Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
(Source: EWTN (Great Britain) website - https://ewtn.co.uk/) On a June 22, 2021 interview with EWTN news, Archbishop (at that time) Roche said it is "important to recognize the presence of the Lord in the Eucharistic presence of the Lord and to develop that within your own life"...One way he recommended to "develop a sense of the presence of the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament" is the practice of Eucharistic adoration.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan (1950 to Present)
Archbishop Emeritus of New York
" 'Pray always!' the Good Book tells us, and Jesus exhorted us to make sure that our prayer was patient, persistent, and persevering. Eucharistic adoration accomplishes this. It tells the world that 'we can't give what we don't have,' and that, if we do not constantly turn to God in prayer for His grace and mercy, we're finished. The best thing people of faith can do is pray . . . I can't think of a better place to do that than before our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament."

(Source: Timothy Cardinal Dolan blog - https://cardinaldolan.org/blog/eucharistic-adoration)

"When the first disciples asked Jesus about following Him, He did not say, 'Come do a bunch of stuff with me.' Nope - He invited them to 'Come, stay with me!' Eucharistic adoration is a great way to answer that invitation."

(Source: Timothy Cardinal Dolan blog - https://cardinaldolan.org/blog/eucharistic-adoration)

Archbishop Samuel Joseph Aquila (1950 to Present)
Archbishop of Denver, Colorado
"We should make haste to find the Lord. To find the light that leads to grace and truth, which no darkness can overcome. At the claim that God has become man, we should drop everything to pursue him to find Christ, and, like the shepherds, to worship him."

Archbishop Thomas Wenski (1950 to Present)
Archbishop of Miami, Florida
"This worship of Christ - in the mystery of his Blessed Sacrament - leads to and extends the participation of the faithful in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the source and summit of our lives as Christians. Eucharistic adoration, I am convinced, will be, in years to come, a remedy for ignorance and religious indifference."

(Source: Archdiocese of Miami website Archbishop's homilies - https://www.miamiarch.org)

Bishop David Talley (1950 to Present)
Bishop of Memphis, Tennessee
"One of the most powerful experiences of prayer is that of Adoration, sitting before the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament and having a deep conversation with Him from the depths of your being."

(Source: Catholic Diocese of Memphis website, Bishop Talley's opening letter for Memphis Eucharistic Congress - https://cdom.org/)

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Cardinal Blase Cupich (1949 to Present)
Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois
"Eucharistic adoration is a legitimate development of piety in the Western Church with many benefits for those who engage in it. Adoration highlights the abiding presence of the Lord in his sacrament. And with that sense of presence, we also grasp his availability to us."

(Source: National Catholic Reporter website - https://www.ncronline.org)

Archbishop George Lucas (1949 to Present)
Archbishop of Omaha, Nebraska
"The invitation to be with Jesus, to live as His disciples is being given to all of us. Increasingly, young Catholics are hearing the invitation in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament - and are finding the strength to respond in times of adoration before the Eucharistic Lord. It is a hopeful sign - to have those who will soon assume roles of leadership and service in the Church - to be leading us now in appreciation for the power of the presence of the risen Christ in the Eucharist."

Archbishop Leonard Blair (1949 to Present)
Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut
"Our RSVP (to Jesus' invitation to us in the Eucharist) can't be put off forever...The Eucharistic mystery of Christ, the Bread of Life, invites us to faith and trust, a stumbling block for many, but the heavenly banquet of divine wisdom for those who believe and for those who adore."

Archbishop Jerome Listecki (1949 to Present)
Archbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
"There has been much hope in recent times that a sense of the Real Presence has regained some lost attention in our parishes and the Universal Church. Divine Mercy Sunday has promoted the mercy of God extended through the sacrament of Reconciliation, a new appreciation for confession. The promotion of Eucharistic adoration in many of our communities has led to an increased devotion."

(Source: Catholic Herald website - https://catholicherald.org/)

Cardinal Raymond Burke (1948 to Present)
Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
"All Catholics throughout the nation should take part in Eucharistic adoration and in the praying of the Rosary for the restoration of the respect for human life and for the safeguarding of the integrity of the family."

Cardinal Peter Turkson (1948 to Present)
Chancelor of the Roman Curia - Other
"We must pray before the Blessed Sacrament. This is what Christ wants us to do, to come before Him and listen, as He says His words, 'Come to me all you who are weary'."

(Source: I Thirst for Your Love! website - https://mseagrif.com/)

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo (1948 to Present)
Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar
"Until the Church cries out that Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is worthy of perpetual adoration for all He has done for our salvation, it will continue to be defeated by it's enemies. I believe, the best, the surest and the most effective way of establishing everlasting peace on the face of the earth is through the great power of Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament."

(Source: Vatican website - www.vatican.va)

"In any situation in our world, our best reaction is to give our lives wholeheartedly to Christ, through prayer and penance. Prayer should especially be in the presence of Jesus Himself - in the most Blessed Sacrament. That is the foundation of the worldwide movement for Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration. "

(Source: Vatican website - www.vatican.va)

Archbishop Allen Vigneron (1948 to Present)
Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan
"Just as in any relationship of love, it can only grow by spending time with the beloved. Spend time with Jesus in both formal and informal ways. Mass is a great way to encounter him as we enter into the mystery of Christ offering  himself on the cross. It is at Mass that we discover the depths of his love for us. Adoration is a perfect way to spend quality time before Jesus in the Eucharist, to quiet ourselves from the many distractions of our modern world and listen to the one that has much he longs to say to us. This silent prayer with Jesus in the Eucharist is one of the best ways to discover your vocation."

(Source: Unleash the Gospel website - www.unleashthegospel.org/)

"Adoration is a perfect way to spend quality time before Jesus in the Eucharist, to quiet ourselves from the many distractions of our modern world and listen to the one that has much he longs to say to us. This silent prayer with Jesus in the Eucharist is one of the best ways to discover your vocation."

Bishop Joseph N. Perry (1948 to Present)
Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois
"As conscientious Catholics we are seeking to live authentically the Christian life. We are constantly searching for what more we can do to be close to God. For this reason we find Eucharistic Adoration valuable. Adoration before the Blessed Sacrament is a precious opportunity we have to be close to Christ and thereby discover sustenance and direction for our lives. You cannot be an adorer for long without noticing and others noticing change in your life. Eucharist is meant to not only sustain us as food from heaven but also to empower us to do great things for God and his Church."

"Spiritual practices require commitment and regularity if they are to transform us.  Spiritual practices like ... adoration before the Blessed Sacrament are journeys, not day trips into the realm of the sacred.  They are not hobbies or occasional exercises that depend on our moods or our latest interests.  They demand a personal discipline, a personal stick-to-itiveness."

"The late Bishop Fulton Sheen is known to have spent an hour a day before the Blessed Sacrament.  He believed this spiritual practice gave sustenance to his ministerial actions as priest and bishop.  So too for us, our adoration before the Blessed Eucharist is an action that reminds us about the combination of bringing together our faith practices and Catholic action that change our lives and ultimately transform the world."

Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino (1948 to Present)
Bishop Emeritus of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy
"Making Jesus our all. This is the ideal of the Christian life. The Eucharist, well celebrated and adored, allows us to live in Jesus."

Cardinal Joao Braz de Aviz (1947 to Present)
Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life
"They (consecrated women) express the love of the Church as Bride for the Eucharist also in the prayer of adoration of the Eucharistic Body of the Lord, and from him they draw effective charity towards the members of his mystical Body."

(Source: Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life document "Eccleaiae Sponsae Imago" signed by Cardinal Braz - www.vatican.va)

Cardinal Thomas Collins (1947 to Present)
Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"We can pray anywhere but there is no more fitting place to pray on earth than in the sacramental presence of the Lord. There we are profoundly struck with the awesome mystery of God's grace."

(Source: Archdiocese of Toronto website - https://www.archtoronto.org/)

Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory (1947 to Present)
Archbishop of Washington D.C.
"This spiritual tradition (Eucharistic Adoration) helps us to concentrate on the Lord's great gift of Himself in the Blessed Sacrament, but it also challenges us to extend His presence in charity and genuine concern for all others, especially those who are poor and neglected."

(Source: Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, DC on twitter - Click Here)

Archbishop Antonio Mennini (1947 to Present)
Official of the Sectritariat of State
"Be convinced that the Lord is waiting for you to open your hearts to him in prayer. He wants to meet you personally and to enter into a dialogue with you. This conviction will fill you with an urgent desire to seek periods of silence in your daily life where you have the space to be drawn into union with God in prayer. In this regard I should like to commend to you the practice of Eucharistic Adoration... Adoration draws us away from external distractions into a growing communion with Jesus present in the Blessed Sacrament. Encourage your friends to join in this practice."

(Source: Invocation 2011 blog - https://invocation2011.wordpress.com/)

Archbishop Buti Tlhagale (1947 to Present
Archbishop of Johannesburg, South Africa
"(Eucharistic) Adoration itself is an act of witnessing when one sees many gathered in silence before the Lord. Eucharistic adoration should become part and parcel of our way of being Church.  Many have said that Eucharistic adoration promotes vocations to the priesthood and to religious life. Children, youth and adults should be taught to appreciate the beauty of silence in the presence of Jesus Christ."

(Source: The Southern Cross website  - https://www.scross.co.za/2017/06/in-awe-of-the-eucharist/)

"As custodians of the Eucharist, it is our privilege to promote Eucharistic adoration so that those who do so may savor the grace of healing that comes from the Lord himself."

(Source: The Southern Cross website  - https://www.scross.co.za/2017/06/in-awe-of-the-eucharist/)

Bishop Thomas Olmsted (1947 to Present)
Bishop Emeritus of Phoenix, Arizona
"Friends deepen their love and affection by spending time together. The same is true of our relationship with Christ. Eucharistic adoration prolongs the mystery of Jesus' self-offering in the Mass. To adore the Eucharistic Jesus is to lovingly savor and delight in His sacramental presence. It is not opposed to the Mass or a substitute to the Mass. Rather, Eucharistic adoration flows from the sacred liturgy and back to it again...Extended time in Eucharistic adoration deepens our prayer in marvelous ways...To all fathers and mothers, let your children see that devotion to the Eucharist in adoration is an essential, life-giving part of your schedule!"

(Source: Bishop Olmstead Apostolic Ehortation "Veneremur Cernui - Down in Adoration Falling" - https://dphx.org/veneremur-cernui/)

Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith (1947 - Present)
Sri Lankan Cardinal and Archbishop of Colombo
"The Eucharist, bread transubstantiated into the body of Christ and wine into the blood of Christ — God in our midst — must be received with awe and an attitude of humble adoration."

(Source: Foreword to the CDW - https://communion-on-the-tongue.org)

"The deep conviction that in the Eucharistic species the Lord is truly and really present... contributed to the practice of kneeling in an attitude of humble adoration of the Lord in the Eucharist."

(Source: Foreword to the CDW - https://communion-on-the-tongue.org)

Archbishop Michael Neary (1946 to Present)
Archbishop Emeritus of Tuam, Ireland
"There is also within us a hankering after stability and security, a feeling that we would like to know where the centre is and be close to the centre. In a busy hectic world Eucharistic Adoration has a special appeal."

(Source: Archdiocese of Tuam website - Archbishop Neary 11/28/15 homily - https://www.tuamarchdiocese.org/)

"As we adore Christ in the Blessed Sacrament we have reminders of his vulnerability in the Sacred host. And yet here in the Sacred host we are at the centre, not just of our world but of the whole universe. Here we make contact with someone who does not change, someone who is always reaching out to us in love, listening to our stories, whether of sorrow or sadness, of joy and victory. Here we have someone who listens to our heartbeat, is familiar with our worries and anxieties, our concern about our children and grandchildren, someone who understands our disappointments and frustration."

(Source: Archdiocese of Tuam website - Archbishop Neary 11/28/15 homily - https://www.tuamarchdiocese.org/)

"Through adoration of Christ in the Blessed Sacrament, we get a sense of history, a sense of the past and also future hope. We are enabled to put things in perspective, without either exaggerating or diminishing their importance. In the presence of Christ in the Blessed Sacrament we realise that we are not the ones who are in control, we do not possess the power which we might like to think we have and yet we have the power which comes from the fact that we are accepted, welcomed and loved by Jesus Christ."

(Source: Archdiocese of Tuam website - Archbishop Neary 11/28/15 homily - https://www.tuamarchdiocese.org/)

Bishop Robert Morlino (1946 to 2018)
Bishop of Madison, Wisconsin
"(Eucharistic adoration is) a beautiful service you render to the church and the diocese. The only greater thing you can do is Mass... Use this opportunity (Eucharistic adoration) to beg the Lord for sisters and priests for this diocese."

"There is a tight connection between Eucharistic Adoration and vocations."

Bishop Massimo Camisasca (1946 to Present)
Bishop Emeritus of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla, Italy
"(Eucharistic) adoration is the acknowledgement that God is greater than any human measure, wiser than our greatest wisdom, truer than our greatest truth, more beautiful than our greatest beauty, holier than our greatest holiness."

Bishop Salvatore Matano (1946 to Present)
Bishop of Rochester, New York
"In his writings, Saint John Paul II encourages Eucharistic Devotion outside of Mass and instructs us: "Let us take time to kneel before Jesus present in the Eucharist ..." (Mane Nobiscum Domine, no. 18). This includes making visits to church whenever possible, Eucharistic Adoration and the celebration of Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Programs are good and necessary, but there is no substitute for our active worship of Christ present in the Most Holy Eucharist. Priests, deacons, parish administrators and the leadership and faculties in our Catholic schools and religious education programs should foster Eucharistic devotions which become a source of renewed strength in the life of the parish, school and educational programs."

(Source: Bishop Matano's May 25, 2017 Pastoral Letter on the Year of the Eucharist 2017-2018 - Click Here for PDF Document of Letter)

Cardinal Antonio C. Llovera (1945 to Present)
Archbishop Emeritus of Velenica, Spain
"It is equally urgent to promote Eucharistic Adoration: faced with the real presence of our Lord, we cannot but adore."

"I think that today, thru the practice of (Eucharistic) Adoration, we are living out a kind of second Pentecost."

Cardinal Robert Sarah (1945 to Present)
Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship
"The Church's life should centre around the Mystery of the Eucharist both in the liturgical celebration and Eucharistic Adoration. During the Synod of Bishops on the Eucharist in 2005, many Asian Bishops strongly proposed, at times insisting categorically to introduce perpetual Eucharistic Adoration in their dioceses and some of them stated that there where Eucharistic Adoration took place, greater reconciliation, peace and communion were experienced. This is possible because Jesus is present in the tabernacle as a magnetic pole 'attracting an ever greater number of souls enamored of Him, ready to wait patiently to hear His voice and, as it were, to sense the beating of His heart'."

(Source: Church of St. Rapheal website - https://straphaelcrystal.org/)

"The most important moments in life are the hours of prayer and adoration.  They give birth to a human being, fashion our true identity; they root our existence in mystery."

(Source: "God or Nothing" by Cardinal Sarah, Ignatius Press)

"The tragedy of our world is never better summed up than in the fury of senseless noise that stubbornly hates silence. This age detests the things that silence brings us to: encounter, wonder and kneeling before God."

(Source: "The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise" by Cardinal Sarah, Ignatius Press)

"Sacred silence, laden with the adored presence, opens the way to mystical silence, full of loving intimacy."

(Source: "The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise" by Cardinal Sarah, Ignatius Press)

"Mother Teresa had a face charred by God's silences, but she bore within her and breathed love. By dint of remaining long hours before the burning flame of the Blessed Sacrament, her face was tanned, transformed by a daily face-to-face encounter with the Lord."

(Source: "The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise" by Cardinal Sarah, Ignatius Press)

Bishop Paul Bradley (1945 to Present)
Bishop Emiritus of Kalamazoo, Michigan
"I saw evidence in many parishes of a profound reverence for the Eucharist which in some parishes includes regular times for adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. The impact of a community united in prayer is powerful and far-reaching and contributes to the many fellowship activities that truly build parishes as families of faith."

Bishop John Quinn (1945 to Present)
Bishop of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota
"When the Eucharist is powerful in our lives (as in Eucharistic Adoration) - where Jesus Christ's love is poured out and our lives our changed - that inner journey is different. What we're searching for is different, because the Eucharist fulfills those hungers, because Jesus Christ is here as a person, truly in love with each one of us, in all of our joys and all of our sorrows, and wants to be part of your life and mine - the inner journey."

Cardinal Marc Ouellet (1944 to Present)
Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops
"Permit me to confide in you especially the ministry of Eucharistic adoration. I ask you to remain faithful, humble and patient, even if there is no encouragement given from those around you. Many have lost the sense of Eucharistic adoration, even among the priests, consecrated persons and theologians. Do not be discouraged by negative comments or disobliging remarks that could demobilize you. Keep your faith alive in the Resurrected Christ who is truly present with His Body and Blood. Continue to witness the love of the Church that kneels before her Lord and who rests at His feet, as Mary of Bethany did, to listen long and to adore in silence."

"Some people are afraid that the practice of Eucharistic adoration takes away from the celebration of the Pascal mystery and the social mission in the name of the Resurrected Lord. The contrary is true. Eucharistic adoration, even outside of the Mass, helps to keep the real sense of the Mass and revive the flame of the social engagement in the name of faith. I can see how the parishes that have adoration chapels are in general the most dynamic and apostolic."

"You will discover that the place 'par excellence' of Eucharistic adoration is the celebration, (of the Holy Mass) and that the engagement for culture and social solidarity is a part of the necessity for the Eucharist. If sometimes their reticence signifies that the Eucharist is not the base of a convivial repast in remembrance of Jesus and that adoration does not have a place, I invite them to ask themselves if their vision of the Eucharist is still Catholic. I am convinced that the missionary vigor and the social implication of Christians only have strength if they are rooted in the adoration of the living Christ, really present in the Holy Eucharist."

"Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is awakening and developing all over the world, and this will help to restore the sacredness of the liturgical celebration of the Mass.... The renewal of adoration of the Blessed Sacrament...is a sign of the times, and a great sign of encouragement."

"The adoration of the Blessed Sacrament ... must not be belittled as a pious but now outdated custom.  It is a development of the living tradition, which felt the need to express faith in Christ's real presence in the sacrament in this way."

(Source: Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference website - https://www.catholicbishops.ie/)

Cardinal Mauro Piacenza (1944 to Present)
Penitentiary Major of the Apostolic Penitentiary at the Vatican
"We cannot overestimate the importance of adoring the Lord in the Most Blessed Sacrament, knowing that worship is the highest act of the People of God and an effective means toward promoting the sanctification of the Clergy, reparation for sin, and vocations to the Priesthood and to the Consecrated Life. With courage, we must ask the Lord to send forth new laborers into the harvest, and in every diocese there should be at least one church, chapel, or shrine set aside for perpetual adoration of the Eucharist, specifically for the intention of the promotion of new vocations and for the sanctification of the Clergy."

(Source: Vultus Christi website - https://vultuschristi.org)

"Order (in the world) is restored above all by strongly affirming the primacy of the Risen Christ, present in the Eucharist. There is a great peaceful battle to be waged, which is that of Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration, so that the entire world can become part of a network of prayer. United to the holy Rosary, in which we reflect on the salvific mysteries of Christ together with Mary, this will generate and develop a movement of reparation and penetration."

(Source: Harvesting the Fruits of Contemplation Blog - Click Here)

Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard (1944 to Present)
Archbishop Emeritus of Bourdeaux-Bazas, France
"A rediscovery, or a discovery of Eucharistic adoration is reappearing today in Europe and indeed in other continents... It seems to allow a home (for internalizing contemplation of) Christ in the Eucharist.  Some have expanded their hunger for the Eucharist (while at) Eucharistic adoration.  By programming (an) hour of (Eucharistic) worship or by establishing a perpetual adoration (program), parishes felt they were worn by a new spiritual and apostolic dynamism.  Surprisingly, we now see (that) young people first go through Eucharistic adoration to discover (the) Mass.  This is a phenomenon not programmed, which arose when we did not expect (it) but which contributes significantly, at least for a number of people, enabling them (an) internalized, a personal approach of the Eucharist."

Archbishop Robert Carlson (1944 to Present)
Archbishop Emeritus of St. Louis, Missouri
"In the presence of so many gifts, we must never forget that the Eucharist, as the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, is the source of all that is good. All our strength to witness to the love of Jesus Christ comes to us through the Blessed Sacrament. We give thanks to God for so great a gift."

Archbishop Charles Chaput (1944 to Present)
Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"The same Jesus Christ is alive among us right now in every celebration of the Mass, in our tabernacles and in our adoration chapels."

Bishop Alan Hopes (1944 to Present)
Bishop Emeritus of East Anglia, England
"How important also it is for us to spend personal time with the Lord between those moments of receiving the blessed Eucharist!  Set aside some time for the Lord whose Eucharistic Presence in the tabernacles of our churches invites us to ponder on the depths of His great gift to us.  For it is at these moments we can absorb the gifts with which he fills our lives at the moment of Holy Communion.  The obligation to come to Mass will then no longer be seen as something imposed by the Church."

(Source: Bishop Hopes's Sept. 9, 2018 Pastoral Letter)

Archbishop Joseph Di Noia (1943 to Present)
Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Doctrine Of The Faith
"During Eucharistic adoration, it is not only we who behold Christ, but it is also He who beholds us. When we adore the Blessed Sacrament, we are not just gazing at a beautiful but inert object. The contemplative mode of prayer that we learn during adoration presupposes that Christ returns our gaze."

(Source: Into The Deep blog - http://www.intothedeepblog.net/)

Bishop Paul J. Swain (1943 to 2022)
Bishop Emeritus of Sioux Falls, South Dakota
"What each of us has available that can help 'the loneliness, the pain and the grief depart' is prayer, and especially prayer before the Blessed Sacrament, before Our Lord. Adoration allows us to take a break from the churning around us and to focus on the powerful presence of Christ. It allows us to let go from doing or worrying and allows Him to envelop us with his love."

(Source: Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls, South Dakota (Bishop's Bulletin) website - https://www.sfcatholic.org)

Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran (1943 to 2018)
President of the Pontifical Council For Interreligious Dialogue
"It is before the Eucharist that man recognizes that he has need of the Other to give him new energies for life's combats. A world without (Eucharistic) adoration is a world that would be no more than the world of production, which would soon become unbreathable. A world without adoration is not only irreligious -- it is inhuman!"

(Source: I Thirst for Your Love! website - https://mseagrif.com/)

Cardinal Angelo Scola (1941 to Present)
Archbishop Emeritus of Milan, Italy
"During the Last Supper, the participants' awareness of the concrete presence of Christ asking for adoration, identified in the consecrated bread and wine (cf. Mk 14:22-24; Mt 26:26-28; I Cor 11:24-25; Lk 22:19-20), is imposing. It is therefore undeniable that the practice of Eucharistic Adoration, just as is done today in the Latin Church, has made more evident a fact that belongs to the essence of faith in the Eucharistic mystery."

(Source: Vatican website - https://www.vatican.va)

"... one must decisively insist that both the consuming of the Eucharist and Eucharistic Adoration are always ecclesial acts. They cannot be conceived as an individual practice of piety. To adore Christ during Consecration and Communion and to adore him present in the Tabernacle implies to recognize oneself and to act as a member of his Ecclesial Body. In that way, the Eucharist is not an encounter that is finished in the act of consuming, but is a permanent encounter, just as the continuous coming of the Lord in his Church is also permanent in virtue of the Eucharistic presence."

(Source: Vatican website - https://www.vatican.va)

"In light of the ecclesial nature of Adoration, it is better understood why Christian piety has also united "reparation" for the sins of the world to Eucharistic Adoration: before the Lord, as members of his Body, we are all responsible for one another."

(Source: Vatican website - https://www.vatican.va)

Archbishop Denis Hart (1941 to Present)
Archbishop Emeritus of Melbourne, Australia
"The uniquely Catholic devotion of Eucharistic adoration is the perfect spiritual antidote to the culture of our age.  When every other medium bombards us with the message 'Look to yourself,' Eucharistic adoration says: "Look beyond yourself. Fix your eyes on Christ!"

(Source: I Thirst for Your Love! blog - https://mseagrif.com/)

"Adoration takes us outside of ourselves.  It reminds us that God is not principally 'God within us,' but 'God beyond us.'  According to the Christian gospel, God spanned this great and mysterious 'beyond-ness' by coming to us in His Word made flesh.  This Word made flesh is present in the Eucharistic host, and it is upon him that we fix our adoring gaze."

Bishop Barry Jones (1941 to 2016)
Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand
"Perpetual Adoration means that the Holy Eucharist will be placed in a monstrance on the altar all day and all night.  It will require at least two persons to make a commitment to come and adore Christ in the Eucharist for an hour each week.  Can we do it?  Can we find enough adorers, 336 per week, to carry out such a grace-filled project?  We will not know until we make the endeavour and I encourage you to consider being generous with the Lord in this way."

"We need to immerse ourselves regularly in pools of silence; noise is an aspect of modern society which can be oppressive, and an hour of silent prayer and presence before the Eucharistic Lord is a good to be treasured.  Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament reminds us of what the Mass is meant to be - worship centred on God."

(Source: Perpetual Adoration in the Christchurch Diocese website - https://perpetualadoration.chchcatholic.nz/)

Cardinal George Pell (1941 to 2023)
Prefect Emeritus of the Secretariat for the Economy
"The Eucharist is at the heart of our life as Catholics and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament continues to be a wonderful source of grace and support for all who seek to follow Christ faithfully....A revival in Eucharistic faith and devotion has gathered strength across the world over the last two decades. By word and example Pope John Paul II has vigorously promoted adoration of the Eucharist. Shortly after his election in 1978, he established perpetual adoration in Rome. His initiatives to promote Eucharistic adoration have been taken up by many lay people who have come to realize the centrality of the Real Presence in their daily life, prayer and active involvement nourished by contemplation."

(Source: Vatican website - https://www.vatican.va)

Bishop Edward Slattery (1940 to 2024)
Bishop Emeritus of Tulsa, Oklahoma
"I think that there may be some people for whom Adoration may be considered a salutary devotion, but still on the periphery of Church life. I fear there may even be priests for whom things like Holy Hours and extended periods of Eucharistic Adoration are nothing more than quaint relics of a past piety or something which ought to take second place to the pursuit of social justice and the search to find the face of Jesus in the poor. Nothing, however, could be further from the truth!"

"When someone spends time with Our Lord in the Eucharist, he or she makes a conscious and deliberate choice to belong to Christ entirely for that period, since the believer cannot be present to Christ through the mind alone or through the senses alone. Since the believer has put aside every other activity, sacrificed every lesser good which might have been accomplished in that hour for the greater good of lingering a time with Jesus, that person has made a very clear accounting of what in his or her life belongs by right to Christ. It is everything."