A short reference page for common terms used across adoration quotes, articles, and pages on this site.
Perpetual Adoration: Ongoing adoration before the Blessed Sacrament, typically with scheduled adorers so prayer continues day and night.
Exposition: The Blessed Sacrament is placed in a monstrance for public adoration.
Benediction: A liturgical rite in which the priest or deacon blesses the people with the Blessed Sacrament.
Monstrance: The sacred vessel used to display the Blessed Sacrament during exposition.
Tabernacle: The place in a church where the Blessed Sacrament is reserved.
Holy Hour: A dedicated period of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament, often one hour in length.
Real Presence: The Catholic teaching that Jesus Christ is truly present in the Eucharist: body, blood, soul, and divinity.
Reservation: Keeping consecrated Hosts in the tabernacle for communion to the sick and for adoration.
Visit to the Blessed Sacrament: A short personal prayer visit before Jesus in the tabernacle or during exposition.
Eucharistic Reparation: Prayer offered in love and atonement for sins against the Eucharist.