“ It is pleasant to spend time with him, to lie close to his breast like the beloved disciple and to feel the infinite love present in his heart. If in our time Christians must be distinguished above all by the ‘art of prayer,’ how can we not feel a renewed need to spend time in spiritual converse, in silent adoration, in heartfelt love before Christ present in the Most Holy Sacrament? How often, dear brother and sisters, have I experienced this, and drawn from it strength, consolation, and support!” (Church of the Eucharist, #25).
Eucharistic Adoration is continuing the love and gratitude that we give to Our Lord at Mass when receiving Him in Holy Communion. "Love is with love repaid," St. John of the Cross teaches us. The greatest love story ever told is contained in the Holy Eucharist. Our love for Jesus, our Eucharistic Lord, does not end when we leave Mass.
We all know that when we love someone, we want to be with the person we love. Jesus loves us so much that he remains in the Blessed Sacrament in the Tabernacle so that he can continue to be close to us. We return that love by visiting him in the Blessed Sacrament, where the Sacred Host is exposed for our silent adoration and quiet reflection in the Adoration Chapel.
We all need silence in our lives, for God only speaks to us in silence. Yet, silence is so hard to come by in this noisy, rushing-around, social-networking world. Listen to what fellow parishioners have said about their weekly chapel visits with our Eucharistic Lord: