Location
Vancouver, BC V6J 1T4
Date and Time
Starting Friday, Mar 03, 2023
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
About this Event
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Every First Friday- 8:30am - 5:00pm
MT 26:40 ...Jesus prays at Gethsemane
"Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. "Could you not keep watch with me for one hour" he asked Peter.
At St. Augustine’s, we have exposition of the Blessed Sacrament first Fridays from 8:30am to 5:00pm, with Benediction at 4:45pm.
Can you spend an hour with Jesus?
Come on Friday ..... and spend one hour (or any length of time) with Our Lord, who is present with you, present in the Eucharist. Consider your visit to the Blessed Sacrament as coming to see your best friend. Prayer is relationship, sitting quietly and enjoying being in each other’s company. Share during your quiet prayertime together; or instead of talking to the Lord, try listening to what He wants to tell you. “Will you not tarry one hour with me?”
Ring at the Parish Office door for access to the church (office closed for lunch from 12noon - 1:00pm).
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Why do I go before the blessed Sacrament in Eucharistic Adoration?
Here are comments from parishioners.....
“I go to Adoration to feel close to Jesus, and to comfort Him.”
“I love to go to find a quiet moment together with the Lord.”
“I chat with Jesus, then I write down the thoughts he sends to me.”
“I go before Jesus to thank him for giving up his life for our sins and to ask for forgiveness.”
“I want to see God in the Host.”
“Praying before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament allows me to build my relationship with God.”
“To dialogue with Him, because he is the source of everything in life.”
“God is right here to listen to me, and I ask for healing and comfort which I receive through His sanctifying grace.”
Here are suggestions what to do during Eucharistic Adoration.
1. PRAY THE PSALMS OR THE LITURGY OF THE HOURS
Whether you are praising, giving thanks, asking for forgiveness, or seeking an answer, you’ll find an appropriate psalm. The ancient prayer of the Church called the Liturgy of the Hours presents an excellent way to pray through the Book of Psalms throughout the year.
2. RECITE THE “JESUS PRAYER”
Say “Lord Jesus, have mercy on me, a sinner”, repeatedly as you quiet your heart and mind.
3. MEDITATE USING SCRIPTURE
Choose a passage from the Bible. Read the words and ask God to let the passage speak to you. Pay special attention to anything that strikes you and ask God what He wishes for you to draw from that passage.
4. READ THE LIFE OF A SAINT AND PRAY WITH HIM OR HER
Most holy men and women have a great devotion to Our Lord in the Eucharist. Therese of Lisieux, Catherine of Siena, Francis of Assisi, Thomas Aquinas, Peter Julian Eymard, Dorothy Day, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, and Baroness Catherine de Hueck are just a few. Read about them and pray their prayers before the Blessed Sacrament.
5. POUR OUT YOUR HEART TO CHRIST AND ADORE HIM
Speak to Jesus, aware that you are in His presence, and tell Him all that comes to your mind. Listen for His response. Pray the prayer that St Francis instructed his brothers to pray whenever they were before the Blessed Sacrament: “I adore you, O Christ, present here and in all the churches of the world, for by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.”
6. ASK FOR FORGIVENESS AND INTERCEDE FOR OTHERS
Think of those who have hurt you and request a special blessing for them. Ask God to forgive you for all the times you have neglected or hurt someone else. Bring before the Blessed Sacrament all those who have asked you to pray for them. Ask the Lord to address their concerns.
7. PRAY THE ROSARY
Pope John Paul II reminds us, “… is not the enraptured gaze of Mary as she contemplated the face of the new-born Christ and cradled him in her arms that unparalleled model of love which should inspire us every time we receive Eucharistic Communion?” (The Church and the Eucharist) Ask Mary to join you as you gaze on Christ in the Eucharist and as you pray the Rosary.
8. SIT QUIETLY AND JUST “BE” IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD
Think o f a visit to the Blessed Sacrament as coming to see your best friend. Sit quietly and enjoy being in each other’s company. Instead of talking to the Lord, try listening to what He wants to tell you.
