DEVOTION TO THE HOLY SACRAMENT OF THE ALTAR
INTRODUCTION
To our beloved Jesus, it is very difficult to say no to us when something is
asked of Him during Adoration. If there is no physical impediment, on that
occasion, let’s kneel after having confessed and received Holy Communion, and so
on.
Farther down we explain in detail, but if you are worried for a deceased family
member, this is the moment to ask for this person. If we are sick, for
ourselves, so he will free us from all sin and from Satan’s claws. In other
words, for anything that we need, there is no better place in the whole
Universe, that being in front of the Holy Sacrament. We say our petition and
then, kneeling down (if you can) in profound silence and adoration.
Brothers, I am convinced that in that moment, Jesus walks between the pews of
the Temple, caressing everyone who is there in profound prayer.
We invite you to keep on reading, print this page so you can take it to church,
and you can pray some of these prayers in front of the Holy Sacrament.
Visit to the Holy Sacrament of the Altar, the place of Residence of God the
Highest, and where there is no problem or difficulty that won’t find an answer
in the Infinite and Divine Mercy of Jesus the Lord!
Eucharistic Adoration is a moment of intimacy, of trust, and of friendship with
God. In those moments of prayer in front of the Holy Eucharist, in front of
Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, we remember that his presence is the fruit of
the love he has for us. It is an opportune time to renew our purpose of being
saints and to respond generously to God’s love. In the adoration of Christ Jesus
we also can ask for forgiveness of our faults and sins, so recognizing, with
humility, that only He has the power to forgive us, renovating our trust in his
mercy.
We can pray for others, for our family, for friends, for the needy, for the
suffering, for the sick, for the agonizing, for the poor… Also for the Church,
the Pope, the bishops, the priests… For the physically impaired, those who need
faith and feel abandoned by God, for the conversion of the unfaithful and the
followers of false religions, for the repentance of the heretics… We can offer
an act of reparation for our sins and the sins of others, especially for the
offences that are uttered against the name of God, and the sacrileges that are
realized against the Holy Sacrament; for the crimes against the unborn, for the
sins against morality and chastity; for the faults against justice; for the
scourge of organized crime… In other words, in each one of us lie different
intentions and needs that we can present with faith and trust. Hopefully we can
make a habit of visiting the Holy Sacrament, which will bear much fruit in our
spiritual life!
VISIT TO THE HOLY SACRAMENT
In the name of the Father, the Son,…
Act of Contrition, My God, I am sorry…
BEGINNING PRAYER
Here I am in your Divine Presence, my Jesus, to visit you.
Lord, I have come because you have called me.
Your real presence in the Holy Eucharist is the echo of those words that you say
to us in the Gospel: “Come to Me all that are burdened with your miseries and
sins, and I will relieve you”. Here I come, so, like a sick person goes to the
Doctor, so you will heal me; like a sinner to the Saint, so you will sanctify
me; and like a poor and a beggar to the rich man, so you will fill me with all
divines graces.
My Jesus, I believe that you are in the Holy Sacrament of the Altar, so real and
true like you were in Bethlehem, like you were in the Cross, and how you are now
in Heaven.
I trust in You, that you are powerful and good, to sanctify my soul and save me.
I love you with all my heart, because you are infinity Goodness, worthy of being
loved by all creatures on Heaven and earth; and you have loved me to the point
of spilling your blood and give your life on The Cross for me.
I come here looking for a refuge against the corruption of the world. In the
world also is falsehood and lie; I come to you because you are the eternal
Truth. The world is full of iniquity abysms; I come to you because you are the
only Way to happiness. In the world everything is sensuality and sin; I come to
you because you are Life and Holiness of the souls.
Give me light, Lord! That I am able to see you here present in the Sanctuary
with eyes of faith; and that my heart drinks until it is satiated of the
fountain of divine Love that springs from your Sacred Heart!
SPIRITUAL COMMUNION
My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy
Sacrament.
I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least
spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite
myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.-St.
Alphonsus Liguori
Jesus, Joseph, and Mary, I give you my soul and my heart.
STATION TO THE HOLY SACRAMENT
It is composed of the Our Father, the Ave Maria, and the Gloria. They are repeated five times for the five wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and once for the Pope.
Prayers in litany format to the Holy Sacrament.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. Christ graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.
True bread that came down from heaven, R/have mercy on us.
Hidden God and Redeemer,
Food of the chosen,
Wine that engenders virgins,
Substantial bread and gift of kings,
Continuous sacrifice,
Pure offering,
Spotless lamb,
Pure table,
Food for angels,
Hidden manna,
Memorial of the marvels of God,
Over substantial bread,
Man made flesh,
Holy Host,
Chalice of Blessing,
Mystery of Faith,
Pre-exalted and Venerable Sacrament,
Sacrifice, the holiest of all,
True Propitiatory for live and dead,
Heavenly Remedy, in which we are preserved from all sins,
Amazing miracle over all miracles,
Holy Memory of the Passion of the Lord,
Grace that exceeds all riches,
Principal memorial of divine love,
Abundance of Divine profusion,
Sacrosanct and august mystery,
Medicine for immortality,
Live sacrament due of all respect,
Bread made flesh for the All Powerful,
Bloodless sacrifice,
Meal and guest,
Sweet invitation in which angels serve,
Sacrament of pity,
Tie of charity,
Offering and offered,
Spiritual sweetness, liked in the same source,
Nourishment of Holy Souls,
Viaticum of those who died in the Lord,
Gem of the Glory we await,
Of the sacrilegious Communion, R/Deliver us Lord.
Of the concupiscence of the flesh,
Of the disorganized desire of the eyes,
Of the arrogance of life,
Of all occasion to sin,
For the five wounds in your Holy Body, that you received for us, R/Hear us, Oh Lord.
For the Memorial that you wished to eat the Easter with your disciples,
For the lighted charity with which you instituted this Divine Sacrament,
For your Precious Blood, that you left us in the altar,
We sinners,
That thou wouldst increase and conserve in us the faith, reverence, and devotion
of this admirable Sacrament,
That thou wouldst guide us for the true confession of the sins, and to frequent
Communion,
That thou wouldst free us of all heresy, infidelity, and blindness of heart,
That thou wouldst make us participants of the Precious and Heavenly fruits of
this Holy Sacrament,
That thou wouldst comfort and strengthen us in the hour of our death with this Heavenly viaticum,
Lamb of God, who takes the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us. Christ graciously hear us.
Lord, have mercy on us!
Lord, have mercy on us!
Our Father, that art in heaven…
V. You have given them the bread from heaven.
R. That has in it all the delight.
V. Blessed are you, Lord, in Heaven.
R. Worthy of praises be given to you, and exalted, and glorified for ever and ever.
V. Lord, listen with pleasure to our pleas.
R. And my clamor reaches your ears.
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with his Spirit.
PRAYER:
Oh Lord, you left us with the memory of your Passion in this admirable Sacrament! Grant us that we may venerate the Sacred mysteries of your Body and Blood, so will continuously experience in us the fruit of your Redemption. You who lives and reigns with God the Father, in unity with the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The following Praises are prayed during Eucharistic Adoration or in Mass, when you are not able to receive Holy Communion.
DIVINE PRAISES
Blessed be God.
Blessed be His Holy Name.
Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man.
Blessed be the Name of Jesus.
Blessed be His most Sacred Heart.
Blessed be His most Precious Blood.
Blessed be Jesus in the most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.
Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete.
Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy.
Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception.
Blessed be her glorious Assumption.
Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother.
Blessed be Saint Joseph, her most chaste spouse.
Blessed be God in His angels and in His saints.
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