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Our Lady Of Medjugorje (1981 to Present)
Messages  for the world from the Blessed Virgin given to various people at Medjugorje

Jelena Vasilj on May 28, 1983 (Inner Locution): "It is very beautiful to remain Thursdays, for the adoration of my Son in the Blessed Sacrament of the altar.  It is likewise beautiful to venerate the cross each Friday.  I wish that every Saturday, which is the day that the Church had dedicated to me, you will consecrate to me at least a quarter of an hour.  Meditate during this time, on my life, my messages, and pray.

Jelena Vasilj And Marijana Vasilj on January 26, 1984 (Inner Locution): "Thank you for adoring my Son in the Sacred Host.  That touches me very much...

Marija Pavlovic on March 15, 1984 (Apparition): "Tonight also, dear children, I am grateful to you in a special way for being here. Unceasingly adore the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Altar.  I am always present when the faithful are adoring. Special graces are then being received."

Jelena Vasilj And Marijana Vasilj on June 24, 1986 (Inner Locution): "I beseech you, withdraw in silence. Your obligation is not so much to do, but to adore God, to stay with Him."

Marija Pavlovic on September 25, 1995 (Apparition): "Dear Children! Today I invite you to fall in love with the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Adore Him, little children, in your Parishes and in this way you will be united with the entire world. Jesus will become your friend and you will not talk of Him like someone whom you barely know. Unity with Him will be a joy for you and you will become witnesses to the love of Jesus that He has for every creature. Little children, when you adore Jesus you are also close to me. Thank you for having responded to my call."

Marija Pavlovic on December 25, 2006 (Apparition): "Dear children!  Also today I bring you the newborn Jesus in my arms.  He who is the King of Heaven and earth,  He is your peace. Little children, no one can give you peace as He who is the King of Peace.  Therefore, adore Him in your hearts, choose Him and you will have joy in Him.  He will bless you with His blessing of peace.  Thank you for having responded to my call."

Marija Pavlovic on December 25, 2007 (Apparition): "Dear children!  With great joy I bring you the King of Peace for Him to bless you with His blessing.  Adore Him and give time to the Creator for whom your heart yearns.  Do not forget that you are passers-by on this earth and that things can give you small joys, while through my Son, eternal life is given to you.  That is why I am with you, to lead you towards what your heart yearns for.  Thank you for having responded to my call."

Marija Pavlovic on March 25, 2008 (Apparition): "Dear children! I call you to work on your personal conversion. You are still far from meeting with God in your heart. Therefore, spend all the more time in prayer and Adoration of Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Altar, for Him to change you and to put into your hearts a living faith and a desire for eternal life. Everything is passing, little children, only God is not passing. I am with you and I encourage you with love. Thank you for having responded to my call."

Marija Pavlovic on August 25, 2008 (Apparition): "Dear children!  Also today I call you to personal conversion.  You be those who will convert and, with your life, will witness, love, forgive and bring the joy of the Risen One into this world, where my Son died and where people do not feel a need to seek Him and to discover Him in their lives.  You adore Him, and may your hope be hope to those hearts who do not have Jesus.  Thank you for having responded to my call."

Mirjana Dragicevic Soldo on July 2, 2009 (Apparition): "Dear children!  I am calling you because I need you.  I need hearts ready for immeasurable love; hearts that are not burdened by vanity; hearts that are ready to love as my Son loved; that are ready to sacrifice themselves as my Son sacrificed himself.  I need you. In order to come with me, forgive yourselves, forgive others and adore my Son.  Adore him also for those who have not come to know him, those who do not love him.  Therefore, I need you; therefore, I call you.  Thank you."

Mirjana Dragicevic Soldo May 2, 2012 (Apparition): "Dear children!  ...My children, do not waste time.  Nothing is more important than unity in my Son.  I will help you because the Heavenly Father is sending me so that, together, we can show the way of grace and salvation to all those who do not know Him.  Do not be hard hearted.  Have confidence in me and adore my Son.  My children, you can not be without the shepherds.  May they be in your prayers every day.  Thank you."

Marija Pavlovic on October 25, 2012 (Apparition): "Dear children!  Today I call you to pray for my intentions.  Renew fasting and prayer because Satan is cunning and attracts many hearts to sin and perdition.  I call you, little children, to holiness and to live in grace.  Adore my Son so that He may fill you with His peace and love for which you yearn.  Thank you for having responded to my call."

Mirjana Dragicevic Soldo on November 2, 2014 (Apparition): "... I am calling you to adore my Son so that your soul may grow and reach true spirituality.  My apostles, it is then that you will be able to help me.  To help me means to pray for those who have not come to know the love of my Son.  In praying for them you are showing to my Son that you love Him and follow Him.  My Son promised me that evil will never win, because you, the souls of the just, are here; you who strive to say your prayers with the heart; you who offer your pain and suffering to my Son; you who comprehend that life is only a blink; you who yearn for the Kingdom of Heaven.  All of this makes you my apostles and leads you towards the victory of my heart.  Therefore, my children, purify your hearts and adore my Son.  Thank you."

Marija Pavlovic on December 25, 2014 (Apparition): "Dear children!  Also today, in my arms I am carrying my Son Jesus to you and I am asking from Him peace for you and peace among you.  Pray to and adore my Son for His peace and joy to enter into your hearts.  I am praying for you to be all the more open to prayer.  Thank you for having responded to my call."

Marija Pavlovic on September 25, 2015 (Apparition): "Dear children! Also today I am praying to the Holy Spirit to fill your hearts with a strong faith. Prayer and faith will fill your heart with love and joy and you will be a sign for those who are far from God. Little children, encourage each other to prayer with the heart, so that prayer may fulfill your life; and each day, you, little children, will be, above all, witnesses of serving God in adoration and of your neighbor in need. I am with you and intercede for all of you. Thank you for having responded to my call."

Marija Pavlovic-Lunett, Vicka Ivankovic-Mijatovic and Ivan Dragicevic on August 25, 2016 (Apparition): "Dear children! Today I desire to share Heavenly joy with you. You, little children, open the door of your heart so that hope, peace and love, which only God gives, may grow in your heart. Little children, you are too bound to the earth and earthly things, that is why, Satan is rolling you like the wind rolls the waves of the sea. Therefore, may the chain of your life be prayer with the heart and Adoration of my Son Jesus. Give over your future to Him so that, in Him, you may be joy and an example with your lives to others. Thank you for having responded to my call."

Marija Pavlovic-Lunett on May 25, 2018 (Apparition): "Dear children! In this peaceless time, I am calling you to have more trust in God who is your Father in Heaven and who has sent me to lead you to Him. You, open your hearts to the gifts which He desires to give you and, in the silence of your heart, Adore my Son Jesus who has given His life so that you may live in eternity - where He desires to lead you. May your hope be the joy of a meeting with the Most High in every day life. Therefore, I am calling you: do not neglect prayer because prayer works miracles. Thank you for having responded to my call. "

Mirjana Dragicevic Soldo on January 2, 2019 (Apparition): "...My children, do not forget that my Son brought the light to this world, and He brought it to those who wanted to see it and receive it. You be those, because this is the light of truth, peace and love. I am leading you in a motherly way to adore my Son; that you love my Son with me; that your thoughts, words and actions may be directed to My Son - that they may be in His name. Then my heart will be fulfilled. Thank you."

Mirjana Dragicevic Soldo on April 2, 2019 (Apparition): "...Therefore, my children, apostles of my love, I am calling you to adore Him, to ceaselessly give Him thanks, and to be worthy. Because He has spoken to you divine words, the words of God, the words which are for all and forever. Therefore, my children, live joy, radiance, unity and mutual love. This is what you need in today's world. In this way you will be apostles of my love. In this way you will witness my Son in the right way. Thank you."

Mirjana Dragicevic Soldo on August 2, 2019 (Apparition): "Dear children! Great is the love of my Son. If you were to come to know the greatness of His love, you would never cease to adore and thank Him. He is always alive with you in the Eucharist, because the Eucharist is His Heart. The Eucharist is the heart of faith. He has never left you..."

Mirjana Dragicevic Soldo on October 2, 2019 (Apparition): "...By your example, you will make it so that those children who do not know my Son and His love may desire to come to know Him. My children, apostles of my love, adore my Son with me and love Him above all. Always strive to live in His truth. Thank you."

Jakov Colo on December 25, 2021 (Apparition): "Dear children, You are, and you are called, 'children of God'. If only your hearts would feel that immeasurable love which God has for you, your hearts would adore and give thanks to Him at every instant of your life. Therefore, little children, today, on this day of grace, open your hearts and implore the Lord for the gift of faith; so that you could truly become worthy of the name 'children of God' who, with a pure heart, give thanks to and honor their Heavenly Father. I am beside you and am blessing you with my motherly blessing. "



Sacred Heart of Jesus Audio Tape
"Every time we come before the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus He touches the heart of all humanity. The Eucharist is the heartbeat of evangelization."


From Pamphlet "The Value Of Sacrifice"
"Your sacrifice (of a holy Hour of adoration) will give God greater glory than the glory given Him by the shepherds and the three Wise Men. And God will honor you even more than the shepherds and the three Wise Men for all eternity for honoring His Son in the Blessed Sacrament with the humility of your sacrifice."


Fr. Jose Guadalupe Trevino
"Jesus is not on His Eucharistic throne to receive the adorations of the angels and to enjoy the company of the blessed. These He finds in heaven. But He is on His Eucharistic throne to receive your adorations, to listen to your confidences, and to console and alleviate your sorrows and trials." (From "The Holy Eucharist" book)

"Do not look for other excuses. Try it, and find out by your own experience. Do not wait until tomorrow. Today, go and spend a few moments with Jesus, whether He is within the tabernacle or exposed in the monstrance. Let your weary and wounded heart be penetrated by the peaceful atmosphere of the sanctuary and your soul be bathed in the light streaming forth from the Eucharistic Sun. And, tomorrow, I am sure, you will return." (From "The Holy Eucharist" book)

"Beloved souls, in suffering and in joy, go to Jesus hidden in the Sacred Host and let the sweetness of His loving gaze fill you." (From "The Holy Eucharist" book)

"Like the sick who expose their diseased bodies to the healing rays of the sun, expose miseries, no matter what they are, to the beams of light streaming forth from the Sacred Host." (From "The Holy Eucharist" book)

"Souls dedicated to perpetual adoration, who during the hours spent before the Sacred Host would like to imitate at least from afar the fervor of those who adore in heaven, be neither surprised nor scandalized by those weaknesses: fatigue, drowsiness, dryness of spirit, and that “I can’t” feeling. If you are tempted to see in it all a sign of deficient love, you are mistaken. Much to the contrary, your displeasure at them and your battle against them are proofs of love, because they are acts of sacrifice; and suffering is the proof and nourishment of love." (From "The Holy Eucharist" book)

"The saints in heaven live in perpetual adoration, because their joy is derived from eternal contemplation.  On earth, where in some manner we must imitate the life of heaven, Christian devotion has striven to make the Sacred Host the center of perpetual contemplation and adoration…The Sacred Host perpetually exposed on its Eucharistic throne, and, before it, day and night, loving souls in adoration and contemplation! Is this not truly heaven on earth?" (From "The Holy Eucharist" book)


Bishop Andrew Cozzens (1968 - Present)
Bishop of Crookston, Minnesota
"...the Eucharist is such a profound mystery that we need to spend time in adoration to receive all this mystery has for us, especially to open our hearts and minds to Jesus Christ and learn to respond to him fully with our hearts. Adoration opens the heart and mind to receive and respond to the gift of the Mass by allowing our hearts to receive the graces of the previous one and increasing our receptivity for the next one." (Source: https://aleteia.org/ - Aleteia website)


Bishop John F. 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: https://dioceseofmarquette.flocknote.com - Diocese of Marquette website)


Cardinal Peter Okpaleke (1963 - Present)
Bishop of Ekwulobia, Nigeria and
Cardinal-Priest of Santi Martiri dell’Uganda a Poggio Ameno
"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: https://www.ekwulobiadiocese.org/ - Catholic Diocese of Ekwulobia website)


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


Archbishop Paul D. 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)
Titular Archbishop Of The Holy See Of Aquileia and
Papal Nuncio To Phillipines
"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."

"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!"


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."

"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/)

"These examples of extremely smart, theologically plugged-in people who were devoted to the adoration of the Eucharist could be multiplied endlessly: Thomas Aquinas, John Henry Newman, Teilhard de Chardin, Dorothy Day, G.K. Chesterton, Paul VI and so on." (Source: ChicagoCatholic website – https://www.chicagocatholic.com/welcome)

"Therefore, I applaud the revival of eucharistic adoration in so many parishes and dioceses, precisely because I accept Vatican II’s call to consider the liturgy 'the source and summit of the Christian life'." (Source: ChicagoCatholic website – https://www.chicagocatholic.com/welcome)



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


Bishop Joseph E. Strickland (1958 - Present)
Bishop 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."


Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle (1957 - Present)
Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization and
Cardinal-Bishop of San Felice da Cantalice a Centocelle
"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."


Bishop Edward J. 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."


Dr. Scott Hahn (1957 to Present)
Catholic theologina, 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 Paul Stagg Coakley (1955 to Present)
Archbishop of the Archdiocese 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
"When we adore Christ in the Eucharist, exposed in the monstrance, the Lord engages all of our senses, through the ministry of the Church, to awaken us to the power of encountering him—love made visible.'


Bishop Robert D. Gruss (1955 to Present)
Bishop of Saginaw, Michigan
(Note: The following 4 paragraphs are from a homily that Bishop Gruss gave when he was Bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota)
(Source: Diocese of Rapid City (South Dakota) website - www.rapidcitydiocese.org)

"The Church draws her very life from the Eucharist. We as members of the Body of Christ draw our very life from the Eucharist, both at the Eucharist table and in the time we spend with Jesus before the Blessed Sacrament."

"I know from personal experience and believe how valuable (Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration) is for the life of every Catholic and every Catholic community. This union with Jesus that takes place at Mass continues as we adore and worship Him in the Blessed Sacrament in our personal prayer. It is a part of my spiritual life every day – at least an hour every day. If it is important, then we will make time for it."

"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."

"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 that 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."


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."


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")


Archbishop James Peter Sartain (1952 to Present)
Archbishop Emeritus of the Archdioces 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.”


Bishop Dominique Marie Jean 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."


Archbishop William Lori (1951 to Present)
Archbishop of the Archdiocese 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."

"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."

"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."


Archbishop Rino Fisichella (1951 to Present)
Pro-Prefect for the Dicastery for Evangelizatio and
Tituliar Archbishop of Vicohabentia
May 28, 2013. (Romereports.com) On June 2nd (2013), Catholics worldwide will pray simultaneously. It will be a truly historic event: Pope Francis will lead the Eucharistic adoration in St Peter's Basilica, joined by the faithful in cathedrals all over the world....(Archbishop Fisichella says that) "It will be a historic moment, because for an hour cathedrals throughout the world will be in communion with the Pope in Eucharistic adoration. We had a massive support to this initiative: it extends beyond the cathedrals and involves episcopal conferences, parishes and religious congregations, especially cloistered convents and associations." (Source: Catholic Fire blogspot - Click Here)


Cardinal Arthur Roche (1950 to Present)
Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments and
Bishop Emeritus of Leeds, England and
Cardinal-Priest
(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 of the Archdiocese of New York and
Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe a Monte Mario
" '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."

"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."


Archbishop Samuel Joseph Aquila (1950 to Present)
Archbishop of the Archdioces 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."


Cardinal Blase J. 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."


Archbishop George Joseph Lucas (1949 to Present)
Archbishop of the Archdicese 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 Paul Blair (1949 to Present)
Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Hartford, Conneticut
"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."


Cardinal Raymond Burke (1948 to Present)
Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura and
Cardinal-Deacon of Sant' Agata de' Goti and
Titular See: (Patron of the Order of Malta)
"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 and
Cardinal-Priest of San Liborio and
Chancelor/P.A. of Science and P.A. of Social Science
"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'."


Cardinal Charles Maung Bo (1948 to Present)
Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Yangon, Myanmar and
Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Ireneo a Centocelle and
Apostolic Administrator of Myitkyina
(Source: Vatican website - www.vatican.va)
"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. "




Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron (1948 to Present)
Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan and
Superior of Cayman Islands
(Source: Unleash the Gospel website - www.unleashthegospel.org/)
"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."


Bishop Joseph N. Perry (1948 to Present)
Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois and
Titular Bishop of Lead
"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."


Cardinal Thomas C. Collins (1947 to Present)
Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada and
Cardinal-Priest of San Patrizio
"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."


Archbishop Antonio Mennini (1947 to Present)
Titular Archbishop of Ferentium, and
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."


Archbishop Buti Tlhagale (1947 to Present)
Archbishop of the Archdiocese 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."

"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."


Bishop Robert Morlino (1946 to 2018)
Bishop of the Diocese 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."


Cardinal Antonio Canizares Llovera (1945 to Present)
Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Velentca, Spain and
Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio
"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 and the Discipline of the Sacraments and
Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana
"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'."

"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: Pinterst)


Bishop Paul J. Bradley (1945 to Present)
Bishop of the Diocese 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 M. Quinn (1945 to Present)
Bishop of the Diocese 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 and
Cardinal-Bishop of Santa Maria in Traspontina, and
President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America
"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."


Cardinal Mauro Piacenza (1944 to Present)
Penitentiary Major of the Apostolic Penitentiary at the Vatican and
Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alle Tre Fontane
"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 – https://harvestingthefruitsofcontemplation.blogspot.com)

Cardinal Jeane-Pierre Ricard (1944 to Present)
Archbishop Emeritus of Bourdeaux-Bazas, France and
Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Agostino
"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 James 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 Joseph A. Di Noia (1943 to Present)
Adjunct Secretary of the Dicastery for the Doctrine Of The Faith and
Titular Archbishop of Oregon City
"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."


Cardinal Angelo Scola (1941 to Present)
Archbishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Milan, Italy and
Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli
"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."

"... 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.

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."


Cardinal George Pell (1941 to Present)
Prefect Emeritus of the Secretariat for the Economy and
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Domenica Mazzarello
"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."


Archbishop Denis Hart (1941 to Present)
Archbishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese 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!’

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 Edward J. Slattery (1940 to Present)
Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese 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."


Bishop Barry Jones (1941 to 2016)
Bishop of the Diocese 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."


Cardinal Jean-Loius Tauran (1943 to 2008)
President of the Pontifical Council For Interreligious Dialogue and
Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine and
Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber
"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!"


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."

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

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

"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."