Becoming an Adorer
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You open the door to the adoration chapel and walk in. You have just stepped into the Real Presence, i.e., the presence of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the fullness of His divine and human natures. This is Jesus Who was sent by the Father to redeem us. He is also our Teacher (Rabboni) who teaches us about the Father, the Holy Spirit, ourselves, and how to live our lives. He is the One Who is the on-gin of all truth. Indeed, He is Truth itself. He knows everything about us, And He loves us unconditionally. He is the source of all miraculous healings and cures. All we know about Him is what He has revealed to us. The One Who has created everything that we see, hear, feel, smell and taste has humbled Himself to be present in the Tabernacle or in a Monstrance under the outward appearance of bread so that we can dare to approach His unequalled Magnificence. This is a mystery far beyond our comprehension! Noting compares to the magnitude of this single act of His Divine and human Humility through which He offers Himself out of His Divine and human Love for us as He did on the Cross. He is The Real, True, Living Presence, body and blood, soul and divinity, waiting for you, in the adoration chapel.
Why do the people come here? For many reasons. But most have come before their Creator to build stone by stone and with His assistance a solid and enduring relationship with Him. For some it is a tremendous struggle until they realize that Jesus Himself provides the foundation, the stones and the grace to persevere. All that we are expected to supply is the labor of cooperation and self-surrender. The more diligent we are in our labor, the greater the structure, the greater the structure the greater the reward. What is the reward? it is a closer more intimate relationship with God. The closer we get, the greater our joy will be.
What kinds of labor are performed to build this relationship with God? We begin by offering, on a regular basis, an hour of our time; perhaps once a week to be in the Eucharistic Presence of the Lord and to do one or more of the following:
WORSHIP - We worship God through an act of our will when we decide to be in His Most Holy Presence. We also worship God through our physical positions as well as our prayers. When you enter a holy place, such as an adoration chapel dip your fingers in holy water and make a devout sign of the cross saying the words "In the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." as you perform the physical act of making the sign of the cross - On your knees to pay God the respect He alone deserves. For the elderly or infirm, a bow or simple acknowledgement of His Presence will suffice to pay respect to their Creator. According to the fervor of your reaction to being in the Eucharistic Presence of our Lord and Savior, a bow from the kneeling position or complete prostration, when room permits, is a most pleasing acknowledgement to the Presence of the Supreme Being