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Exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament is a very old devotion in our Church. It highlights the fundamental mystery of the Holy Eucharist -- that Our Lord is truly present, body and blood, soul and divinity, in the Blessed Sacrament. (From Old Mission St. Ines in Solvang). This is an extension of the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament which occurs in every Mass:
'Behold the Lamb of God, behold Him who takes away the sins of the world.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament flows from the sacrifice of the Mass and serves to deepen our hunger for Communion with Christ and the rest of the Church. (From the United States Conference of Catholic Bishop (USCCB).
Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.'
St. Pope John Paul II said about adoration:'The Church and the world have a great need of Eucharistic worship. Jesus waits for us
Adoration enables us to share in holy moments, which in turn makes us better spouses, parents, children, friends, co-workers, and citizens. Matthew Kelly, Founder and President of Dynamic Catholic, whose organization’s catch-phrase is "Be Bold. Be Catholic” says this:
in this sacrament of love. Let us be generous with our time in going to meet Him in adoration and in contemplation that is full of faith and ready to make reparation for the great faults and crimes of the world. May our adoration never cease.''Holy Moments are the solution to the world’s problems. This great collaboration between God and humanity is the untested solution to our problems. Unholy moments got us into this mess and only Holy Moments will get us out of it. Some moments are holy, some moments are unholy, and we get to decide. Set off a domino effect of goodness today with your Holy Moments.'
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