1. Chapter 28
His Abiding Presence

2. Never Alone Jesus promised the Apostles He wouldn’t leave them orphans
Blessed Sacrament allows Him to be with us always
Real Presence

3. The Tabernacle Gold box House for the Blessed Sacrament
Christ’s presence marked by Sanctuary Lamp
Eucharist kept for adoration, emergency, and future Masses
Lined with gold

4. Reverencing the House of God
We should genuflect when we pass a tabernacle
Holy water and blessing oneself when entering the Church
Should bless one’s self even when passing a Catholic Church
We should visit often
Even if only for a minute or two

5. Eucharistic Worship Eucharistic Processions Exposition Benediction
Corpus Christi
Exposition
Eucharist is exposed for adoration
Eucharist is placed in the monstrance
Luna
Benediction
Priest/deacon blesses the people with the Blessed Sacrament while it is in the monstrance
Often at the end of adoration

6. Praising the Eucharist
St. Thomas Aquinas wrote 5 Eucharistic hymns
O Salutaris Hostia
Tantum Ergo Sacramentum
Panis Angelicus
Adore te Devote
Pange Lingua Corperis
St. Peter Julian Eymard founded a religious order dedicated to perpetual adoration
Around the clock adoration
Eucharist always exposed in their houses
The Blessed Sacrament Fathers