1. Lenten Practices

2. PRAYER, FASTING ALMSGIVING

3. Typical form of PRAYER ADORATION: EUCHARISTIC ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

4. Eucharist consecration During the consecration (the part of the Mass in which the priest prays over the bread and wine, repeating Jesus’ prayers from the Last Supper) the bread & wine become the body and blood of Christ

5. Eucharist the body and blood of Christ are referred to as the ‘Blessed Sacrament’

6. Eucharist truly present Jesus is truly present in the Eucharist. Eucharistic adoration Eucharistic adoration: is a type of prayer in which one meditates before the Blessed Sacrament [and thus before Jesus] either privately = individually; or communally = together

7. Eucharist Benediction This communal prayer is referred to as Benediction. Benediction Benediction = special ritual prayer and blessing with the Blessed Sacrament

8. During ‘adoration’ a monstrance is used

9. A monstrance is an ornate ‘container’ for the consecrated host

10. Examples of Monstrances

11. A tabernacle: the place where the consecrated hosts are kept

12. A tabernacle: the ‘fuller sense’ of the Ark of the Covenant!

13. Examples of Tabernacles

14. Exposition the custom of taking the Eucharist from the tabernacle and placing it in the monstrance so that the Eucharist is visible for prayer

15. Spend time with Jesus this Lent and participate in adoration…