By Iliana Airey One of my favourite things ever!!! I love Adoration so much because it’s a devotion to Jesus. During Adoration, as Jesus is present in the Eucharist, we get to be present with Him during that time! During this quarantine, the churches have actually been open to let us have personal prayer time and Adoration! So with that, I’ve been going to the churches at least once a week. It’s been so amazing just to have that time spent alone with Jesus. That’s another reason why people love Adoration so much. They get to set aside time to just sit and be with Christ. It really is a beautiful time.
So, I really enjoy getting exercise. But there are some days when I just don’t have the motivation to work out or go for a run or practice dance. It happens to everyone. When that happens, I notice that my energy levels are very low, I have trouble sleeping, and I’m more stressed. Exercise not only affects my physical self but also my internal self. In the same light, when I don’t pray very much or as often as I normally do, I notice that I’m hardly ever in a very good mood, it’s hard to concentrate on things, and I’m not very motivated to do much. When I start to pray more, I notice that I’m much happier on a daily basis and more motivated to do the things I need to do, and I have a lot more energy. Prayer not only benefits the spirit and mind but also the body. Isn’t it cool how the two correlate so well together? Since the body and soul are so intertwined, we need to take care of both things. The beauty is, they are intimately connected - connected so much in fact that when we neglect one, we hurt the other. This is why our needs for prayer and adoration are so great. Our world tries to separate the two and forget the role that our spiritual life plays in our physical life—and vice versa. When we sin, it affects not just our souls, but our bodies as well. When we pray, it not only affects us spiritually but also physically. If the body is able to show exteriorly how our soul is doing, then what affects our soul must affect our body in a very real way. This is why Adoration is so necessary. St. John Paul ll says: “The body … is capable of making visible what is invisible: the spiritual and the divine. It has been created to transfer into the visible reality of the world, the mystery hidden from eternity in God, and thus to be a sign of it” (Theology of the Body, 19:4). When we bring ourselves before the Eucharist, we are entering into, both physically and spiritually, “the mystery hidden from eternity in God.” We come into contact with Christ made visible in physical form here on earth. He makes himself accessible to us in our humanity to reveal His divinity which we are destined for! There are SO many benefits of Adoration! Rest, focus, and healing are some of the many. “Come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28). “I urge you with all of my soul to approach the Eucharist table as often as possible. Feed on this Bread of the angels with which you will draw the strength to fight inner struggles.” - Blessed Pier Gorgio Frassatti One last thing I’d like to share is a story about a girl who was at a Franciscan University youth conference. During the Eucharistic procession, there was a girl in the audience whose severe medical condition and intense back pain made her incapable of walking for long periods of time. This had been a problem for several years and all the doctors she went to were unable to cure her. While the Eucharist was going around the room, it stopped right before her and she was instantly healed. Her faith in the true presence of Christ before her not only healed her soul, but it manifested in her physical body! I hope this helped you guys learn a bit more about Adoration! You’re all in my prayers <3.
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