Eucharistic Adoration

Eucharistic Adoration is a Catholic devotion where the consecrated host (the Blessed Sacrament) is exposed, allowing the faithful to sit and pray in the presence of Jesus Christ, focusing on listening to His word through prayer

Purpose:

• The primary purpose is to be present with Jesus Christ and to focus on listening to His word through prayer. 
How it works:
During Eucharistic Adoration, people typically sit or kneel in front of the exposed host and engage in prayer, meditation, or simply spending time in the presence of Christ. 
Types of Adoration:
Perpetual Adoration: This involves having the Blessed Sacrament exposed and available for adoration 24/7. 
Periodic Adoration: This involves scheduled times for Eucharistic Adoration, such as a weekly or monthly event. 
Conducted Adoration: This involves a structured format for adoration, often including scripture readings, hymns, or meditation. 

Father Jewel Aytona's Homily, February 22, to close the 4-Day Eucharistic Parish Mission did not disappoint. Fr. Jewel's homily was based on the Magi's visit to venerate - latria in the Greek - the infant Jesus, in Bethlehem. He went over the distinctions between dulia, hyperdulia,  and latria, crucial for a proper understanding of the many subtle yet decisive differences at play in Catholic theology and practice.

Adoration, Inspiration & Conviction Inspiration This gentleman can use his hands to maneuver his motorized wheel chair that needs to be transported in a custom van. Not much else he can do. Yet, he attends Holy Eucharistic Adoration and today, even stayed for the Divine Mercy Chaplet. Sanctity of Life: The Catholic Church believes that human life is a gift from God and is therefore sacred and worthy of respect at every stage, from conception to natural death. Inherent Dignity: Every human being, regardless of age, ability, or circumstances, possesses inherent dignity and is valued as a person. Conviction Matthew 26:40-45 He said to Peter, “Couldn't you watch with me even one hour? Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.

Christianity, and particularly in the Catholic and Orthodox traditions, distinct forms of veneration or reverence can be found, each one of them carrying specific connotations and finding different devotional expressions, sort of like  levels of veneration, are traditionally known in the original Greek, as dulia, hyperdulia, and latria, where the term latria has long been  reserved,  for the type of worship due to God alone. These other three types of veneration are used to refer to the veneration given to angels, saints, relics, icons, and the Virgin Mary. Indeed, veneration is a type of honor distinct from the true worship,that is, adoration, which is due to God alone.

Father Jewel also discussed the context richness of  various types of communication between individuals, starting with poor-context snail mail, phone, video and in person.  All this to emphasize  how blessed the Vancouver, WA community is  to have in-perdon access  7 X 24 X 365 to the body, blood, soul and divinity of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist.

This past Sunday, The Holy Redeemer Parish, Vancouver WA. kicked off the 2025 four-day Eucharistic Parish Mission with Father Jewel Aytona, CPM, a perpetually professed Religiouĺs of the Congregation of the Fathers of Mercy. His Apostolate Ministry is missionary preaching.

The objective of the 4-Day Eucharistic Parish Mission is to "rekindle Eucharistic amazement, through reflection upon Eucharistic Miracles, Saints' stories and Catholic Doctrine.

Each evening starts with

6:00 pm Confessions and Adoration

7:00 Presentation

8:00 Confessions

Father Jewel kicked off the event delivering an excellent, engaging and enlightening homily during Mass and offered an invite for the evening sessions.

Surprisingly, tonight's presentation was as well attended as a regular Sunday Service.

During tonight's presentation went over blessed Fulton Sheen's inspiration for his dedication to a daily Hour of Adoration.

Father Aytona went over a number of Eucharistic Miracles, including the eight century doubting Basilian monk, who had doubts about the real presence of Christ in the sacred species. As he was offering Mass, in a church dedicated to St. Legontian in the town of Lanciano, when he pronounced the words of the consecration, the host was miraculously changed into physical flesh and the wine into physical blood.Later the blood coagulated and the flesh remained the same. These relics were kept in the cathedral.


Centuries later, at the initiative of Archbishop Pacifico Perantoni of Lanciano, and of the provincial minister of the Franciscan Conventuals of Abruzzo, and with authorization from Rome, in November 1970 the Franciscans of Lanciano decided to have the relics examined scientifically.




Edoardo Linoli, a professor of anatomy and pathological histology, and of chemistry and clinical microscopy, and former head of the Laboratory of Pathological Anatomy at the Hospital of Arezzo, concluded the "miraculous flesh and blood," were of human origin, the blood was type AB, the host was a piece of human heart and there were no traces of preservatives. He presented his findings on March 4, 1971 and published in "Quaderni Sclavo di Diagnostica Clinica e di Laboratori."