The Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Manual - The Real Presence

186 Pages·2001·1.73 MB·English

Table of Contents
Pastor
1
Information Packet
Head Coordinator
2
Organization
Information Packet
Sign-up Sunday
3
Weekend
Preparation

4 Chapel Preparation
Adorer
5
Information Packet
Eucharistic Adoration
6
Resources
Real Presence Eucharistic
Education and Adoration Association
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Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration

Parish Start-Up Information
“O my Jesus, wholly and entirely present in the most Blessed Sacrament of the Altar, open our hearts
and the hearts of people throughout the world to accept and receive Your grace, Your mercy, and
Your love. Merciful Jesus, we ask this of You in Your most Holy Name. Amen.” Anno Domini 2000
Introduction
This manual should be used as a guide to start Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration in your
parish. For purposes of clarification sections have been created to define specific functions
that make up the different components that go into putting together a successful Perpetual
Eucharistic Adoration Chapel. In reality, however, all these functions are actually taking
place at the same time in varying degrees of progress. The subject matter is sometimes
presented in a checklist format and at other times in an explanatory context. It is our sincere
hope that this manual will serve the needs of those people who have accepted God’s Call to
Adoration.
This manual follows the decree, statutes and guidelines from the Perpetual Eucharistic
Adoration handbook, P.O. Box 878, La Habra, California 90633.
Contents
1. Pastor Information Packet
2. Head Coordinator - Organization Information Packet
3. Sign-up Sunday Weekend Preparation
4. Chapel Preparation
5. Adorer Information Packet
6. Eucharistic Adoration Resources
Pastor
1
Information Packet
The Real Presence Association

Pastor Information Packet

1. Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., M.A., S.T.D. - endorsement.

2. His Eminence Francis Cardinal George O.M.I., PH.D., S.T.D.
Archbishop of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois - endorsement

3. Most Rev. Raymond E. Goedert, S.T.L., J.C.L.
Vicar General, Chicago, Illinois - endorsement

4. (Most Rev.) Raymond L. Burke, D.D., J.C.D.
Bishop of La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin - endorsement.

5. Frequently asked questions and answers.

6. Letters from Pastors on the benefits of PEA.

7. Perpetual Adoration of the Holy Eucharist by Pope John Paul II.

8. The History of Eucharistic Adoration by John A. Hardon, S.J.

9. PEA handbook – Decree, Statutes and Guide.

10. Call to Adoration flyer.

11. Pastor’s Checklist.

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The Pastor must obtain permission from his Local Ordinary (Bishop).
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Choose a Head Coordinator. (see section 2)
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Place the invitation call for a Eucharistic Speaker. (see section 3)
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Send a Pastor’s letter to all the parish families.
•
Prepare the chapel where Our Lord and His people will come together.
(see section 4)
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Act as shepherd to lead and guide God’s flock. (see section 5)
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Arrange the opening Mass, Procession and Dedication of the new chapel.
The Real Presence Eucharistic Education and Adoration Association is a gift of Divine Providence
I heartily approve the goal of this association. It perfectly reflects the mind of Pope John Paul II in
promoting devotion to Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament of the altar.

This association is putting into practice what our Holy Father has so strongly urged on the Catholic
faithful in our country. The Holy Father states, "The year 2000 will be intensely Eucharistic: in the
Sacrament of the Eucharist the Savior, who took flesh in Mary’s womb twenty centuries ago,
continues to offer himself to humanity as the source of divine life." With the Archdiocese of Chicago
as its center, this Eucharistic apostolate will spread, not only throughout the United States, but
please God, throughout the world.
There was never a time in Christian history when the world needed to be educated in, faith in
Christ, belief in the Real Presence in the Eucharist, more than today. It is the same Jesus who
worked miracles in first century Palestine. He is ready to perform miracles of conversion in our day,
provided we believe that He is here with us in the Blessed Sacrament.
The Real Presence Eucharistic Education and Adoration Association has a most promising future.
It all depends on the depth of our faith.
In our Eucharistic Lord,

John A. Hardon, S.J.
June 2001

Dear Friends,

The New Millennium of grace is already bringing a renewed interest of the faithful in the
real presence of our Lord in the Eucharist. Many dioceses across the country report an
emergence of chapels set aside for periods of adoration before the Blessed Sacrament exposed on
the altar. As a result, the faithful are testifying to graces received, conversions taking place,
prayer answered, reconciliation in families, increases in priestly and religious vocations and
other favors.

The Real Presence Association, founded by the late Father John Hardon, S.J., is a
nationally focused apostolate promoting perpetual adoration. Their start-up manual contains the
principals of eucharistic adoration according to church teaching, counsel for leadership by local
pastors, pointers for parish catechesis and for setting up a chapel for adoration.

This is a movement of the Holy Spirit in the Church in these times, and I am happy to
give my endorsement to this manual as a tool for getting adoration underway in parishes. May
the rich graces given by Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament transform each of us, the Church and
the world.

Sincerely yours in Christ,

Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I.
Archbishop of Chicago
June 8, 2001

Reverend Burns Seeley
St. John Cantius Church
825 North Carpenter Street
Chicago, Illinois 60622

Dear Father Seeley:

I have received word from the Archdiocesan censor that the instruction manual
for The Real Presence Association has been favorably reviewed. You may print the
following in the manual:

With Ecclesiastical Approbation – Archdiocese of Chicago
June 7, 2001

Please be aware that any major re-writing of this manual in the future will again
require the review of the Archdiocesan censor.

I am also enclosing a letter of endorsement from His Eminence, Francis Cardinal
George, O.M.I. which may be included in the manual.

Thank you for your patience during the review process. Please accept my best
wishes and gratitude for your important ministry.

Enclosure