Adoration

Adoration is the first attitude of man acknowledging that he is creature before his Creator. It exalts the greatness of the Lord who made us and the almighty power of the Savior who sets us free from evil. Adoration is the homage of the spirit to the King of Glory, respectful silence in the presence of the ever greater God. Adoration of the thrice-holy and sovereign God of love blends with humility and gives us assurance to our supplications.
-Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2628

 
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During the exposition, there should be prayers, songs and readings to direct the attnetion of the faithful to the worship of Christ the Lord.

To encourage a prayerful spirit, there should be readings form Scripture with  homily or brief exhortation to develop a better understanding of the Eucharistic mystery. It is desirable also for the people to respond to the word of God by singing and to spend some periods of time in religious silence.

Part of the Liturgy of the Hours, especially the principal hours, may be celebrating before the Blessed Sacrament when there is a lengthy period of exposition. This liturgy extends the praise and thanksgiving offered to God in the Eucharistic celebration to the several hours of the day; it directs the prayers of the Church of Christ and through him to the Father in the name of the whole world. One of the following hymns may be sung:

Saving Victim opening wide
The gates of heav'n to man below!
Our foes press on from every side;
Thine aid supply, Thy strength bestow.
To Thy great name be endless praise
Immortal Godhead, One in Three;
Oh, grant us endless length of days,
In our true native land with Thee. Amen.		           O salutáris Hóstia
Quæ cæli pandis óstium.
Bella premunt hostília;
Da robur fer auxæilium
Uni trinóque Dómino
Sit sempitérna glória:
Qui vitam sine término.
Nobis donet in pátria. Amen.
I devoutly adore you, O hidden God,
truly hidden beneath these appearances.
My whole heart submits to you
it surrenders itself completely.

Sight, touch, taste are all deceived
in their judgment of you,
but hearing suffices firmly to believe.
I believe all that the Son of God has spoken:
There is nothing truer than this word of Truth.

On the Cross only the Divinity was hidden,
but here the Humanity is also hidden.
I believe and confess both
and I ask for what the repentant theif asked.

I do not see the wounds as Thomas did,
but I confess that you are my God.
Make me believe more and more in you,
hope in you, and love you.

O Memorial of our Lord's death!
Living bread that gives life to man,
grant my soul to live on you
and always to savor your sweetness.

Lord Jesus, good Pelican,
wash me clean with your blood,
one drop of which can free
the entire world of all its sins.

Jesus, whom now I see hidden,
I ask you to fulfill what I so desire:
that on seeing you face to face,
I may be happy in seeing your glory, Amen.

Adóro te devóte, latens Déitas,
Quæ sub his figúris vere látitas:
Tibi se cor meum totum súbiicit,
Quia te contémplans totum déficit.

Visus, tactus, gustus in te fállitur,
Sed audítu solo tuto créditur.
Credo, quidquid dixit Dei Fílius:
Nil hoc verbo Veritatis vérius.

In cruce latébat sola Déitas,
At hic latet simul et humánitas;
Ambo tamen credens atque cónfitens,
Peto quod petívit latro paénitens.

Plagas, sicut Thomas, non intúeor;
Deum tamen meum te confíteor.
Fac me tibi simper magis crédere,
In te spem habére, te dilígere.

O memoriále mortis Dómini!
Panis vivus, vitam præstans hómini!
Præ meæ menti de te vívere.
Et te illi simper dulce sápere.

Pie pellicáne, Iesu Dómine,
Me immúndum munda tuo sanguine.
Cuius una stilla salvum fácere
Totum mundum quit ab omni scélere.

Iesu, quem velátum nunc aspício,
Oro fiat illud quod tam sítio;
Ut te reveláta cernens fácie,
Visu sim beátus tuæ glóriæ. Amen.