About this prayer
An original devotional prayer written for this companion. Pray slowly, bringing your own intentions before God. This is not a prescribed liturgical formula.
Prayer text
Lord Jesus Christ, truly present in the Blessed Sacrament, I adore you. You give yourself in love and draw me into communion with the Father. I place my distractions, worries and hopes before you. Teach me to remain with you in silence and to receive your peace. I thank you for the Eucharist and ask pardon for my ingratitude. Strengthen your Church, comfort those who suffer, and draw all hearts toward your mercy. Send me from this prayer ready to love and serve. Amen.
Remain in silent adoration.
Let us praise the Lord, who stays with his people.
Blessed and praised be Jesus in the most holy Sacrament. Amen.
Extended community prayer
The original prayer above is unchanged. This separate community version includes additional intentions and responses. One person leads; everyone joins in the shared parts.
Let us gather in the presence of God, remembering those who pray with us and those who cannot be here. We bring our gratitude, our needs, and our willingness to care for one another.
God of love, unite our hearts in prayer and teach us to serve you together.
Lord Jesus Christ, truly present in the Blessed Sacrament, I adore you. You give yourself in love and draw me into communion with the Father. I place my distractions, worries and hopes before you. Teach me to remain with you in silence and to receive your peace. I thank you for the Eucharist and ask pardon for my ingratitude. Strengthen your Church, comfort those who suffer, and draw all hearts toward your mercy. Send me from this prayer ready to love and serve. Amen.
Remain in silent adoration.
Let us praise the Lord, who stays with his people.
Blessed and praised be Jesus in the most holy Sacrament. Amen.
Community intentions
For all who come before you weary or distracted, quiet our striving and teach us to remain in your presence.
Lord, hear our prayer, and help us become instruments of your mercy.
For those unable to join us in adoration, especially the sick and homebound, help our visits and companionship carry your tenderness to them.
Lord, hear our prayer, and help us become instruments of your mercy.
Pause for silent prayer. Intentions may be offered aloud freely; no one is required to share.
For the intentions spoken and those held quietly in our hearts, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, receive our prayer and sustain us in your love.
Let us entrust ourselves and those for whom we have prayed to the Father.
Merciful Father, receive our prayer through Jesus Christ. Where we can offer help, make us willing; where we must wait, give us patience. Keep us attentive to one another beyond this gathering. May the grace of this prayer take root in our homes, our work, and our choices, so that your love becomes visible through our lives. Amen.