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Examples of how perpetual adoration is continuing during the pandemic
In order that perpetual Eucharistic adoration does not stop during the time of the pandemic Bishops, priests and Laity in various places have come up with alternative ways to continue adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament day and night.
Due to the curfew at night 2 Bishops in Uganda asked their faithful to reorganise the night hours so that a few people spend all night in adoration till morning.
In various parishes in Guatemala the laity took this same initiative in order to continue giving Jesus the glory due His name in perpetual adoration and to continue to receive the blessings of His presence.
A parish in El Salvador already had adoration by day in the chapel and by night in the homes due to gang violence. During the pandemic they moved the day hours to the homes as well, limiting the adoration to just that family where Jesus was spending that day or that night. This had the added benefit for those family members who, due to age or health conditions, would otherwise not have been able to go to the chapel.
“Here too, we can see another aspect of the family… A family’s living space could turn into a domestic church, a setting for the Eucharist, the presence of Christ seated at its table. We can never forget the image found in the Book of Revelation, where the Lord says: “Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any one hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me” (Rev 3:20). Here we see a home filled with the presence of God, common prayer and every blessing.” Pope Francis 1
All night adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in families was also cited in the Synod of the Eucharist as a growing phenomenon by two Indian Bishops. After the Synod one of these Bishops, Ivan Dias of Bombay, was made Cardinal and appointed Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. 2
“Every day, as long as this today lasts,