The year 2020 has been designated in the Diocese of Pittsburgh as the Year of Eucharistic Adoration. 

The diocese is offering resources that encourage people to take time to adore the Real Presence of our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. The web resources include a map on the diocesan website listing adoration times/locations as well as videos and articles to help adults, teens and children understand the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist and the practice of adoration.

Visit www.diopitt.org/adoration2020 for further information and insight.

(Also, follow the dedicated diocesan Facebook and Twitter platforms for meditations, videos and quotes on the Blessed Sacrament.)


“Adoration 2020 is an opportunity to refocus as Christians and make sure that our relationship with Jesus comes first. When we have that relationship with Him, everything else falls into place.”

— Bishop David Zubik

As Catholics, we believe that Christ becomes truly present within the Blessed Sacrament during the consecration at Mass.  As promised by Him, His Presence is abiding, not something that vanishes at the conclusion of Mass.  In order for the Faithful to honor the Eucharistic Presence of Christ outside of Mass, a priest or deacon removes the sacred host from the tabernacle and places it in the monstrance on the altar for Adoration by the Faithful.  During Eucharistic Adoration, we can sit silently in His Presence and open ourselves to His graces which flow from the Eucharist.  By worshiping the Eucharistic Jesus, we allow God to transform us and walk away with great peace, being renewed by God himself.
 

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“Of all devotions, that of adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the greatest after the Sacraments, the one dearest to God and the one most helpful to us. The Eucharist is a priceless treasure: By not only celebrating the Eucharist, but also by praying before It outside of Mass, we are enabled to make contact with the very Wellspring of Grace.”

— St. Alphonsus Liguori

Bishop David Zubik yesterday, 3/29/20, issued modifications to the Diocese of Pittsburgh’s coronavirus response policies including the directive that all churches be locked until further notice, the suspension of the public celebration of all sacraments including reconciliation, and the immediate suspension of weddings, funeral services, and baptisms until further notice.