Adoration for Religious

Above photo: Poor Clare Collettines of Roswell, NM

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MANDATE FOR MONASTERIES TO OFFER EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

The Apostolic Constitution, Vultum Dei Quaerere of June 29, 2016 mandates:  “Conclusions and Regulations … Art.6 §1. Each monastery, in elaborating its plan of community and fraternal life, in addition to carefully preparing its eucharistic celebrations, is to set aside appropriate times for eucharistic adoration, also inviting the faithful of the local Church to take part.”

We encourage religious to make a daily hour of adoration and to have exposition of the Blessed Sacrament as much as possible.

Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen proposed a daily continuous Holy Hour in the Presence of the Blessed Sacrament for all religious.  We need “psychological continuity of prayer” to ward off the octopus of distractions from the world.

Congregations that are faithful to the authentic teachings of the Church, wear a full habit, have a vibrant community life, and have Eucharistic adoration are growing!

“If you are looking for vocations, as a community have adoration often every day if possible. Once the Missionaries of Charity started daily adoration, their vocations doubled. I know I would not be able to work one week if it were not for that continual force coming from Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament (during my Holy Hour of Adoration). To be alone with Jesus in adoration and intimate union with Him is the Greatest Gift of Love – the tender love of Our Father in Heaven.” – St. Teresa of CalcuttaMost growing congregations have at least one hour of daily Eucharistic Adoration.

The Fourth Sunday of Easter  in the Latin rite, widely known as “Good Shepherd Sunday”, is the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. The purpose of this day is to publicly fulfill the Lord’s instruction to, “Pray to the Lord of the harvest to send labourers into his harvest” (Mt 9:38; Lk 10:2). Please pray that young men and women hear and respond generously to the Lord’s call to the priesthood, diaconate, religious life, societies of apostolic life or secular institutes. Eucharistic adoration increases and blesses vocations!

 General List of Men and Women’s Religious Orders And Specific Orders that Have Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration (most of these orders are in the USA):

Below is mostly a list of some of the growing congregations.  There are many more. At the end of this page is a list of traditional congregations from Una Voce.

If your religious community has daily or frequent Eucharistic adoration and is faithful to the authentic teachings of Christ and His Church, you are welcome to let us know. 

ADORERS OF THE ROYAL HEART (Sisters of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest)

These non-cloistered contemplative sisters, offer their daily prayers and sacrifices particularly for the priests of the Institute of Christ the King and the souls entrusted to them… Their day is centered around Holy Mass and the Divine Office in the traditional Latin form, an hour of mental prayer, an hour of Eucharistic adoration, and the Rosary. Punctuating this rich life of prayer are manual work and intellectual training, including instruction in Gregorian Chant, Latin, Spirituality, Philosophy, and Theology, as well as the learning of crafts such as sewing, lace-making, and the care of liturgical vestments and altar linens.

Beautiful YouTube video about these Sisters

 

AUGUSTINIANS

BENEDICTINES

Benedictines — Cloistered Life
“The Benedictine Order is the oldest religious order in the Western Church, having been founded in the early 6th Century by St. Benedict. St. Benedict’s ‘little rule for beginners,’ as he calls it, has lasted for over 1500 years because of his flexibility and insight into human nature.
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Benedictine Monks of Adoration – Silverstream Priory, Ireland

  • Have adoration and traditional Latin Mass

CARTHUSIANS – CHARTERHOUSE OF THE TRANSFIGURATION MONASTERY

CARMELITES

Discalced Hermits of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel

Carmelites with daily Eucharistic Adoration in Canada

  • Beautiful monastery with authentic Sisters and full habit located in Zephyr

COMPANIONS OF THE CROSS

DAUGHTERS OF ST. PAUL

  • The active branch of the Pauline Family, the Sister Disciples of the Divine Master are contemplative branch)

 

DAUGHTERS OF MARY

DOMINICANS

 

 

EREMITICAL LIFE (HERMITS)

  • Hermits of Bethlehem
  • Other hermits
  • Become a hermit by setting up your rule of life and asking your bishop to be received – see Canon Law for details

FRANCISCANS

 

Marytown Franciscan Friars

  • They serve this parish with perpetual Eucharistic adoration

 

FRERES ET SOEURS DE JERUSALEM

HANDMAIDS OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD

HOLY SPIRIT ADORATION SISTERS

INSTITUTE OF CHRIST THE KING SOVEREIGN PRIEST (ICKSP)

  • Emphasizes Eucharistic adoration as a central point of its spirituality and daily life. Their priests and sisters dedicate time to prayer, including one hour of mental prayer and one hour of Eucharistic adoration in the evening, in addition to Holy Mass and the Divine Office in the traditional Latin form. The ICKSP considers the Eucharist the “source and summit” of Christian life, and Eucharistic adoration is a key way to deepen one’s relationship with Christ. Many ICKSP apostolates offer public Eucharistic adoration, inviting the faithful to participate in this devotion and to experience the graces associated with it.
  • Celebrating a Seat of Wisdom Vocation « Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College

INSTITUTE OF THE INCARNATE WORD

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INVISIBLE MONASTERY HOLY HOUR FOR VOCATIONS

 

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LES RECLUSES MISSIONAIRES
English – Les Recluses Missionnaires
Monastery. The Catholic community under the French name of Les Recluses Missionnaires was founded in 1943, in Alberta, Canada. The community offers its members a monastic way of life with perpetual adoration of the Eucharist and an accent on silence and solitude following the example of Jeanne LeBer, a recluse who lived in the early days of Montreal.
reclusesmiss.org

 

MARIANS OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

MARONITES

MADONNA HOUSE APOSTOLATE

  • “The Madonna House Apostolate is a family of Christian lay men, women, and priests, striving to incarnate the teachings of Jesus Christ by forming a community of love.  We are an ‘Association of the Faithful’ within the Roman Catholic Church, under the bishop of the Diocese of Pembroke.”
  • Their main house and training centre in Combermere Ontario offers exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 6/7 days of the week for members and visiting live-in guests. There is a daily sign-up sheet for the hours of 9am until 5pm or 8pm.  They offer both the Roman rite Mass and the Byzantine rite Divine Liturgy.

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MISSIONARIES OF OUR MOTHER OF THE EUCHARIST

 

MISSIONARIES OF THE MOST HOLY EUCHARIST

  •  A public clerical association that have daily holy hours of exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and start perpetual adoration in parishes in Canada and worldwide.  We have referred parishes to them. Here is a list with Spiritual Reading links and information about Vocations.

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NORBERTINES

OBLATES OF MARY IMMACULATE (OMI)

OPUS DEI – PRIESTLY SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CROSS

There is a branch of Opus Dei for laity as cooperators or members

Opus Dei (Latin for ‘Work of God’) is a Catholic institution that was founded in Spain in 1928 by St. Josemaría Escrivá. It helps clergy and laity to seek holiness in their everyday occupations and societies.

St. Josemaria on Eucharistic Adoration:

  • Viewed adoration as an intimate conversation with Jesus, who is truly present in the Eucharist. This devotion should be the center and root of our daily lives. He encouraged a deep, personal relationship with Christ, seeing the Blessed Sacrament as a refuge for the soul. Abiding Presence: Christ our Eucharistic Refuge
  • Emphasized Eucharistic adoration as a way to join the angels’ worship and to seek intimacy with God, encouraging regular visits to the Blessed Sacrament. He taught that adoration is an act of recognizing God’s absolute sovereignty and our dependence, leading to humility, gratitude, and submission. He also highlighted that the Mass is the center of the Christian life. Understanding Adoration According to St. Josemaría Escrivá: Topic 21: The Eucharist (III) – Opus Dei and A Spirit of Adoration – Romana – Opus Dei

Practicing Adoration

Theological and Spiritual Foundations

Integration into Daily Life

  • Sanctification of Work: He taught that work, when offered to God and done with carefulness and honesty, is a form of adoration and a way to cooperate in God’s creative power.
  • Humility and Gratitude: Adoration is expressed through humility and gratitude, acknowledging one’s dependence on God, similar to Mary in her Magnificat.
  • Center of Interior Life: Holy Mass and the Eucharist as the “center and root” of one’s interior life, bring the soul into an intimate relationship with God. Topic 19: The Eucharist (I) – Opus Dei
  • Bring others to Christ: Encourage family and friends to rediscover the beauty of Christ’s presence in the Eucharist. Stop and Adore: Visit to the Blessed Sacrament – Opus Dei and The Eucharist and the Mystery of the Trinity – Opus Dei

Resources:

 

ORATORIAN FATHERS AND BROTHERS

PASSIONISTS

 

PERPETUAL ADORATION SISTERS OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT (THERE ARE ALSO MONKS)

Welcome to Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
The Pious Union Of Secular Adorers (Excerpted from Manual of the Pious Union of Secular Adorers by The Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, San Francisco, CA). What is the Pious Union? The “Pious Union” of Secular Adorers is an association which, according to numbers 301 and 303 of the new Canon Law, belongs to the group of private associations classified as the so-called “third orders” or “pious …
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PIUS DISCIPLES OF THE DIVINE MASTER

POOR CLARES

POOR CLARES IN MISSION BC (have three hours of adoration daily)

POOR CLARES OF PERPETUAL ADORATION

POOR CLARE COLLETINES (ALSO HAVE PERPETUAL ADORATION)  

  • Mother Mary Francis pcc wrote excellent book about contemplative life including “A Right to Be Merry”.  May take Canadians and Mother Mary Francis said they could consider starting a foundation in Canada upon invitation to his diocese from a Canadian Bishop:  http://poorclares-roswell.org
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SACRAMENTINE NUNS

SERVANTS OF JESUS AND MARY  

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SERVANTES DU TRES SAINT SACREMENT AU CANADA

 

SISTERS OF DIVINE MERCY

  • Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  • They have 24/7 livestreamed perpetual adoration!  Laity in Calgary are covering some of the hours.
  • “In 2015 Bishop Frederick Bernard Henry, our Founder, stepped out in faith to take up this challenge by establishing a new religious community that combines the message of The Divine Mercy with a commitment to the New Evangelization for the well-being of the faithful. Through the profession of the evangelical counsels (the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience) the characteristic features of Jesus Christ, along with a contemplative emphasis on Eucharistic adoration, The Divine Mercy devotion, and Marian devotion, our community exists for the greater glory of God, the salvation of souls and the proclamation of God’s infinite mercy, especially for poor sinners and those who have lost hope in God’s mercy.”

 

SISTERS OF LIFE

 

SISTERS OF OUR LADY IMMACULATE

 

SISTERS OF THE EUCHARISTIC HEART OF JESUS

SOCIETY OF OUR LADY OF THE TRINITY (S.O.L.T)

  • Priests, consecfrated Brothers and Sisters
  • Fr. James Blount SOLT mentioned the male branch has three hours of adoration daily
  • Sr. Miriam James Heidland has offered healing retreats for priests and religious sisters.

VISITATION NUNS

LIST OF CONGREGATIONS FROM UNA VOCE (Vancouver Latin Mass Society)

COMMUNITIES FOR WOMEN

COMMUNITIES FOR MEN

 

VOCATION DISCERNMENT AIDS

 

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