The History of Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration, by Paul Brock III

Perpetual Eucharistic adoration, wherein Catholics worship and adore Christ under the Eucharistic species, is one of the most common devotions in the Catholic world — but the popularity of the practice is relatively new, having ascended to true prominence only in the last three centuries. And although this contemporary form of devotion is now mainstream for Catholics, many today do not know its history or significance, which we’ll survey in this article.

The Purpose of Eucharistic Adoration

Scripture itself confirms the Eucharist is Christ, for Our Lord directs at the Last Supper, “This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me” (Luke 22:19). To go deeper into this reality — that the Eucharist is the body, blood, soul and divinity of Jesus Christ — one cannot separate the sacrament from the sacrifice. …

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