In the post-Vatican II world many devotional practices became viewed as passé. Among these was the practice of spending time in adoration of the exposed Eucharist, contemplating quietly the great gift of God giving Himself to us, Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity. For many years this practice was pushed to the sides for reasons that still escape me. But as the Pope said recently, "How much need modern humanity has to rediscover the source of its hope in the sacrament of the Eucharist!" It is one of the practices that makes us as Catholics truly Catholic. The full story from CWN is here.
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