Guide to 7 prayers for Adoration

Visiting the Blessed Sacrament is one of the most enriching practices within the Catholic faith. This act of devotion to the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist allows us to experience his Love and Grace in a very profound way. It is a moment of personal encounter with Christ, which invites us to reflect, pray and strengthen our relationship with Him.

Have you ever wondered, What to pray during adoration of the Blessed Sacrament?, or How to start an Adoration prayer? This complete guide of prayers for Adoration will help you stay focused on the Real Presence of God before you, and to offer Him your life, time, and sacrifices for His Glory.

The importance of Eucharistic Adoration

Eucharistic Adoration is a deeply significant practice in the life of a Catholic. This act of devotion allows the faithful to spend time in the real presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Adoration not only strengthens one’s personal relationship with Christ but also provides a space for peace and reflection amidst daily life.

Every time we go to a Holy Hour we are invited to recognize the greatness of the mystery of the Eucharist and to deepen our faith. It is a time for silent prayer, meditation, and encountering God’s love in a tangible way. As we kneel before the Blessed Sacrament we remember that the Eucharist is the center of our faith.

In addition, praying before the Blessed Sacrament is an opportunity to intercede for the needs of the world, our communities, and our families. It is an act of humility and surrender, where we recognize our dependence on God and seek his grace to live as authentic disciples of Christ.

In short, the Blessed Sacrament is a precious gift that allows us to experience God’s closeness and strengthen our spiritual life. It is a call to conversion, to holiness and to live in communion with the Body of Christ. Let us take this opportunity to renew our love and devotion to the Eucharist, the true heart of our faith.

Prayers for Eucharistic Adoration:

1. Adoro te Devote Hymn

Adoro Te Devote – Saint Thomas Aquinas

O Godhead hid, devoutly I adore Thee

Who truly art within the forms before me;

To Thee my heart I bow with bended knee,

As failing quite in contemplating Thee.

Jesu, eternal Shepherd! hear our cry;

Increase the faith of all whose souls on Thee rely.

Sight, touch, and taste in Thee are each deceived;

The ear alone most safely is believed: I believe all the Son of God

has spoken, Than truth’s own word there is no truer token.

God only on the cross lay hid from view;

But here lies hid at once the manhood too;

And I, in both professing my belief,

Make the same prayer as the repentant thief.

Thy wounds, as Thomas saw, I do not see;

Yet Thee confess my Lord and God to be;

Make me believe Thee evermore and more;

In Thee my hope, in Thee my love to store.

O Thou memorial of our Lord’s own dying!

O living bread, to mortals life supplying!

Make Thou my soul henceforth on Thee to live,

Ever a taste of heavenly sweetness give.

O loving Pelican! O Jesus Lord! Unclean I am, but cleanse me in Thy Blood!

Of which a single drop, for sinners split,

Can purge the entire world from all its guilt.

Jesus, whom, for the present, veil’d I see, What I so thirst for, oh!

vouchsafe to me; That I may see Thy countenance unfolding,

And may be blest Thy glory in beholding.

Amen

2. Anima Christi

Soul of Christ, sanctify me.
Body of Christ, save me.
Blood of Christ, inebriate me.
Water from the side of Christ, wash me.
Passion of Christ, strengthen me.
O good Jesus, hear me.
Within your wounds, hide me.
Do not allow me to be separated from you.
From the evil enemy, defend me.
At the hour of my death, call me,
and bid me come to you, that with your saints
I may praise you forever and ever.

Amen.

3. Prayer to begin your visit to the Blessed Sacrament

Eternal Father, I thank You because Your infinite Love

has saved me, even against my own will.

Thank You, my Father, for Your immense patience that has waited for me.

Thank you, my God, for Your immeasurable

compassion that took pity on me.

The only reward I can give You in return

for all that You have given me is my weakness,

my pain and my misery.

I am before You, Spirit of Love,

who are an unquenchable fire and I want to remain

in your adorable presence,

I want to repair my faults, renew myself in the fervor of my

consecration and offer You my homage of praise and adoration.

Blessed Jesus, I am before You and I want to draw from Your Divine Heart

innumerable graces for myself and for all souls,

for the Holy Church, your priests and religious.

Allow, O Jesus, that these hours be truly

hours of intimacy, hours of love in which

I may be given to receive all the graces

that Your divine Heart has reserved for me.

Virgin Mary, Mother of God and my Mother,

I unite myself to You and I beg You to make me a participant in the

sentiments of Your Immaculate Heart.

My God! I believe, adore, hope and love you.

I ask forgiveness for those who do not believe, do not adore,

do not hope and do not love You.

Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit,

I adore You profoundly and I offer You the most precious Body, Blood,

Soul and Divinity of Our Lord Jesus Christ,

present in all the Tabernacles of the world,

in reparation for all the outrages,

sacrileges and indifferences with which He Himself is offended;

and through the infinite merits of His Most Sacred Heart

and the Immaculate Heart of Mary,

I beg You for the conversion of poor sinners.

I thank You Lord Holy Father, Almighty God

and eternal because although I am a sinful servant

and without any merit, You have mercifully wanted to feed me

with the body and blood

of your son Our Lord Jesus Christ.

May this sacred communion not be for me

an occasion for punishment but a cause for forgiveness and salvation.

May it be for me an armor of faith, a shield of good will;

may it free me from all my vices and help me to

overcome my disordered passions;

may it increase my charity and my patience, my obedience and humility,

and my capacity to do good.

May it be an impregnable defense against all my enemies,

visible and invisible; and a guide for all my impulses and

wishes.

May it unite me more intimately to you,

the one and true God

and lead me safely to the banquet of heaven,

where you, with your Son and the Holy Spirit,

are true light, complete satisfaction,

everlasting joy and perfect happiness.

Through Christ, Our Lord.

Amen

 

4. Prayer to the Love of Loves Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament

Prayer of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux

Tabernacle of the Altar, the nest of your most

tender and cherished loves.

Love you ask of me, my God, and love you give me;

your love is love from heaven, and mine,

love mixed with earth and heaven;

yours is infinite and most pure;

mine, imperfect and limited.

May I be, my Jesus, from today, all for You,

as You are for me.

May I always love You,

as the Apostles loved You;

and may my lips kiss your blessed feet,

as the converted Magdalene kissed them.

Look upon and hear the wanderings of my repentant heart,

as You listened to Zacchaeus and the Samaritan woman.

Let me rest my head on your sacred breast

like your beloved disciple Saint John.

I wish to live with you, because you are life and love.

For your love alone, Jesus, my beloved,

in You I have placed my life, my glory and my future.

And since for the world I am a withered flower,

I have no other desire than to die loving You.

Amen.

5. Visit to the Blessed Sacrament

Prayer of Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

My Lord Jesus Christ,

who for love of mankind remains,

full of love, in this Sacrament,

day and night, waiting,

calling and receiving all who come to visit You.

I believe that You are present in the Blessed Sacrament of the altar.

I adore You from the abyss of my nothingness.

I thank You for all the benefits You have given me,

especially for having given me in this Sacrament

your Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity;

for having granted me as advocate

your Most Holy Mother the Virgin Mary

and for having called me to visit you in this holy place.

I adore your Heart full of love,

in gratitude for such a wonderful gift;

and to make reparation for the many outrages you receive

in all the tabernacles of the world where you are forgotten.

Lord Jesus, I love you with all my heart;

I am sorry for having offended so many times

your infinite goodness, and I propose to amend

with the help of your grace.

I, a sinner, consecrate myself entirely to You,

and in your hands I place my will,

my affections, my desires, and all that I am and can be.

I unite everything to your Heart full of love,

and thus I offer it to the Eternal Father, and I ask Him,

in your Name and for the love He has for you,

to accept it kindly.

Amen.

6. Reservation of the Blessed Sacrament

Blessed be God.
Blessed be His Holy Name.
Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true man.
Blessed be the Name of Jesus.
Blessed be His Most Sacred Heart.
Blessed be His Most Precious Blood.
Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.
Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete.
Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary Most Holy.
Blessed be her Holy and Immaculate Conception.
Blessed be her Glorious Assumption.
Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother.
Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse.
Blessed be God in His Angels and in His Saints.

7. Prayer to end Adoration

My Jesus, give me your blessing before I leave,

and may the memory of this visit,

which I have just made to you, persevere in my memory

and encourage me to love you more and more.

Make it so that when I come to visit you again,

I may return more holy.

Here I leave my heart for you to

adore you constantly and make it

more pleasing to your divine eyes.

Goodbye, goodbye, my Jesus.

Amen