Eucharistic Adoration: Holy Hour Meditations on the Seven Last Words of Christ

by Charles M. Murphy

Publisher:

Ave Maria Press

, 2012

Overview

As a creative prayer compendium, Eucharistic Adoration: Holy Hour Meditations on the Seven Last Words of Christ invites readers to spend a holy hour in eucharistic adoration while meditating on the seven last words of Jesus and shows them how to do it.

Like many devotions that fell out of favor after the Second Vatican Council, eucharistic adoration has seen swelling popularity in recent years. Msgr. Charles Murphy, author of the acclaimed The Spirituality of Fasting, reintroduces this practice for today. Offering a simple guide for those new to eucharistic devotion, he brings together insightful holy hour meditations on the seven last words of Jesus with the profiles of seven modern Christians known for their devotion to the eucharist, including Simone Weil, Edith Stein, Dorothy Day, Blessed John XXIII, Blessed John Paul II, Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, and St. Margaret Mary Alacoque.

Key Features

• Invites readers to rediscover the riches of adoration
• Provides a simple guide for those new to eucharistic devotion
• Includes the profiles of seven modern Christians known for their devotion to the eucharist

Contents

• Introduction: Gazing upon Our Eucharistic Lord
• First Word: "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Witness: Simone Well
• Second Word: "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." Witness: St. Teresa Blessed by the Cross (Edith Stein)
• Third Word: "Today you will be with me in paradise." Witness: Dorothy Day
• Fourth Word: "Father, into your hands I commend my spirit." Witness: Blessed John XXIII
• Fifth Word: "Woman, this is your son. Son, this is your mother." Witness: Blessed John Paul II
• Sixth Word: "I thirst" Witness: Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
• Seventh Word: "It is finished." Witness: St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

Praise for Eucharistic Adoration

Msgr. Murphy´s book calls forth a profound desire to gaze at the Eucharistic Heart and to sit at His school to become witnesses of His love.

Mother Adela Galindo, S.C.T.J.M., Foundress of The Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary

What a wonderful gift! Msgr. Murphy's book will help everyone who reads it enter into deep, meaningful contemplation! I will recommend to every parish where I speak on perpetual adoration.

Katie Pfeffer, CatholicAdoration.com

Do not read this book: pray this book. An incomparable companion for one's experience of the worship of the Eucharist—invitational, poignant and pastoral. Murphy draws us into appreciating what is never totally appreciated—the experience of ‘communion’ in and with the Eucharistic Lord. An excellent companion to anyone on the journey to deeper conversion and joy in the Eucharistic Lord.

Msgr. Kevin W. Irwin, Former Dean of The School of Theology and Religious Studies, The Catholic University of America

Product Details

• Title: Eucharistic Adoration: Holy Hour Meditations on the Seven Last Words of Christ
• Author: Charles M. Murphy
• Publisher: Ave Maria Press
• Print Publication Date: 2012
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 112
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Lord’s Supper › Adoration--Meditations; Jesus Christ › Seven last words--Meditations
• ISBNs: 9781594713088, 9781594713521, 1594713081, 1594713529
• Resource ID: LLS:CHRSTCDRTN
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-08-31T00:01:10Z