Eucharistic Prayer Companion for the Lenten Season & Sacred Triduum
Greetings Parishioners,
These Eucharistic Meditations are designed to help you spend 30 minutes to an hour in meditation and silent prayer with Jesus during Eucharistic adoration. Even if you cannot be physically present in a church or adoration chapel with the Blessed Sacrament, you can unite yourself spiritually to the Eucharist as you spend this time in prayer.
Each Eucharistic Meditation will follow this format:
- Begin with the opening prayers, asking Jesus for the grace of that week. This prayer is intended to help us learn how to seek a gift from God in prayer.
- Pray with the Scripture passage provided. Be open to this encounter with Jesus.
- Read that week’s passage, usually from the Old Testament, 3-4 times slowly. Allow the words of Scripture to wash over your mind and heart. Allow the Holy Spirit to speak to you through this passage.
- Sit with a series of reflection questions for a while, being attentive to how the Lord is speaking in your heart.
- Read the next passage, usually from the Gospels, 3-4 times slowly. Allow the Holy Spirit to speak to you personally through this passage.
- Spend time in silence with the Lord using the next reflection question. Allow him to speak to your heart in that silence. Receive his presence. If it helps, write down what you sense the Lord communicating to you during this time of prayer.
- Pray the Closing Prayer, usually taken from the Collect for Mass.
- Reflect on the liturgical connection each week.
Thank you for praying with us as we seek to spend time with our Eucharistic Lord.
Feel free to download and print out the complete Eucharistic Prayer Companion for Lent and Triduum.
