This Eucharistic Prayer Companion is designed to help you spend thirty 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 Jesus in the Eucharist as you spend this time in prayer.
WORK OF MERCY: Comfort the Sorrowful
THE GRACE I SEEK: to follow the Lord wherever he leads me
IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, AND OF THE SON, AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. AMEN.
Pause for a few moments, and allow yourself to become aware of Jesus’ gift of himself in the Eucharist. Realize that, at this very moment, the Lord of Life is gazing upon you with great love. Allow yourself to receive his loving gaze. You are his beloved child. Rest in his loving gaze.
Thank Jesus for the gift of himself in the Eucharist.
ASK FOR THE GRACE: Jesus, help me to follow you wherever you go.
Read slowly, 3–4 times. Allow the words of Scripture to wash over your mind and heart. Allow the Holy Spirit to speak to you through this passage.
“But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD. I will place my law within them, and write it upon their hearts; I will be their God, and they shall be my people.” (Jeremiah 31:33)
Allow yourself to sit with these questions for a while, being attentive to how the Lord is speaking in your heart.
Today we hear the Lord promise us that he establishes a covenant with us. He promises to form our hearts and to be our God. In what areas of your life do you doubt his promise to be your God and to be present in your heart? Be specific and ask the Lord how he wants to be present in those places of your life.
Read slowly, 3–4 times. Again, allow the words of Scripture to wash over your mind and heart. Let the Holy Spirit speak to you in a personal way through this passage.
“Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there also will my servant be. The Father will honor whoever serves me.” (John 12:26)
Today we are given quite the challenge: if we serve Jesus, we MUST follow him wherever he leads! However, he also promises that the Father honors all who do this. Do you sense a place in your life where Jesus is trying to lead you, but you are afraid to follow because you don’t have all the answers yet? Give this fear to the Lord, asking for his loving presence to comfort you and encourage you.
Remain in silence with the Lord. Allow him to speak in the silence, in your heart. Receive his presence. If it helps, write down what you sense the Lord communicating to you during this time of prayer.
By your help, we beseech you, Lord our God, may we walk eagerly in that same charity with which, out of love for the world, your Son handed himself over to death. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen. (Collect, Fifth Sunday of Lent)
At every Mass, Jesus offers himself to the Father for us. We can always join our own offerings with Jesus at Mass. This Sunday, offer your desire to whole-heartedly follow Jesus wherever he leads you.
In the busyness of daily life, it can often be a challenge to look beyond our own struggles and difficulties to follow the Lord’s command to care for others, especially when they are suffering. Is there someone in your life who is really struggling right now, perhaps with disappointment or grief? Ask the Lord how he wants you to comfort them, trusting that this will be part of following him more closely.
Would you like to print a copy of this resource to bring with you to the chapel for prayer? Click here to download the Eucharistic Meditations for the Lenten Season in English or Spanish.
