EUCHARISTIC HOLY HOUR

Arranged for Individual or Group Prayer

COMPILED FROM APPROVED SOURCES AND PUBLISHED

BY
PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
P.O. Box 84595
Los Angeles, California 90073
(213) 273-3856

The "Holy Hour" made in the presence of Jesus in the

Most Blessed Sacrament is a devotion in which we call
to mind the Life, Passion, Death and Resurrection of Our
Lord. During this hour we seek, through prayer and
meditation, the mercy of God, the conversion of souls,
the sanctification of sinners and the mitigation of the
terrible punishment foretold at Fatima in 1917.

This booklet, "Eucharistic Holy Hour," has been

prepared for the purpose of offering the Roman Catholic
faithful a suitable compilation of prayers and hymns to
be used either individually or as a congregation for Holy
Hour devotions.
Our Lord, Himself, instructed St. Margaret Mary
Alacoque on how to make a Holy Hour. This revelation
took place on the Feast of All Saints in 1673.

"IN THE HOLY EUCHARIST -- THIS IS ALSO THE MEANING

OF PERPETUAL ADORATION -- WE ENTER THIS
MOVEMENT OF LOVE FROM WHICH ALL INTERIOR
PROGRESS AND ALL APOSTOLIC EFFICACY SPRINGS."
-- Pope John Paul II, June 6, 1980.
Meditation at the Basilica of Montmartre

In 1674, Our Lord appeared again to St. Margaret Mary

and complained to her of the indifference with which
mankind treated His Love for them and asked her to
make atonement for this ingratitude. He said: "Every
night, between Thursday and Friday, I will make
you a partaker of that sorrow unto death which it
was My will to suffer in the Garden of Olives."
"To join with Me in the humble prayer which I then
offered to My Divine Father in agony, you shall
rise before midnight, and remain with Me upon
your knees prostrate for one hour, with your face

to the ground, to appease the anger of My Eternal

Father and ask of Him pardon for sinners."
The Eucharistic Holy Hour has received the approval of
several Popes and is enriched with indulgences. By
Apostolic Letter, dated March 30, 1886, Pope Leo XIII
allowed the faithful to make their "Holy Hour" on any
day and hour of the week.
Jesus made it clear to St. Margaret Mary that through
this devotion, He wishes His faithful friends to become
partakers of that "sorrow unto death" which He willed to
suffer in the Garden of Olives and to join with Him in the
humble prayer which He offered to His Father at that
time. He also wishes the faithful to appease His Father's
anger and to ask Him to forgive all sinners.
It is a noble and sublime deed to keep Our Eucharistic
Lord company while meditating on His bitter Agony and
consoling His Most Sacred Heart. This is best done at the
altar where Jesus is truly present, Body, Blood, Soul and
Divinity in the Holy Eucharist. In His presence we can
best console Him for the negligence of men; make
known our needs to Him; beg graces and favors from
Him for ourselves and others; and assure Him of our
undying loyalty to Him.
If we do not hesitate to ask favors of the Saints, all the
more we should not hesitate to go directly to the Source
of Life Himself, to the Heart of God, to obtain material
and spiritual help. He has promised never to turn a deaf
ear to our petitions.
The prayers in this booklet have been carefully selected
as those appealing most to the Sacred Heart of Our
Eucharistic Lord and are all approved by the Church.
Other booklets such as "To Jesus Through Mary" can
be used in conjunction with this text.

THE GENERAL CONDITIONS REQUIRED FOR GAINING ANY

INDULGENCE(S):
1. The person must be in a State of Grace,
2. The person must have the intention of
gaining the indulgence(s),
3. The prayer(s) or holy work(s) must be
performed accurately.
THE SPECIAL CONDITIONS REQUIRED FOR GAINING A
PLENARY INDULGENCE(S):
1. Sacramental confession,
2. Eucharistic Communion,
3. Prayer for the intentions of the Supreme
Pontiff.
The three conditions may be fulfilled several
after the performance of the prescribed work;
is fitting that Communion be received and the
intention of the Supreme Pontiff be said the
work is performed.

days before or
nevertheless it
prayers for the
same day the

"The condition of praying for the Supreme Pontiff's intentions

is fully satisfied by reciting one Our Father and one Hail
Mary; nevertheless the individual faithful are free to recite
any other prayer according to their own piety and devotion
toward the Supreme Pontiff." ("Enchiridion of Indulgences," N.
8, 10)
"A partial indulgence is granted for the faithful, who visit the
Most Blessed Sacrament to adore it; a plenary indulgence is
granted if the visit lasts for at least one half an hour."
("Enchiridion of Indulgences," N. 3)

"To Jesus Through Mary" is particularly appropriate

for use when reciting the Rosary during a Holy Hour. The
Rosary may be scheduled at any time during a public or
private Holy Hour.
-- INDULGENCES --

IF THERE IS A WEEKLY CONGREGATIONAL HOLY

HOUR, A HYMN MAY BE SUNG BY THE ENTIRE
CONGREGATION.

HIDDEN GOD

(Adoro te devote)
Hidden God, devoutly I adore you,
Truly present underneath these veils:
All my heart subdues itself before you,
Since it all before you faints and fails.

Jesus, my Lord and God, I bow down in humble

adoration before You. From the depths of that
humility, I raise my eyes to You and, in humble
supplication to Your Sacred Heart, implore Your
mercy and forgiveness for my many sins. Give me
the grace to spend this hour of loving reparation
with all the holy dispositions You desire.

Not to sight, or taste, or touch be credit,

Hearing only do we trust secure;
I believe, for God the Son has said it -- Word
of Truth that ever shall endure.

Enter into my heart Yourself, dearest Lord, and work

your pleasure in it; directing all my faculties, senses
and powers to Your greater honor and glory. Help
me to console You for all the wrongdoings Your
loving Heart receives from an ungrateful mankind.

Contemplating, Lord, Your hidden presence,

Grant me what I thirst for and implore,
In the revelation of Your essence
To behold Your glory evermore.
(Partial indulgence)

Mary, dearest Mother, and you, great St. Joseph,

lend me all the love of your hearts and the love of
all the angels and saints with which to love Jesus
more and more.

+ In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of

the Holy Spirit. Amen.
(Partial indulgence)
The following prayers may be recited aloud by
a group or silently by individuals. When
recited as a group, pause in unison at the
commas and periods.
When used individually, prayers may be used in any
order of sequence.
OPENING PRAYER

Teach me to pray, to love, to make reparation and

to adore the loving Heart of Jesus -- so often
abandoned -- hidden in the Most Holy Sacrament of
the altar.
Amen.