Eucharistic Adoration Prayer

Adoration at St. Niklausen

Last night I went to Adoration with my "cloistered brothers."  Adoration for Catholics is reverencing God in prayer.  Since we believe that the Eucharistic Host contains the presence of the Body and Blood of Jesus, we spend some time honoring Jesus by praying or adoring Him.

Something I've never seen before occurred.  Near the beginning of the hour, one of us, got up out of his pew and walked up to the monstrance (holder of the Eucharist).  He knelt down and verbally prayed.  He prayed for protection on this world from natural disasters, particularly the tornadoes in Oklahoma, earthquakes, floods, and violent storms, and man made disasters, such as War in the Middle East, Korea, and Africa.  Then he got up and went back to his pew.

Near the end of the hour, another man got up and prayed out loud.  His prayer was for healing.

I have never seen this before.  But why not?  Usually Adoration only has a few people, but this time there was about 10-15 of us.  I hope to go more often.