“Receiving the Eucharist means adoring Him whom we receive. Only in this way do we become one with Him, and are given, as it were, a foretaste of the beauty of the heavenly liturgy. The act of adoration outside of Mass prolongs and intensifies all that takes place during the liturgical celebration itself.” (Pope Benedict XVI, Sacramentum Caritatis, 66).
We are convinced that the Eucharist is the source and summit of our Christian life. While we participate each morning in the Holy Sacrifice of the Altar and receive the Divine Life, we are also compelled to go forth into the world as consecrated religious, educators, catechists, health care professionals, and administrators and joyfully give witness to the love and mercy of God. We cannot keep Christ to ourselves; we must share with others the graces received at Holy Communion and the fruits of our contemplation so that God may soon be all in all (1 Cor 15:28). However, throughout the day, when opportunities arise, we make simple visits to the Blessed Sacrament, a brief encounter with Christ inspired by faith in the Real Presence and characterized by silent prayer, to re-energize and interiorly prepare ourselves for the next celebration of the Eucharist. And as a community, we daily make a Holy Hour each evening ending with Compline.