It's a daily reminder of who we love, worship, and should serve--God.

I disagree with B16 in that it's not so much that the faithful have forgotten about eucharistic adoration as it is that the faithful don't have the time. How do you carve out the time when it conflicts with your work schedule?

Interestingly, a lot of pastors are reluctant to keep their churches open for Eucharistic Adoration because they fear thefts. The ones that seem to be the most successful are the ones initiated by the parishioners. Those have the least difficulty filling the scheduled hours.

Do they know what they're doing?

There are people out there who would strip the place bare, vandalize or even destroy a church building. The people up in Madison found that out the hard way - they're still waiting for their Cathedral to be rebuilt.

"Regarding Connell, Bishop Morlino said, 'I forgive him and I'm praying for him and at the appropriate moment I'd want to visit him.'"

"Our religion is based on the belief that we are all sinners, said Monsignor Swain. 'I will pray for this gentleman who seems to be a troubled soul' and it is important for us to move from our natural reaction and be what we are really about - to share the love of Christ and be a forgiving people, he said."

The poor guy is schizophrenic but got 15 years.

http://host.madison.com/news/local/church-arsonist-gets-years-judge-says-schizophrenic-man-is-a/article_b67f0bad-830d-5e81-a2cc-121324a62ed7.html

a secure chapel for use. It has a mechanical keypad lock on it for overnight hours. People sign up for one or two hour blocks of adoration, and they are given the entry code at that time.

Do you have any trouble filling up the hours? I've gone at 3 a.m. in another parish on occasion. It's a very peaceful time.

Especially during the overnight hours.

Back in 2000/2001 they tore down their old church building and put up a new one. They built a chapel so that if there was a desire they could have 24-hour Eucharistic Adoration, with a secure chapel that could be closed off from the main church building with a separate outside entrance. I don't know if they ever had the 24 hour adoration but it was included to make it easy to have one if parishioners wanted to.

often it gets co-opted by people attempting to turn back the clock on Vatican II. When someone asks me to sign up for the 2AM slot "so Jesus won't get lonely", I have to think there is a grave misunderstanding involved!

why the question of eucharistic adoration and Corpus Christi processions are an issue to this particular pontiff?

What does it mean to him to give these particular rituals greater importance?

While recommended, neither of them are mandatory.

Here he is in his own words on the Eucharist:

http://www.catholic.org/international/international_story.php?id=23370

Sorry I can't be more helpful.

n/t.

First, they are areas which have seen significant decline in the past 40(ish) years - Benedict XVI has been keen to recapture what he perceives as lost mystery.

Second, there is a clear association with his childhood, I remember reading a book by/about him (I forget which) wherein the deep eucharistic devotion typical of '20s Bavaria was recalled...if he has fond memories of his early years that is bound to affect his views.

Third, everybody has their favourite devotions - for John Paul II it was the rosary, and for Benedict XVI it appears that Eucharistic adoration is certainly high up his list.