St Nicholas Catholic Church, Boldmere
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  • Home
  • Information
    • Contact
    • The Parish of St Nicholas >
      • Parish Pastoral Council
      • Parish History
      • Parish Boundary
      • Register with the parish
      • Parish Parking
    • Parish Newsletter >
      • Communications guidance
    • Parish Blog
    • Ministries >
      • Safeguarding
      • Service in administration
      • Financial support of the parish >
        • Parish Finance Committee
      • Service in sharing the Faith
      • Social Support
      • Service to the Liturgy
    • Parish Groups >
      • Colour and Light Group
      • 50/50 Club
      • Parish Book Club
      • Society of St Vincent de Paul >
        • St Vincent De Paul
      • Scripture Group
      • Sunday Friends Group
      • World Development Group
      • Open Parish Meetings
      • Boldmere Winter Night Shelter
    • Copies of Sacramental Certificates
    • Local Catholic Schools >
      • School Parking
      • Governors
    • Links
  • Worship
    • Regular times of Mass and other times of prayer
    • Sunday
    • Celebrations of Mass >
      • Worship of the Eucharist outside of Mass
      • Mass Intentions
      • Singing the Mass
      • Unable to attend Mass
    • The Scriptures >
      • Lectio divina
    • Morning Prayer
    • Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession)
    • Service to the Liturgy >
      • Training for ministers
    • Private Prayer >
      • Christian Prayer
    • Liturgy preparation sheets
    • Saints of the Diocesan Calendar
  • Join us
    • Sacraments of Initiation >
      • Journey in Faith
      • Baptism
      • Liturgy of the Word with Children
      • 2025-6
      • 2024-5: Communion and Confirmation >
        • Confession
        • Confirmation
        • Holy Communion >
          • Pilgrimage to Lichfield Cathedral
          • Pilgrimage to St Chad's
    • Baptism of Infants >
      • Godparents and Sponsors
  • Pastoral
    • Catechesis/Deepening our faiith >
      • Fratelli Tutti
      • Deepening love and holiness
      • Family >
        • Children at Mass
      • What are we here for?
      • Owning our Faith and Calling
    • Funerals
    • Social Support
    • Pastoral visits >
      • Pastoral visits at home
      • Pastoral visits at hospital
    • Sacrament of Matrimony (Marriage) >
      • Wanting to celebrate the Sacrament of Matrimony?
      • Finding Marriage challenging?
    • Praying for the Sick
    • Service to the local community
    • Pilgrimage >
      • Ephesus, Miletus and Izmir
      • Assisi
      • Rome
      • Saint Chad's and Lichfield Cathedrals
  • Newman Centre
    • Mini Munchkins
    • Inclusive Dance and Drama
    • Kombatkids
    • Plukerz
    • Rhythm Time
    • Sweaty Mama
    • Women's Institute
  • Synod
  • Diocese
    • Unfolding God's Plan
    • UGP Parish response

Worship of the Eucharist outside of Mass​

Over recent years many Catholics have become less familiar with worship of the Eucharist outside of Mass. It is rare for most people to take part in the more formal celebrations such as Exposition and Benediction. It is also less common to find people making their own private visits to a church to pray before the Blessed Sacrament reserved in the Tabernacle.

Pope Francis has said:

We need to cultivate an interior space which can give a Christian meaning to commitment and activity.

Without prolonged moments of adoration, of prayerful encounter with the word, of sincere conversation with the Lord, our work easily becomes meaningless; we lose energy as a result of weariness and difficulties, and our fervour dies out.
 

Eucharistic devotion is a tried and trusted way of helping us make time and space for the Lord and for ourselves: to help us deepen our life in Christ and in service of our neighbour.

And yet, now, many people are not sure how to go about things, how to start.

With the communal celebrations, help is usually given in a service booklet.

Good resources are not so easy to lay hands on for our private prayer. And so one such (certainly a resource, and hopefully good!) has been produced for our parish. It offers not only prayers but suggestions as to how to structure a time of private prayer to help you get the most out of it.
  • Click the link here to open or download How to pray before the Blessed Sacrament as an interactive PDF, which makes it suitable for reading in PDF readers on tablets.​
  • The document has also been formatted as a document which those using smartphones may find more helpful - it allows for resizing of the text:  how_to_pray_before_the_bd_sacrament.epub
 





























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  Our Parish is part of the Archdiocese of Birmingham: Registered Charity No. 234216

Address: 243 Jockey Rd, Boldmere, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5US         Telephone: 0121 354 1763  
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Parish Priest: Fr Allen Morris 
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