The Eucharistic Visit

The Eucharistic Visit

 The Visit* is a meeting of our soul and of our whole being with Jesus. It is the creature meeting the Creator; the disciple before the Divine Master; the patient with the Doctor of souls; the poor one appealing to the Rich One; the thirsty one drinking at the Font; the weak before the Almighty: the tempted seeking a sure Refuge; the blind person searching for the Light; the friend who goes to the True Friend; the lost sheep sought by the Divine Shepherd; the wayward heart who finds the Way; the unenlightened one who finds Wisdom; the bride who finds the Spouse of the soul; the "nothing" who finds the All; the afflicted who finds the Consoler; the seeker who finds life's meaning.

It is the shepherds at the Crib, Mary Magdalene at Simon's house, Nicodemus who comes by night. It is the holy discussions of the Samaritan woman, of Zacchaeus, of Philip, and of the Apostles with Jesus; especially in the last week of His earthly life and after the resurrection.

                                                                                                   ~Blessed James Alberione

* The term "Visit" is used by Alberione to describe the Hour of Adoration of Jesus in the Eucharist. "Visit" expresses the particularly personal aspect of an Hour of Adoration.