YOUCAT Catechism + Catechism of the Catholic Church Lesson 485
Ave Maria series
Why should we adore God?
Every person who understands that he is God’s creature will humbly recognize the Almighty and adore him. Christian adoration, however, sees not only the greatness, omnipotence, and holiness of God. It also kneels before the divine Love that became man in Jesus Christ.
“I want the whole world to know my infinite mercy. I want to give unimaginable graces to those who trust in my mercy” –Jesus’ words to St. Maria Faustina Kowalska, Diary, #687. …..485
Someone who really adores God kneels down before him or prostrates himself on the ground. This gives expression to the truth about the relation between man and God: He is great and we are little. At the same time, man is never greater than when he freely and devoutly kneels down before God. The unbeliever who is seeking God and is beginning to pray can find God in this way. 353
“Worship…is not a luxury, but a priority. To seek Jesus must be the constant desire of believers, young people and adults, of the faithful and of their pastors.” --Pope Benedict XVI, August 28, 2005
“Every day, at sunrise and sunset, believers renew their ‘adoration’ or acknowledgment of the presence of God, Creator and Lord of the Universe. This recognition is full of gratitude that wells up from the depths of their heart and floods their entire being, for it is only by adoring and loving God above all things that human beings can totally fulfill themselves.” --Pope Benedict XVI, August 7, 2005
Divine Mercy Painting
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