Adore Elements
TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS
A new feature to the Adore Eucharistic Congress will be the incorporation of the Traditional Latin Mass - complete with incense, ad orientem, and Gregorian Chant - where the young people will discover and experience the highest gesture of prayer and reverence. This will be the pinnacle of the Adore Congress, to which all the elements of Adore will lead to.
HOLY HOURS OF ADORATION
The heart of the Adore Congress will be Eucharistic Adoration before the True Presence of Jesus exposed in the Blessed Sacrament. The youth will be encouraged to reflect on the day’s events in a prayerful manner, singing songs of praise and worship, writing in their journals, and intimately sharing their Eucharistic experiences.
CONFESSION
“Blessed are the pure of heart for they shall see God.” (Mt. 5:8)
Through a generous number of invited priests, the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available throughout the duration of the conference to provide the youth an opportunity to become free of sin, receive intimate spiritual advice and be truly worthy to receive Jesus Christ in the Sacrament of Holy Communion.
HOLY ROSARY
There are times when the Rosary will be prayed during the congress. In Rosarium Virginis Mariae, John Paul II strongly encouraged the promotion of the Rosary in creative ways. Thus, within the conference the Rosary will be prayed with added visual aids to encourage the youth to pray it and to grow in its appreciation as a Christ-centered prayer.
EUCHARISTIC HEALING
Closely tying with the Benediction and Eucharistic Procession, another new Adore feature is the empowering Eucharistic Healing where in a candle-lit atmosphere the exposed Blessed Sacrament is brought to the people by the Priest in a powerful, intimate, Spirit-filled experience.
EUCHARISTIC PROCESSION
Ideally, a Eucharistic Procession will take place in the streets of the hosting city. This is meant to give the youth an opportunity to witness to the rest of the world the Eucharistic Reign of Jesus.
LIVING ROSARY
The Living Rosary is the tradition of reproducing the Rosary on a large-scale composed of inflated balloons to represent the 54 beads and the Crucifix. Each bead is recited by a single person in which at its completion is magnificently released into the sky.
LIVE MUSIC
Throughout the whole event, live music performed by the Youth and the Religious alike will help animate the different aspects of the program; There is also a Youth Choir specifically assembled to perform traditional and Latin hymns for the Mass, to increase the solemnity of the Sacred Liturgy.
WORKSHOPS
To aid the youth participants in their understanding of the talks there will be a number of workshops. Here they are divided into smaller groups that are moderated by the religious chaperones and youth leaders. They will discuss the talks, share personal experiences, and ultimately be able to make some resolutions.
DYNAMICS
Group dynamics will be held to increase the youth participation and to foster a sense of belonging in a community of believers. This includes large-scale interactive games and animated Action-Songs.
WITNESSING
There is nothing more convincing than to see one of your own talking about the issue. So some youth have volunteered to give testimonies on their experience of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
CULTURAL NIGHT
This is the night where the youth can collaborate and express themselves boldly and creatively, utilizing their God-given talents through skit, song or dance presentations.
VOCATION CHALLENGE
The culmination of the event, in conjunction with the Final Mass and Blessings, is the Vocation Challenge in which the young people will be courageously challenged to approach the stage as a sign of their willingness and readiness to follow the Will of God, in whatever vocation the Lord may have in store.
