From the Do it Yourself Bishops at Tradition in Action

Dear TIA,

Thank you for your help in these confusing times.

I have a question, on my way to and from work there is a Novus Ordo church that has a separate chapel with 24 hour Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.

Am I allowed to stop in to make a visit? And make a holy hour?

God Bless

J.P.

TIA responds:

Dear J.P.,

You may stop in that place to keep Our Lord company as long as you make a conditional adoration. Indeed, in many Novus Ordo Masses in English, the words said for the Consecration do not repeat the sacramental formula. Therefore, the effectiveness of the Transubstantiation is wide open to discussion.

For a Sacrament to be valid the following conditions are required: a legitimate minister, correct matter (bread and wine), the right words, the established ritual and the intention of the minister to perform it in union with the Catholic Church. Thus, if the words are not the right ones, the Sacrament is not effected.

Since it is not certain what words were used by the priest who consecrated the host displayed in Adoration, it is advisable to make a conditional Adoration: “My Lord, I adore Thee as long as this host was duly consecrated and Thou art truly present in it.” Conditional adoration was already being practiced by St. Teresa of Avila when she suspected that a priest was a sympathizer of Protestantism.

We hope this can help you.

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