Saint Peter Julian Eymard's
Method of Prayer
Saint Peter Julian Eymard taught and recommended a very simple method of prayer which is at the heart of Jesus' self-offering in the Eucharist. It goes as follows:
It may mean simply being one with Jesus as he offers adoration, thanksgiving, reparation, and petition for our needs and those of the world.
It may mean offering to Jesus himself our prayer of adoration, thanksgiving, reparation, and petition for our needs and those of the world.
It may mean simply being in God's presence in a state of adoration, thanksgiving, reparation, and petition.
Being there simply, loving, peacefully waiting on him, sitting in his presence, offering one's own presence, and drinking in his love like the rays of the sun:
To adore Christ present in the sacrament, remembering that this presence flows from the sacrifice of the Mass and leads us to sacramental and spiritual communion;
To dwell with Christ our Lord, enjoying his intimate friendship and pouring out our hearts before him, for ourselves and our dear ones, and praying for the peace and salvation of the world;To offer our entire lives with Christ to the Father in the Holy Spirit and receiving in this wonderful exchange an increase of faith, hope, and charity;
To worship Christ our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament in harmony with our way of life.
PRAYER TO SAINT PETER JULIAN EYMARD
O Saint Peter Julian who, all aflame with faith in the Holy Eucharist, pleaded with the world, "Jesus is there, go to him", obtain through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, that this cry from the depths of your heart may re-echo in all hearts and lead to a renewal and deepening of Christian life everywhere.
May your call resound even more powerfully and fruitfully from heaven where you share the glory of the saints. May it raise among the faithful and especially among priests, to whom you were so constantly devoted, new armies of adorers and apostles of the Eucharist who, like you, will dedicate themselves to its glorification among individuals and nations, and work for the coming of the peace of Christ in his reign of love. Amen.
Saint Peter Julian, pray for us.
Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament
Life and Letters of Saint Peter Julian Eymard