"Now, the Church in the course of centuries has introduced various forms of this worship which are ever increasing in beauty and helpfulness: as, for example, visits of devotion to the tabernacles, even every day;...and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament publicly exposed."
Pope Pius XII
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The Plan


A Proposed Plan for the Post-Eucharistic Revival Era: Realizing St. John Paul II’s Vision of Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration in Every Parish
By Steven Lovison, M.A.Theology, Founder of Adoration Servants and Lead Servant since 2004.

Began 2/7/25 in the Presence of the Blessed Sacrament (Feast of Bl Pope Pius IX & St Romuald) worked on throughout the week often in the Presence of the Blessed Sacrament, and completed 2/15/25 on the feast of St Claude de la Colombriere who is famous for his preaching against the evil of Catholic lukewarmness to the Eucharist.

Purpose
The purpose of this document is to propose and describe a plan to bring about a love of Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament such that it will not be just a flash in time but rather an ongoing, growing, sustainable priority in the world. Details of the tasks involved will be identified but only to a point.More importantly will be a background of how we got to this point and how we are not likely to give this project the attention and priority it, i.e., Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Most Holy Eucharist, deserves.If we can come to see why it is unlikely that we who actually want to do this, will not likely do this, then maybe that epiphany will shock us into actually taking on this great project that can change the world. Maybe.

This plan will never be accomplished without the key members of the team truly believing in and living the plan. Otherwise we may be part of the “bigger problem” in the Introduction. I would ask that, if you think it would be helpful, you read this document in the Presence of the Blessed Sacrament.

Introduction
As we come to the close of the final third year of the Eucharistic Revival it may be good to look at the fruits without rose colored glasses. It has been stated the Eucharistic Revival was started due to a survey stating that only 30% of Catholics believe in the Real Presence, as if that was a recent revelation. It should be noted this survey result is not new. Similar survey results have happened a number of times in the recent past.

Certainly, at the time of the Revival announcement and during the initial months, growing Eucharistic Adoration was at the forefront as a goal. Bishop Cozzens most certainly talked about and encouraged Eucharistic Adoration and its importance.

As the Revival wore on, Adoration was less and less discussed, especially after the Indiana Congress event. I was not at the event but watched a number of Indiana talks with my mom and read various articles.I talked with people who did attend. There were many beautiful talks on many subjects, but I did not hear any that called for people to run to Eucharistic Adoration and to spend more time in the Presence of the Blessed Sacrament. This relates to the “bigger problem” soon to be identified in the Executive Summary.

Yes, there were obviously packed scheduled Adoration events in Indiana, but I was also told that after the last talk of the day ended, the Adoration chapel across the street was never full. It seems the Revival message prevalent at this time has been reduced to a rather vague suggestion to “be more Eucharistic.” While writing this proposal I could not help but be reminded of the swansong event of St Pope John Paul II, ie, the Year of the Eucharist from October 2004 to October 2005 during which John Paul II passed away in April 2005.

I suspect we are moving toward a Post-Revival era that Bishop Timothy Freyer warns of in the “Jesus Thirsts” movie. We were moved by the revival but almost immediately the urgent takes priority over the important. People get excited for the important in the moment but then the urgencies of life bring them back to wherever they were prior to the excitement.

I want to say this is exactly what happened after the 2004-2005 Year of the Eucharist but actually during my relook at that year—one which I monitored closely and was very active in with my work with Adoration Servants—I see that the proposals at the conclusion of that year were pretty much ignored and have since been forgotten. (see Appendix II & V)

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”We are at risk of repeating a past of lost fruits from the 2004-2005 Year of the Eucharist which could be said to have helped us to a world where only 30% of Catholics believe in the Real Presence. The muckraking author Sinclair Lewis, in his novel Elmer Gantry about the Protestant revivals from 100 years ago, has an important lesson, nicely captured in the Burt Lancaster/Jean Simmons movie of the same name. A revival moves people but only during the heat of the revival. Once the people go back to their home Churches, nothing really changes, the revival flames are extinguished, and the people go back to a lukewarm normal.

I have been supporting Eucharistic Adoration Chapels around the country for over 20 years and it has been my life mission for all those years, uncomfortably within my financial means. I have also owned a copy for the Vatican Exhibit of Eucharistic Miracles and have been bringing it to Churches since 2007. While there has been more of a Revival-inspired demand for the Miracles Exhibit than normal, almost all parishes that display it fail to tie that event to any significant, tangible call to spend more time in Eucharistic Adoration, daily Mass, prayer.

There is another survey that has been around for years that should really get more publicity than the 30% survey. That survey reports that 70% of men who enter the seminary have participated in Eucharistic Adoration prior to entering the seminary.

 On that note a simple Executive Summary follows.

This document assumes the reader has an understanding of the Catholic Faith, of the Real Presence, of Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and of Eucharistic Adoration.


Executive Summary
 Some of the 30% who believe want to be in the Presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, especially when Our Lord is exposed in a Monstrance. It is a fact that more souls come to visit Our Lord’s Physical Presence when He is exposed. While the Revival bemoans only 30% believe, the teaching of Our Lord to St Margaret Mary, among others, brings up an even bigger problem than those who believe in the Real Presence but who are indifferent. Indifferent. They do not visit Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. By their actions it seems they do not believe in Jesus’ desire to be with us physically and His power to have a tremendous impact in our lives and the lives of others. As will be mentioned again, St Mother Teresa said that abortion will end when every parish practices significant Eucharistic Adoration. She credited her daily hour of Eucharistic Adoration with giving her the strength to live a life amongst the poorest of the poor.

Like the 2004-2005 Year of the Eucharist, the current Eucharistic Revival has generated excitement and great efforts.But like that Year of the Eucharist, the Revival runs the risk of “being lost in time, like tears in rain.”Scattered, individual efforts will bear some fruit but ten years from now a survey could very well report the same 30% belief in the Real Presence.Is that what we want?Again?

Upon completion of the 2004-2005 Year of the Eucharist, a Synod of Bishops gave a series of proposals to Pope Benedict XVI who took those proposals and made recommendations(see Sacramentum Caritatis). In addition the Congregation of Priests called for extreme growth of Eucharistic Adoration strongly suggesting a full time priest who would be dedicated to the growth of Eucharistic Adoration in every diocese.

Most of these proposals never really happened. (see Appendix II & V)

There was an event even before 2004 that actually produced incredible fruits which are still visible today:the 1993 Eucharistic Congress in Spain.

At that Congress St Pope John Paul II said: “I hope that ... perpetual adoration, with permanent exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, will continue into the future. Specifically, I hope that the fruit of this Congress results in the establishment of perpetual Eucharistic Adoration in all parishes and Christian communities throughout the world.”

Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration growth took off after 1993 and continued strong for some 15 years but then began to taper off. In 2005, Adoration Servants was involved in an effort to create an Inter Diocesan Eucharistic Adoration Society (I.D.E.A.S) which lost momentum due to a series of events and was forgotten. This could be looked at a milestone of Eucharistic decline.

The Post-Revival Catholic World currently needs a tangible goal to make the vague goal of “be more Eucharistic” bear maximum fruit for years to come.

Our post-revival goal should be to publicly, loudly, continuously, and with significant resources, make the 1993 call of St Pope John Paull II to have Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration in every parish in the world a reality.

To achieve this goal the Most Holy Eucharist, the Mass, and Eucharistic Adoration cannot just be mentioned here and there and be given the same kind of priority any other effort is given, be that organization be prayer, good works, whatever.

First and foremost, this goal to make Perpetual Adoration a reality, needs to be publicly declared and supported by bishops as well as priests much more noticeably than takes place today, however, immediate progress need not be hampered by postponed perfection.Work can begin immediately. Eucharistic Adoration is primarily a lay ministry.Lay people must act as the Eucharistic Guardians and manage the effort. It cannot become a burden on the pastors, priests, and deacons.

The way to do that is to establish a group, we will call them “Eucharistic Guardians”, dedicated to growth of Eucharistic Adoration with both the autonomy and authority to act decisively in order inspire the Catholic faithful at the diocesan and parish levels. This group should provide key tools to aid parishes in growing Perpetual Adoration, in managing Perpetual Adoration, and in advertising Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration.This group will foster communication and collaboration across dioceses, religious communities, and lay apostolates while avoiding unnecessary bureaucracy. It will offer resources, guidance, and strategic leadership, ensuring that Eucharistic Adoration is not only sustained but expanded in every parish. By operating with focused purpose and a commitment to action, this group will serve the Church as a driving force in transforming Eucharistic Adoration into an enduring and universal reality that will bear great fruits. Eucharistic Adoration growth should be given priority, without apology, over other ministries.The more time people spend with Jesus in the Eucharistic, the more Jesus will inspire them to all other good works. John 15:5 “Without Me you can do nothing.”

The mission of this group is to offer up time, talent, and treasure in the service of those people who are supporting, promoting, and administrating Eucharistic Adoration.The goal is to make the work of Adoration Management easier and more effective, primarily through prayer and communications but especially through the use of computer systems, to facility growth of Eucharistic Adoration. The vision of the group is for its tools to be used around the world tangibly uniting adorers in their Eucharistic Adoration efforts and leveraging resources for the Glory of God and salvation of souls.

Along with clergy to provide spiritual direction and guidance, this group needs a lay leader who can make progress immediately.

The “Plan” section this document will put forth a general tasks on how this can be achieved based on Steve Lovison’s 20 years of being obsessed with the Eucharist using his professional skills as a system developer supporting Adoration at parishes around the country as well as his experience in the corporate world.

Steve has put his non-profit organization, Adoration Servants, as the top priority of his life.Self-funded as his time, treasure and talents could afford for these past 20 years, he has supported Dioceses and Chapels around the country in their Adoration efforts.He has made his computer consulting business secondary in his life allowing it to support his family and his Adoration efforts. His consulting business has supported corporations and has done so with better quality, at less cost, more productively, and with less resources than is typical of large corporations.And the Catholic Church in indeed a large corporation.

System support of this nationwide effort should have a full time person who loves the Eucharistic, has experience supporting Adoration and has system development knowledge to get quality systems in place that are actually efficient and efficacious.These systems and projects will constantly be improving.

Much of this document has been outlined and written during Eucharistic Adoration, following the example of John Paul II who did much of his writing in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament.It is a good plan.It is a plan that will do what Bishop Timothy Freyer said needs to be done in his homily after the Indiana Congress, ie, to bring people into Jesus Presence.It is that simple and that difficult.We need to get people to come to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament so that He can inspire them to live the Gospel.We need Eucharistic Adoration with Exposition because it is proven that more souls visit our Lord when He is exposed in a monstrance than hidden in a Tabernacle.

Make no mistake! The more Eucharistic Adoration, the better Mass attendance!

Let us get souls to the Physical Presence of our Lord by growing Perpetual Adoration with a formal, experienced, supported infrastructure.

The Plan
 Key to the plan is those who will play a major role in this effort. They must find time to have at least one holy hour of Adoration a week, preferably scheduled.We must practice what we preach.The main rule of the Church regarding Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament is that Jesus must never be exposed and left alone.Reposing the Blessed Sacrament more that twice in a 24 hour period should be an exception, not a norm.

At the same time, Individual parishes should not be lorded over. The most liberal are often the most restrictive when it comes to Eucharistic Adoration but yet at the same time excessive leniency should be avoided. Throwing a towel over the Monstrance multiple times a day, for example, should not be a common practice.

Every Diocese should have a committee devoted exclusively to Eucharistic Adoration and much like what is done for vocations, a separate website devoted to Eucharistic Adoration

A Change in Outlook and Action
 The Eucharist is the Source and Summit of the Catholic Church and as such the Mass and Adoration should be the most important activities of the Church.The great book “Soul of the Apostolate, should be a must read for anyone on this team to grow Adoration.This book explains how the interior life is more important than whatever ministry people choose to be involved in.Eucharistic Adoration as a Ministry is more important than Donut Ministry, Fraternal Organizations, Festivals, Political Action, and so on. St Mother Teresa for example said that abortion will end when every parish practices significant Eucharistic Adoration.She did not say political Marches for Life would end abortion.She did not say marches were bad, but she did not say they were most important.If this advice was followed from Mother Teresa, 40 Hours of Adoration would be common place during major marches for life.

Confirmation candidates, catechumens, YAM members should be encouraged to take an adult role in the Church and take at least one scheduled holy hour per week at a chapel with scheduled Adoration. Parents of Religious Ed kids should be taught the importance of Mass and Adoration. Stop treating your people like kids when it comes to faith.

A number of Eucharistic Congresses around the country during the Revival did not even have an Adoration table. This is an indication of a lack of importance give to the Eucharist, even during the Eucharistic Revival.

THERE MUST BE MORE EMPHASIS AND PROMOTION ON EUCHARISTIC ADORATON AFTER THE REVIVAL THAN THERE WAS DURING THE REVIVAL AND THAT EMPHASIS MUST LAST FOR YEARS TO COME. This will take work.Dedicated, supported work.