Evening prayer with Benediction

Benediction is a brief solemn service of adoration of God in the most holy sacrament of the altar.​

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Format

• Opportunity for quiet worship and meditation

• Begins with a time of silent prayer before the Blessed Sacrament followed by traditional Benediction

• Healing ministry is expressed in the laying on of hands with prayer, and in anointing the sick with oil

• Host from the tabernacle is placed before the congregation to reflect on the Bread of Life during a period of silence

• People are blessed with the Host and service concludes by reciting the Diving Praises

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The service evokes a sense of continuity and transcendence of the presence of Christ through the ages.