Decree on Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration

by Pontifical Council for the Laity

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With "a lively appreciation of the purpose of the 'Association of Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration,' as an association of the faithful dedicated to promoting Eucharistic worship and devotion, and having as "a particular character of its apostolate of prayer that of perpetual adoration before the exposed Blessed Sacrament" (Statutes: Preamble);

Bearing in mind that the said Association has already promoted, over a considerable number of years, experiences of "Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration" in numerous parishes and dioceses of various countries, always with due respect for the liturgical directives of the Catholic Church and in communion with the Diocesan Ordinaries and the parish priests concerned;

Considering also that the said Association intends to develop communication and cooperation with other approved associations of Christ’s faithful that pursue similar purposes;

After receiving the testimony of Bishops of various countries who know, appreciate and encourage the "Association of Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration";

After having studied and revised the statutes of the Association and having found them to be in harmony with the doctrine and discipline of the Catholic Church;

Observing that "competent ecclesiastical authority alone has the right to erect associations of the Christian faithful which set out to teach Christian doctrine in the name of the Church or to promote public worship or which aim at other ends whose pursuit by their nature is reserved to the same ecclesiastical authority." (CIC Can. 301, 1)

The erection of the Association of Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration as a universal and international public association of the faithful, with juridic personality, in accordance with Book II, Part I, Title V of the Code of Canon Law, and the approval of its Statutes, the original text of which has been deposited in the Archives of the Pontifical Council for the Laity.

From L'Osservatore Romano August 5, 1991, Statutes Approved for the Recently Established Association of Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration.

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