How to bring kids to Adoration
Three tips to help your experience of adoration with your children
Do you want to bring your kids to adoration but don’t know where to start?
Jesus said, “Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” - Mathew 19:14
But how can you bring kids to adoration if they are complaining, crying, and pulling each other’s hair? “Let the children come to me.” Jesus’ words and encouragement is for you, with your children. Bringing your kids to adoration will never be perfect, but Jesus will bless you and your children every time you go!
Here are a couple of tips to help your experience of adoration with your children:
1. Let your kids know it’s Jesus. Make sure your kids know they are visiting Jesus. They can talk to him, tell him thank you for all the people and things they are grateful for, or simply sit in His loving presence.
2. Prepare Engaging Activities: Bring hands-on, quiet activities to keep your children occupied and focused during adoration. Consider items like a prayer book or a felt Mass play set. Or an adoration journal, adoration board book, or adoration coloring book (You can use our code, “catholicstoriesforchildren” for 10% off all Catholic Sprouts items).
3. Keep It Short and Simple: Begin with a shorter time, perhaps starting with just five minutes, and gradually increase the duration as your children become more used to attending adoration.
Prayer for the Revival, Our Lady of Fatima
My God, I believe, I adore, I hope and I love you! I beg pardon for those who do not believe, nor adore, nor hope, nor love you. Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, I adore You profoundly. I offer You the most precious Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ, present in all the tabernacles of the world in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges, and indifference by which He is offended. And, through the infinite merits of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg of You the conversion of sinners. Amen.
What are your tips for bringing kids to adoration? Reply and let us know.
When you have kids, the effort it takes to get to adoration is a pilgrimage.
So adoration really began from the time you wrestled yourself into committing to going, through the time it took to get everyone dressed and the bag packed and the final “try the potty” moment, and seatbelts buckled, and then answering 46 questions while you’re driving to church, and then getting everyone from the car to the chapel… and return trip also can be part of the pilgrimage.
My main thing would be to remember we are running a marathon not a sprint. Later in life, when our kids are on their own and can make the choice, we want them to have a positive association with church and adoration that draws them there.
Try not to get caught up in the little noises and annoyances they’ll bring to adoration. And don’t let other people’s judgement of little kid noises be prioritized over bringing your children to adoration.
And even if adoration is only 5 minutes because one of your kids starts having a tantrum because their sock is loose or something… Jesus sees that you offered like the widow with the penny.