Just Teach Sheets – Adult November Week 3 2025

Adult Track

November Week 3
Theme: The Mass & the Eucharist
Focus: The Real Presence of Christ and Eucharistic Adoration
Audience: Adult Catholics (practising, returning, or newly formed)

Weekly Goal

To deepen understanding and love for the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist — Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity — and to foster a life of adoration that flows from faith in His abiding presence in the tabernacle and the Mass.

What You’ll Need

This sheet

Bible

Catechism (CCC 1373–1381)

Journal or notebook

Opening Prayer (Daily)

Lord Jesus,
I believe You are truly present in the Holy Eucharist.
Teach me to adore You with faith,
to visit You with love,
and to recognise You in every moment of my day.
May my heart become a living tabernacle of Your presence.
Amen.

Day 1 – What “Real Presence” Means

Teaching:
The Church teaches that Jesus Christ is truly, really, and substantially present in the Eucharist — not symbolically or spiritually alone, but in His full divinity and humanity.
When the priest consecrates the bread and wine, their substance changes into Christ Himself. This miracle is called Transubstantiation.

Luke 22:19–20 – “This is My Body… This is My Blood.”
CCC 1374: “The Body and Blood, together with the Soul and Divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ, are truly, really, and substantially contained in the Eucharist.”

Reflection:
If Jesus is really there, then the church is not just a building — it is a dwelling place of God Himself.

Questions:

What do I believe happens at the words of consecration?

How can I express my faith in Christ’s Real Presence in daily life?

Day 2 – “I Am With You Always”

Teaching:
Jesus’ promise to remain with His people (Matthew 28:20) is fulfilled most powerfully in the Eucharist.
After Mass, the consecrated hosts are reserved in the tabernacle so that Christ can be adored and the sick can receive Communion.

Exodus 25:8 – “Let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.”
CCC 1379: “The tabernacle is to be situated in churches in a most worthy place… the presence of the Lord is signified by the sanctuary lamp.”

Reflection:
Every Catholic church in the world is a little Bethlehem — a place where “God-with-us” remains.

Questions:

How do I behave when I enter church?

Does my body language show I know Jesus is here?

Practice:
This week, pause briefly to pray whenever you pass a Catholic church. Whisper:

“Jesus, I believe You are here.”

Day 3 – Adoration: Being Still with God

Teaching:
Eucharistic Adoration is prayer before the Blessed Sacrament, exposed in a monstrance or reserved in the tabernacle.
It’s not “extra” devotion — it flows directly from faith in the Real Presence.
As St John Paul II said: “Jesus waits for us in this sacrament of love. Let us be generous with our time.”

Psalm 46:10 – “Be still, and know that I am God.”
CCC 1378: “In the liturgy we express our faith in the real presence… by genuflecting or bowing deeply as a sign of adoration.”

Reflection:
Silence before the Eucharist purifies the soul. In that silence, God speaks to the heart.

Questions:

Have I made time for quiet adoration recently?

What distractions keep me from spending time with Jesus?

Practice:
Spend at least ten minutes this week in silent Adoration. Don’t fill the time with words — simply look at Him, and let Him look at you.

Day 4 – The Fruits of Adoration

Teaching:
Adoration changes those who adore. The more we spend time before Christ in the Eucharist, the more our lives take on His peace, mercy, and humility.

2 Corinthians 3:18 – “We all, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His likeness.”
CCC 1391–1397: Communion strengthens charity and commits us to the poor; adoration deepens that interior union.

Reflection:
Many saints found strength in silent Adoration:

St Teresa of Calcutta: “The time you spend with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the best time you will spend on earth.”

St John Vianney: “He looks at me, and I look at Him — that is enough.”

Questions:

How has prayer before the Blessed Sacrament changed me?

What interior fruits can I recognise — peace, clarity, compassion?

Practice:
Write down one grace or insight you receive from Adoration this week — even if it’s just peace or silence itself.

Day 5 – Living the Presence

Teaching:
Adoration does not end when we leave the church. The Christ we adore in the Eucharist is the same Christ we must serve in others.
If the Eucharist is truly Jesus, then every person we meet bears His image.

Matthew 25:40 – “Whatever you did for one of the least of these, you did for Me.”
CCC 1397: “The Eucharist commits us to the poor.”

Reflection:
The goal of Adoration is transformation. We become living tabernacles — carrying Christ’s presence into our homes, workplaces, and the world.

Questions:

How can I live Eucharistically this week?

Who most needs Christ’s peace through me today?

Weekend Wrap-Up – What We Learned

Christ is truly present — Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity.

The tabernacle is His dwelling place among us.

Adoration is an encounter with the living God.

Time before the Eucharist transforms our hearts.

We are sent to live His presence in the world.

Reflection prompts:

“What do I believe about Jesus’ presence in the Eucharist?”

“How can I make adoration a regular part of my life?”

Journal Prompts

“Lord, in Your presence I feel…”

“The more time I spend before You, the more I…”

“Help me to live Your presence in…”

Apologetics for Adults

“Isn’t it just a symbol?” → Jesus said, “This is My Body.” (Luke 22:19). The earliest Christians worshipped the Eucharist as Christ Himself.

“Why adore the Eucharist outside Mass?” → Because Jesus is truly there. Love naturally desires to be with the beloved even beyond formal worship.

“I don’t feel anything in Adoration.” → Faith, not feeling, brings us close to Christ. Silence often hides His greatest work in the soul.

“What if I don’t have time?” → Ten quiet minutes before the tabernacle can re-centre an entire week.

Catechism Extension

CCC 1373–1379 – The Real Presence.

CCC 1380–1381 – Adoration of Christ in the Eucharist.

CCC 2691 – The church as a place of prayer and presence.

Further Reading

Mane Nobiscum Domine (John Paul II)

Sacramentum Caritatis (Benedict XVI)

The Hidden Manna – Fr. James O’Connor

Visits to the Blessed Sacrament – St Alphonsus Liguori

Eucharistic Miracles and Eucharistic Saints – Joan Carroll Cruz

Closing Prayer

Jesus, my Lord and my God,
I thank You for remaining with us in the Eucharist.
Deepen my faith in Your Real Presence,
draw me often to Your tabernacle,
and transform my heart to reflect Your love to the world.
Amen.