First-time adorers
You only need to come.
Step-by-step entry, what to do at the door, what to say when you do not know what to say.
Monstrance Publishing
Come Before Him
A Catholic Prayer Book for Eucharistic Adoration
A chapel companion for those learning to pray before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
He is waiting for you.
In adoration chapels throughout the world, Jesus Christ — truly present in the Most Blessed Sacrament — keeps watch. This small book helps you come before Him.
Inside
A chapel in your hands
- ✦What Adoration is and what to do when you enter
- ✦Guided visits of five minutes, fifteen minutes, thirty minutes, or a Holy Hour
- ✦Prayers for when you are anxious, lonely, angry, numb, or not sure what you believe
- ✦Scripture for Adoration
- ✦Traditional prayers of the Church
- ✦A path to Confession
- ✦A way to close your visit and carry Him with you
Written for the chapel, not the bookshelf
Young adults & returning Catholics
Prayer for a restless heart.
Honest prayers for the anxious, lonely, angry, numb, or uncertain — meeting you where you are.
Parishes & campus ministries
A reverent gift for every pew.
Designed to live in chapel racks, retreat baskets, and the hands of new Catholics for years.
Editions
Chapel Edition & Parish Edition
Chapel Edition · 5×7
Hardcover
Cloth-bound, gilt-stamped, sewn binding. Made to last a lifetime of visits — for the home, the chapel rack, or a gift.
$29.95
Order the Chapel EditionParish Edition · Bulk
Custom Back Matter
Add a custom spread with your parish's Adoration, Confession, and Mass times. Quantity pricing begins at 250 copies.
from $16 / copy
Request a Parish QuoteA Pocket Edition softcover is also available for retreats and giveaway tables. See Pocket Edition.
Bulk Orders & Parish Customization
A custom edition for your parish or campus
Add a custom back-matter spread with your parish's Adoration hours, Confession times, and Mass schedule. Quantity pricing begins at 250 copies. We handle layout, proofing, and shipping.
Sample Chapter
Something Holy Is Beginning
In the summer of 2025, a vast field near Rome filled with young people from around the world. They brought questions about purpose, love, loneliness, suffering, and whether Jesus can still be encountered in the uncertainty of modern life.
As night fell, Pope Leo XIV led them toward silence before the Blessed Sacrament. The Holy Father gave them an invitation both ancient and immediate: adore Christ in the Blessed Sacrament.
This book begins there.
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Before the Silence
Silence your phone. Put away what divides your attention. Not because technology is evil, but because love asks for presence.
Bring a Bible or this book. Bring a rosary if it helps you contemplate Christ. Then sit before Jesus without rushing.
You only need to come.