When we come before the Blessed Sacrament in any Catholic church, it isn't as if we're kneeling before Christ; we are actually doing so, because this is His Body. He is as present to us as He was to His disciples. In this Petition Before the Blessed Sacrament, we acknowledge Christ's presence and ask Him for the grace to serve Him as we should.
Petition Before the Blessed Sacrament
Believing all that Thou, my God, hast in any way revealed to us--grieving for all my sins, offenses, and negligences--hoping in Thee, O Lord, who wilt never let me be confounded--thanking Thee for this supreme gift, and for all the gifts of Thy goodness--loving Thee, above all in this sacrament of Thy love--adoring Thee in this deepest mystery of Thy condescension: I lay before Thee all the wounds and wants of my poor soul, and ask for all that I need and desire. But I need the grace to use well Thy graces, the possession of Thee by grace in this life, and the possession of Thee forever in the eternal kingdom of Thy glory.
