um...if i'm a *deacon* could i adore at home?

[Ziggamafu]

...cause that would STILL be so cool. Whether or not it's kosher, I actually do personally know a deacon that takes the eucharist to prison ministry and keeps our Lord in a place of honor in his home throughout the week.

[Cam42]

[quote name='Ziggamafu' date='Oct 11 2005, 07:10 AM']...cause that would STILL be so cool. Whether or not it's kosher, I actually do personally know a deacon that takes the eucharist to prison ministry and keeps our Lord in a place of honor in his home throughout the week.
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No, that is not appropriate. The Blessed Sacrament cannot be kept at home, it must be reserved in a church or a duly consecrated chapel. It is not appropriate for the Blessed Sacrament to be kept at home for private adoration.

[quote name='Can. 934'] §1. The Most Holy Eucharist:

1/ must be reserved in the cathedral church or its equivalent, in every parish church, and in a church or oratory connected to the house of a religious institute or society of apostolic life;

2/ can be reserved in the chapel of the bishop and, with the permission of the local ordinary, in other churches, oratories, and chapels.

§2. In sacred places where the Most Holy Eucharist is reserved, there must always be someone responsible for it and, insofar as possible, a priest is to celebrate Mass there at least twice a month.[/quote]

[quote name='Can. 936'] In the house of a religious institute or some other pious house, the Most Holy Eucharist is to be reserved only in the church or principal oratory attached to the house. For a just cause, however, the ordinary can also permit it to be reserved in another oratory of the same house.[/quote]

[quote name='Can. 938'] §1. The Most Holy Eucharist is to be reserved habitually in only one tabernacle of a church or oratory.

§2. The tabernacle in which the Most Holy Eucharist is reserved is to be situated in some part of the church or oratory which is distinguished, conspicuous, beautifully decorated, and suitable for prayer.[/quote]

When Canon Law speaks about a "house," it is not a private home, but rather a convent or monestary.