Other ways of offering devotion to the Eucharist outside Mass are: Eucharistic Benediction is usually the way in which Eucharistic processions and the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament are concluded. The Eucharistic Benediction is performed by a priest or a deacon. Since the blessing with the Most Holy Sacrament is not a form of Eucharistic devotion by itself, it must be preceded by a brief period of exposition which allows for a period of prayer and silence. It is not permitted to expose the Blessed Sacrament for the sole purpose of imparting a blessing. 238