Perpetual Adoration   (updated 3/1)

Continuous Perpetual Adoration has begun! Adoration is taking place from Sunday at 4pm until Thursday at 4pm.

Please Note: The church doors do not unlock until 7am so Adorers with a 7am holy hour should arrive no earlier than 7am.  The church doors lock at 9pm so 9pm adorers should arrive a little before 9pm.

We are hoping to extend continuous adoration until mid afternoon on Fridays but need the following times filled to do so.
 
Thursday -   4, 5, 7 and 10 pm
Friday - 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 am and Noon;

If you can not sign up for a regular hour, please prayerfully consider being a substitute adorer especially anyone who lives close enough to help cover in the event an adorer does not show up or has an emergency and can't make it.   

Thank you and God Bless you!

You can now sign up for a weekly holy hour, become a substitute adorer or  find a substitute adorer by clicking on the adoration pro link above. 

• To sign up for a weekly holy hour, click on the link and then select "weekly commitment" then follow the instructions.
• To become a sub, click on the link and select "become a sub" and then follow the instructions.
• To find a sub in the event you are unable to meet your weekely commitment click on the link and then  select "find a sub" , use password subpass and follow the instructions.

You may also sign up or find a sub,by contacting one of the Divisional captains listed to the right.

Easter is the greatest Christian feast and it symbolizes the fullfilment of our faith as Christians.  Christ
destroyed our bondage to sin through his death and brings us the promis ot new life in Heaven and on earth
through his resurection.  In practicing the 3 pillars of Lent we prepare for Easter Sunday - the greatest of all
Sundays and Easter time the most important of all liturgical times.

Prayer:    Deepening our prayer life during this time will help us to draw closer to God.  Adortion is a form of
prayer where we come before our Lord, truely present in the Most Holy Eucharist.  Its a great time to reflect on
our baptismal promises and pray for the grace to live them more fully.  Its a time to reflect on our weaknesses
and sins and to seek the grace of our Lord to help us to overcome themand  to grow in holiness...to "be perfect
as our Father in Heaven is perfect".  Lent is a time to turn away from our sins and prayer can help us to receive
the grace we need to humbly confess our sins.  

Fasting: Fasting is a practice linked to Lent that has been practiced by the Catholic Church for a long time. 
The early Church fasted intensely for two days before the celebration of the Easter Vigil. This fast was later
extended and became a 40 day period of fasting leading up to Easter. Vatican II called us to renew the
observance : “…let the paschal fast be kept sacred. Let it be celebrated everywhere on Good Friday and,
where possible, prolonged throughout Holy Saturday, so that the joys of the Sunday of the Resurrection may
be attained with uplifted and clear mind”   During lent we are called to fast on Ash Wednesday and on Good
Friday.and abstain from meat on all Fridays during lent.  Fasting gives us the discipline we need to stop bad
habits and develop good virtues   It also helps us to remember and become more aware of the sacrafice that
Christ made for us.   Again Eucharistic Adoration gives us the opportunity to reflect more deeply on Christ's
sacrafice.  St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta said "When you look at the cross, you understand how much Jesus
loved you.  When you look at the Sacred Host, you understand how much he loves you now.

Almsgiving:  Almsgiving, the third pillar of Lent, is our response to Jesus' command to love one another.  
When we give to those in need we are following this commandment.   As we read in Mt 25:40: "And the KIng
will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me'."  
Its important to share the blessings we've been given whether it be our time, our talents or our treasures.

It is not enough that we just pray more, sacrafice /give things up and give to the poor during lent.  We are
called to pray, fast and give alms in an intentional way because lent is about conversion.  Its about changing
and being transformed or conforming our lives to Christ.  The goal should not be to do things differntly only
during lent but to do these things so that they may change us and our lives forever.