Listen to God in the Silence

 Silence is the Language of God

“There is nothing like the atmosphere of a quiet chapel and the splendor of the monstrance to help you understand the truth of what is happening in Adoration. We are truly before Jesus Christ, His Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity. The more you sink into that silence in front of the Host, the more you’ll realize that the only response is awe and wonder at the greatness of our God.”   (Ruth Kennedy - CatholicLink)

If you don’t spend time in our chapel you may be missing a life altering event.

All are welcome!

Not Good To Come Up Short!

 You Don’t Want To Come Up Short!

Every golfer knows one of the greater frustrations is to stroke a ball for what would be a birdie putt only to realize it wasn’t hit hard enough to even reach the hole.  Is there something in that statement we could learn about our relationship with God?  Why not hit your ‘relationship’ a little harder by spending time in the Adoration Chapel?

You might have something to brag about when you get to the heavenly clubhouse.

Precious Moment

Precious Moment

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, even if only for a few minutes, is a precious and intimate time of prayer with the Lord.  It affords a special opportunity for a “heart-to-heart” with our savior.  It is time you give to God so that he can use it to mold you into what he created you to be.

Jesus says “I so long for you to visit Me in Eucharistic Adoration.”  Why don’t you?

Stop by the chapel for a moment.

Become More God Like

 Become More God Like

Pope Benedict XVI reminds us in one of his writings about the Eucharist, “This body is not the ever-dead corpse of a dead man, nor is the blood the life-element rendered lifeless.  No, sacrifice has become gift, for the body given in love and the blood given in love have entered, through the Resurrection, into the eternity of love, which is stronger than death.”

The liturgy lets us transcend the present by moving toward the future, and that future is present in what is happening in the liturgy.  We have the opportunity in every liturgy to become more and more like God.

So why aren’t we all much more ‘God like’?  Why do we have trouble carrying the ‘good’ within us beyond the parking lot when leaving Mass?

Truth is we are leaving with the seed of ‘good’; but to profit we have to take action to reinforce it and let it grow so it becomes part of our being.  How do you do that?  

We don’t - God does.  We have to give God enough of our time so that He can nourish the seed of ‘good’ that was planted during the Eucharist.  That seed has everything in it to grow and blossom and help us become a beautiful and productive child of God.  A good way to nurture Christian growth is simply to sit in the presence of our Creator.  

Here at IHM we are blessed with the Adoration Chapel were we can sit silently in the presence of our Creator and experience a direct, personal encounter with the living Christ.  Through that encounter the seed of ‘good’ grows and changes us from the inside out.

Take advantage of this great blessing.  See you in the Chapel.