Listen To The Voice of God

 Listen And You Will Hear

God always communicates with us, but to hear and understand the voice of God, you have to quiet your world and truly listen — “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.” (1 Samuel 3:9)

If truly listening you would hear Jesus’ invitation to spend an hour with Him in Adoration.  He invites everyone to get to know Him better by spending time in His presence and to become fully aware that the benefit of time spent with Him in this manner is priceless.

Over the twenty-four years IHM has had Eucharistic Adoration, graces received by our parish and to those parishioners spending time regularly before the face of God have been innumerable.  Every parishioner should want to participate because if we could see what’s happening at the Divine Level there would be no room in the chapel for additional people (24-7).

God gives us 168 hours every week — one of those hours should be spent at Mass - and I challenge you to show me anyone who could not free up one additional hour that could be spent in Eucharistic Adoration.

Listed below the current Adoration hours we need help filling by someone who would commit to being there every week.  This just may be the opportunity that God wants to tell you about if you would stop long enough to listen.  Don’t be afraid of getting stuck with a commitment, for we have a very good substitute program of volunteers ready to step in when a committed Adorer cannot fulfill their weekly hour.

Get To Know God's Attributes

 Who are You?

On one occasion when St. Faustina was reflecting on the Holy Trinity she asked “Who are You?”  She heard a voice reply: “Who God is in His Essence, no one will fathom, neither the mind of Angels nor of man.  Get to know God by contemplating His attributes.”

She goes on to say: “The first attribute which the Lord gave me to know is His holiness.  His holiness is so great that all the Powers and Virtues tremble before Him.  The pure spirits veil their faces and lose themselves in unending adoration, and with one single word they express the highest form of adoration; that is “Holy”.  The holiness of God is poured out upon the Church of God and upon every living soul in it, but not in the same degree.  There are souls who are completely penetrated by God, and there are those who are barely alive.”

“The second kind of knowledge which the Lord granted me concerns His justice.  His justice is so great and penetrating that it reaches deep into the heart of things, and all things stand before Him in naked truth, and nothing can withstand Him”.

“The third attribute is Love and Mercy.  And I understood that the greatest attribute is love and mercy.  It unites the creature with the Creator.  This immense love and abyss of mercy are made known in the Incarnation of the Word and in the Redemption of humanity, and it is here that I saw this as the greatest of all God’s attributes.” (St Faustina - Prayer Book for Adoration)

Spending chapel time in the presence of the Lord helps us get to know and understand His attributes.  Go to the website below and commit to an hour of Adoration each week by putting your name on any hour convenient with your schedule.  You will not be disappointed.

www.adorationpro.org/ihmmi

Jesus Is Not Alone

Jesus Is Not Alone

There’s a world of difference between knowing God through study and knowing God through love - let your love shine by spending more time in His presence and the presence of so many others.  Jesus is never, ever, alone in our chapel … His Father is with Him, the Holy Spirit is with Him, His Mother is with Him, the patriarchs and profits are with Him, the Apostles are with Him, all the angels and saints are with Him … if you’re not a regular adorer, why aren’t you with Him?

As we transition from Summer to Fall this may be a good time to make a commitment to spend time with other members of the Body of Christ in committed adoration.  Simply go to www.adorationpro.org/ihmmi - click on “Weekly Commitment”, then add your name to any hour that would be convenient to your schedule.  Do it now while it’s on your mind.

Unique Love From All Eternity

 Unique Love From All Eternity

“My Heart is, at every moment, ready to welcome you.  I desire your presence.  I want the attention of your heart.  I want your friendship in response to the friendship I have offered you.”

“My Heart has a particular love for you, a love that My Father destined for you alone and for no other from all eternity.  How it grieves My Heart when the unique love I offer a soul is spurned, or ignored, or regarded with indifference!” (In Sinu Jesu  p26)

One way to express your love for Jesus is to offer Him an hour a week in the Adoration Chapel.  Become a committed Adorer by signing up for an hour through AdorationPro and show Jesus your love by your action.

                                                               www.adorationpro.org/ihmmi