Jesus Is the Example

 Jesus Is the Example

“We know Jesus prayed regularly.  And He bids us to do the same.  He tells us to share our troubles and concerns with God, to petition Him, to thank Him, and to praise Him for His many blessings, including life itself.  He encourages us to bring our shortcomings and sins to Him with contrite, humble hearts in times of prayer as well as in the sacrament of reconciliation.”
  (The World According To God - F. X. Cronin)

Following Jesus’s example it’s important to find some quiet time and moments in the midst of our busy days to strengthen our relationship with God.  We need to learn to bless, praise, and openly call on God and the Holy Spirit to intervene in our lives so we can experience the peace that can come from spending time with our Eucharistic Lord.  This is not as hard as some think it is … God is Love … and the closer we get to Love the easier it gets to find those moments to strengthen our relationship with God.  The more you do it, the easier it becomes.

 Why Do People Go?

“The ways of visiting the Blessed Sacrament must be as varied as the souls of men.  Some love to go there to listen; some to speak; some to confess to Him as if He were their priest; some to examine their consciences as before a judge; some to do homage as to their king; some to study Him as their Doctor and Prophet; some to find shelter as with their Creator.  Some rejoice in His divinity, others in His sacred humanity, others in the mysteries of the season.  Some visit Him on different days by His different titles, as God, Father, Brother, Shepherd, Head of the Church, and the like.  Some visit to adore, some to intercede, some to petition, some to return thanks, some for consolation; but all visit Him to LOVE.”

   Frederick William Faber, The Blessed Sacrament

Be counted among the growing number of parishioners who spend an hour each week in Eucharistic Adoration.  Let God know you’re committed by signing up for an hour at:

https://adorationpro.org/schedule.php?org=ihmmi&languageMain=english