If you don’t have that ‘flame’ burning in your soul maybe its time you got off the couch and on your knees in the Adoration Chapel. We all can find more time to pray … if we WANT TO. Give it a try … you have nothing to loose, and eternity to gain. You don’t have to commit to an hour (although Jesus likes it when you do), just stop by and pray awhile.
Jesus may not have needed my hour of Adoration, but I sure needed the consolation and instruction inherent in His presence. See you in the chapel.
The Gentle Breeze
It was mentioned in a recent article of the Catholic Herald that there has been in recent times a discernible increase in those drawn to Eucharistic Adoration in parishes and communities, and particularly among young people. Adoration stands as an antidote to the noise and busyness of our world.
As we hear from the account of Elijah at Horeb, the Lord was not in the mighty wind, fire or earthquakes but in “the gentle breeze” (1 Kings 19: 9a, 11-16) After encountering that “gentle breeze” Elijah covered his face with his cloak and stood at the entrance of the cave. “The gentle breeze” might be the Lord calling us from the Blessed Sacrament, and the cloak the call to humble and prostrate ourselves in Adoration.
When you visit the Adoration Chapel this week place yourself in the Real Presence of Our Lord Jesus Christ and enjoy His peace and quiet. He will move your heart.
We often sin for no reason but an incomprehensible lack of love, and He offers us salvation for no reason but an incomprehensible excess of love.
Are You Listening?
“The entire Ignatian spirituality is based upon the fact that God is constantly communicating to us in his own mysterious way. We truly have the capacity to know and do his will precisely because he is constantly trying to communicate it to us. There is no better place to listen to the Lord and learn his will for us than before the Blessed Sacrament. The heart that truly seeks to hear Christ’s voice will soon come to understand that he has way of communicating to us in Adoration.”
“ … the Heart of Jesus in the tabernacle always has something to say to you.”
(The Bishop of the Abandoned Tabernacle Victoria Schneider)
“Come Away And Rest Awhile”
When you need a quiet place to get away and rest a while, go to the Adoration Chapel. There you will find the peace and quiet of God’s Love.
“Eucharistic Adoration is the foundation for all our other acts of holy warfare.”
Jesus-Shock p46
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
Thank You Lord For The Gift Of Eucharistic Adoration!
“When you look at the Crucifix, you understand how much Jesus loved you then. When you look at the Sacred Host you understand how much Jesus loves you now.”
Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta
“St Paul wrote that the transforming power of gazing upon the Eucharist changes us into His likeness.” (2 Cor 3:18)
“To converse with You, O King of glory, no third person is needed. You are always ready in the Sacrament of the Altar to give audience to all. All who desire You always find You there, and converse with You face to face.
St Teresa of Avila
“Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament has His hands full of graces, and He is ready to bestow them on anyone who asks for them.”
St Peter of Alcantara
“Silence in the religious sense signifies God-awareness. What matters in silence is not our external situation but our inner disposition. It is a matter, not of keeping our mouth shut, but of opening our heart to God.”
Kallistos Ware
Why don’t you join the growing number of fellow parishioners who are making a weekly hour in the Adoration Chapel part of their regular routine. Click here to find a convenient hour: https://adorationpro.org/schedule.php?org=ihmmi&languageMain=english
“Go, gather, teach, pray.” Our Lady of Good Help
Heartfelt Adoration
Adoration must be “in spirit”, which in a sense makes it a loving act of will that as a human being we can do anywhere and at anytime. You don’t have to be in church, or in the chapel, to adore God in your heart. The secret to being successful to spontaneously adore in your heart is to condition the heart through ‘chapel time’.
Only the Blessed Mother was able to adore anytime and anywhere … the rest of us have to work at it to be successful.
Adoration ‘in spirit’ allows you to pause whatever it is you are doing, and simply bring to mind the presence of God in your heart. It is a beautiful and rewarding practice which truly is a gift of the Holy Spirit. If you cannot do this … you need to practice and to pray.
If you are not a regular Adorer in our Chapel, here is a good place to start: Available Schedule
