Mary's Voice in Today's World

Our Lady's Message at Medjugorje

 August 25, 2019

“Dear children!

Pray, work and witness with love for the Kingdom of Heaven that it may be good for you here on earth.

Little children, God will bless your effort a hundred fold; you will be witnesses among peoples, souls of unbelievers will feel the grace of conversion and Heaven will be grateful for your efforts and sacrifices.

Little children, witness with the Rosary in hand that you are mine and decide for holiness.

Thank you for having responded to my call. ”

Develop the habit of praying before the Blessed Sacrament.  Join the ranks of regular Adorers in the Adoration Chapel at IHM.

Check out the open hours to see where you can step-up and be helpful by committing to an hour a week in the presence of Our Lord.

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Contact List of All IHM Adorers

List of all IHM Adorers.

The list of current Adorers has been updated as of August 06, 2019.  The list is broken down into six hour blocks and below are links to each block stored on the blog.  

List of Adorers Midnight to 6AM

List of Adorers 6AM to Noon

List of Adorers Noon to 6PM

List of Adorers 6PM to Midnight

Click on the link to check your information and see contact information of all adorers within that time frame.  Please treat this information on a ‘need to know basis’ and respect everyone’s privacy.

Updated sheets have also been put into the 3 ring binder on the counter in back of the chapel in case you need information while in the chapel.

If any changes need to be made please email those to me.

Thanks to everyone for your support of the Adoration Ministry.

Tom Kartes

t.kartes@comcast.net

Just A Verbal Thank You Doesn't Seem To Be Enough

"God is bread when you’re hungry, water when you’re thirsty, a harbor from the storm. God’s father to the fatherless, a mother to the motherless. God’s my sister, my brother, my leader, my guide, my teacher, my comforter, my friend. God’s the way-maker and burden-bearer, a heart-fixer and a mind-regulator. God’s my doctor who never lost a patient, my lawyer who never lost a case, my captain who never lost a battle. God’s my all in all, my everything.

God’s my rock, my sword, my shield, my lily of the valley, my pearl of great price. God’s a god of peace and a god of war. Counselor, Emmanuel, Redeemer, Savior, Prince of Peace, Son of God, Mary’s little baby, wonderful Word of God."

   Sr. Thea Bowman (1937-1990)  Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration

Don't you just feel you need to give a little more back to the God of Love?

Why not join the ranks of regular Adorers at the IHM Adoration Chapel?

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The Unique Power of Eucharistic Adoration

As told by Our Lord Himself to a Benedictine Monk:

"More good can be done in a single hour of adoration than in a hundred days of uninterrupted preaching and apostolic labors, for when you are with Me, I am working for you.  Time spent in My presence is not time lost.  It is the multiplication of time and the magnification of your limited strength into an energy that comes from Me, an energy by which I will do great things through you."
  In Sinu Jesu  p.223

If you're not already scheduled for an hour each week in the presence of God, now may be the time to consider it and start reaping the benefits.  It's easier to do than most people think ... and you won't know unless you try.

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(reused June 4, 2023)

Setting Your Sub Hours

If you are signed up as a substitute for Adoration you have been receiving eMail requests generated by the software AdorationPro.  eMails are sent based on the hours you specified you were available to take the place of someone in the chapel.

If you did not specify what days and what hours during those days you were available the system defaulted you to 24 hours every day.  That could be the reason you're getting so many eMails; and maybe you're seeing requests for times that your schedule simply does not allow you to spend an hour in the chapel.

The good news is ... you can fix that.

The link below takes you to an instruction page showing you how to reset your available sub hours.  It's very easy - only takes a couple minutes.  We encourage all subs to rethink your availability and the next time you get a sub request to adjust times in your profile if needed.  A more accurate listing will make for a stronger system.

Change Your Sub Hours

Change Through The Living Presence

"When we participate in the practice of perpetual adoration, we put ourselves in direct contact with the God of presence and mission.  Our action as adorers pales in the face of God's action to infusing us with the spirit of the Divine Being.  We are changed dramatically just by being in this living presence and being open to the action of our gracious God.

We become instruments of God's peace, mercy, joy, consolation, or courage.  The more we celebrate the small miracles of daily life, the more we realize the very personal action of God in our daily living."
   Reflections in the Franciscan Tradition

"Eternal Father, I surrender to your presence and action within."

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Practice Silence To Hear God

There are few things that help us converse with God more than 'silence'!

What we mean is 'interior silence', or what some call the inner silence of the heart.  If you don't have this inner silence of the heart you're not going to be able hear the voice of God.  Anyone can develop this inner silence; to do so you begin by practicing exterior silence.

When Jesus' followers asked Him to teach them to pray He advised them: “when you pray, go to your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.” (Matt 6:6)  As you practice exterior silence, God is gifting you with the 'silence of the heart' that you need to hear Him talking to you.

The effects of 'silence' are cumulative.  The more you practice it - the better you get at it - the better you get at it - the better your relationship with God.

The next time you are in the Adoration Chapel try to sit for a few minutes quietly in Gods' presence.
Try not to use your mind in any way to pray.  Try not to think about dinner, or what shopping needs to be done, or tomorrows doctors appointment.  Just consciously be with God - sitting in the same room with His Being.  As you sit quietly in His presence you begin to grasp in your heart the great love He has for you.  The beautiful thing is you don't have to say a word because He knows what is in your heart, and you perceive that knowledge.

As you practice this exterior silence you will notice the change in your ability to use the interior silence to improve your relationship with God.  As your relationship gets better you will find more peace and joy.

"Lord, teach us to pray"

If you are not already a regular Adorer, you may want to consider becoming one.  Check out our openings on the website:

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