Mary Guides His Church

Just before His ascension into heaven, Our Lord said to His followers:  "It is now time that as true and faithful disciples you become teachers of the Faith to all men.  I am about to ascend to My Father.  But I leave with you in My stead My own Mother as your Protectress, Consoler and Advocate, and as your Mother whom you are to hear and obey in all things.  He who knows My Mother knows Me.  He who hears her hears Me.  And who honors her honors Me."
   The Life Of Mary As Seen By The Mystics  p.224

Adoration Newsletter for July/August 2020 has been published

Our latest Adoration Newsletter has been published to the blog.

Of interest in this issue are:
     - Discussion on the 'Real Presence' in the Eucharist with a link to a YouTube presentation on the 'The Eucharistic Miracle of Buenos Aires'

     - Update of Adoration Schedule in light of Covid-19

     - The last installment of a 3 part series on the "Fruits of Adoration"

     - List of current opportunities to sign-up for your own hour with God

     - Article about St Peter Julian Eymard - a great proponent of Eucharistic Adoration and early in his career an Oblate of Mary Immaculate priest.  The founder of The Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament.

Click on "Pages" in the left hand column and go to 'Adoration Newsletter July-August 2020'

Adoration Subs During Winter Months

             As we experience winter weather some of our older Adorers may have difficulty traveling to fulfill their Adoration commitment and will be asking for a substitute.  Some of these requests could be generated with short notice. 

            We currently have 74 people registered as a substitute for Adoration.  With that large number we shouldn’t have a problem filling a request for help - but we do - on occasion we have requests that are not filled.  It’s the old 80/20 rule.

            If you told God you wanted to be part of His team by being a sub, I encourage you not to ignore your Adoration eMail.  Open it - read it - check your calendar, and if you are able - make a commitment.  That action WILL NOT go unrewarded.

Learn how to set the day of week and hours you are available to sub:

   (this will limit the number of emails received for sub requests)

Set Your Sub Hours

Adoration Newsletter - Jan/Feb 2020

If you read only one thing today ... be sure it's the latest Adoration Newsletter.

Adoration Newsletter - Jan/Feb 2020

The IHM Adoration schedule has a few 'Open Hours' we would like to see filled.

If you would like to join the ranks of the regular Adorers, please goto the link below to sign up.

Adoration Sign-up

Advent - Love - wk4

Dear Jesus, may the light of your love always shine in our hearts.  As Christmas draws closer, we marvel at your great love for us.  Let your love transform every aspect of our lives and touch everyone we encounter.  Our hearts are open to you, Jesus.  Amen

Advent - Joy - wk3

Dear Jesus, help us focus on you during this busy season.  May we stay aware of the joy you bring into our lives.  We want to find you in the everyday moments and come with hearts of gratitude to your manger on Christmas.

Amen.

Eucharistic Adoration helps prepare our hearts for Christmas!

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Adoration - A Plenary Indulgence

A Plenary Indulgence is the remission before God of ‘all’ the temporal punishment due to be suffered for already-forgiven sins.

A Catholic, being in the state of grace, can gain a Plenary Indulgence by many different prayers and works of piety, including:

Making a visit to the Blessed Sacrament to adore Him for at lease one half hour.

In addition to the Visit, these three conditions are required:

1. Confession
2. Holy Communion
3. Prayer for the Holy Father’s intentions.
   (One Our Father and one Hail Mary suffice)

The three conditions may be fulfilled several days before or after the performance of the prescribed work; it is fitting, however, that Communion be received and the prayer for the intention of the Holy Father be recited on the same day the work is performed.

In addition, to gain a Plenary Indulgence, a person’s mind and heart must be free from all attachment to sin, even venial sin.

If one tries to gain a Plenary Indulgence, but fails to fulfill all the requirement, the indulgence will be only partial.

(From the leaflet “How to Gain a Plenary Indulgence,” TAN, Imprimature Most Rev. Thomas G. Doran, Bishop of Rockford, March 31, 1998)