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Eucharistic Adoration: The Best Time You Will Spend on Earth
It is wonderful to know that those who enter our parish not only come into a building but also come into the loving, merciful arms of Christ.
“If someone comes into our church and they are upset or in angst, we encourage them to go to the Adoration Chapel,” says Candace Sperati, who serves as the English Administrator of the Adoration Chapel alongside Urania Mitchell, who serves as the Spanish Administrator. “We know it will give them the peace they need to get through their struggles.”
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It is also wonderful to know that 24 hours a day, year-round, Our Lord is quietly waiting for each of us to come visit Him in our Adoration Chapel. With marvelous humility, He rests exposed, offering His Sacred Heart to each one of us through the Most Blessed Sacrament. Through the extraordinary gift of Eucharistic Adoration, Christ longs to show us the infinite love of His Father in an intimate, powerful way.
“We have had Perpetual Adoration at our parish continually since 1995,” Candace says. “Adoration is a place where you can sit with Jesus one-on-one, just listening to Him talking to your heart. It is a place where you can let go of the world and just be with Jesus. When you are there with Him, He shines His grace and blessings upon you.”
Over the years, many adorers have testified to how their prayers have been answered in amazing ways through adoration.
“God hears the prayers that you offer to Him in adoration,” Candace says. “Even if you don’t see your prayers being answered immediately, you can be sure that Jesus has heard them, and the will of God will come to be. We have a witness book in the chapel where people record testimonies of prayers being answered through adoration.”
In fact, each adorer has a beautiful story of how Jesus led them to first start coming to adoration.
“Adoration helps me so much in my life,” Candace says. “I started coming about seven years ago. The former coordinator asked me to help run it. I had just become a Catholic, so I wasn’t really sure what she was asking of me, but I knew she needed help, so I decided to do it. Then, the Legion of Mary started an Adoration Committee and I began working with them to get the chapel in a good position.”
Impressively, they also have stories of how He has led them to increase their devotion to adoration more and more over time.
“In RCIA, they encouraged us to take an hour a week, and now I take three hours a week!” Candace says. “At first, as a new Catholic, I didn’t realize the benefits of adoration, but I definitely see it now. One of the hours I used to take and would like to start back up again is a Reparation Holy Hour at 7 p.m. on Fridays, which included praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet, the Rosary, and a prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus for priests.”
Furthermore, there are several organized Holy Hours of Adoration that take place regularly, such as a Holy Hour for Life and a Rosary for Life Holy Hour. Those who sign up to pray for an hour may choose a weekly, bi-weekly, or one-time option. Various ministries at our parish take responsibility for covering different Holy Hours regularly as well.
The Blessed Sacrament, Our Lady of Sorrows, crucifix and tabernacle
The Blessed Sacrament, St. Joseph with child Jesus, and Our Lady of Lourdes with Bernadette in the Grotto
The Blessed Sacrament
