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Why Perpetual Adoration? |
| PRACTICAL - The more we limit the hours of Adoration, the more we limit the availability of Christ to His people. When a chapel is opened all the time, then everyone in the parish can participate, because everyone thinks "Well, I can definitely find at least one hour once a week to go to be with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament." |
POSSIBLE - When the Archangel Gabriel appeared to the Blessed Mother and told Mary that she was to be the mother of Jesus, her response was "How can this be, I know not man?" And many people, when we present to them the Church's teaching on transubstantiation, also say "How can this be?" The answer that the Angel gave to Mary about how she was to be the Mother of Jesus, is the very answer that explains how the breadbecomes the Body of Christ, and the wine becomes the Precious Blood of Christ. The Angel said to Mary, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the most High shall overshadow you." And in that same wonderful passage it says, "For with God all things are possible." Luke 1:26 - 37 |
| PERSONAL - The Pope calls the whole people of God to a personal relationship with Jesus, Our Savior, in the Blessed Sacrament. Without coming before Him in quiet moments of prayer then we diminish our faith in His Real Presence. It's by taking time out to be with Him in the Blessed Sacrament that our relationship with Our Lord begins to increase, and grow and blossom. If a husband and wife do not take time out to speak, to bond, to be together, that relationship is going to diminish. If they do take time out to be together, it's a sign that they value each other's company. It's a sign that their relationship, their friendship, and their bond means so much to them. Jesus takes time out to be with us. |
| FRUITFUL - Bishop Sheen made a Holy Hour once a day, Pope John Paul II made two Holy Hours every day and Mother Teresa made three Holy Hours in the Presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, every single day. And we see the fruitfulness of their lives. And that serves as a model, as an example, that our lives will be fruitful also, when we unite ourselves to the vine, Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. |
| COMMUNITY - The Lord calls us to build community and a civilization of love. Perpetual Adoration builds community. The Eucharist is the Sacrament of unity, Jesus unifying His people. Today a growing number of people feel alienated from the Church. They feel lost among the multitudes. Perpetual Adoration helps those people feel more personally involved with Christ, His Church and the People of God. |
| EVANGELIZATION - Perpetual Adoration is affirmation of our faith. Through this constant vigil of prayer, we give witness to our belief that God is truly dwelling with His people. |
| LOVE - Perpetual Adoration lasts as long as Our Lord's love for us in the Blessed Sacrament lasts. As long as Jesus loves us enough to want to be with us day and night, then we want to love Him enough to be with Him day and night. |
| HIS GRACES - Each holy hour that you make brings the world and everyone in the world closer to Christ. |
| TRANSFORMATION - Through Perpetual Adoration the Christian will bring about the radical transformation of the whole world. |
BECAUSE JESUS INVITES EACH OF US - "Could you not watch one hour with Me?" Matt. 26:40 - 41 |
Commitment to Perpetual Adoration
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| Each adorer commits to being a critical link in an unbroken chain of love offered to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament whereby the parish proclaims Him King, by giving to Him the honor and glory due His name through Perpetual Adoration. "These are the ones who have survived the great period of trial. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. It was this that brought them before God's throne; day and night they minister to Him in His temple. He who sits on the throne will give them shelter...for the Lamb on the throne will shepherd them. He will lead them to springs of life-giving water and God will wipe every tear from their eyes." Rev. 7:14 - 17. |
| Therefore, the parishes of Holy Cross and Our Lady of Guadalupe will contribute to the coming of the Eucharistic Reign of Christ; for when there are enough chapels of Perpetual Adoration proclaiming Christ King, He will claim His kingdom. As scripture promises: "then I saw a new heaven and a new earth...there shall be no more death or mourning, crying out or pain for the former world has passed away." Rev. 21:1, 4 |
