Adoration | Fridays | 10 AM to 8 PM in the chapel ( located in the Parish Center)
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Adoration Times
- Friday 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Adoration is every Friday in the Chapel of the Holy Family (located in the parish center). All are welcome, any time. The reposition of the Blessed Sacrament will be at 8 PM.
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could you give an hour to god?
Stop by any time for prayer. Everyone is welcome.
For all-day adoration to continue, someone needs to be in the chapel with the Blessed Sacrament at all times. If you are able to give an hour on Fridays, once or twice a month, or every week, email Teri Morlani for details. Ideally we would like to have two people present every hour.
We know sometimes things come up unexpectedly. We also have and are compiling a list of people who have offered to be a substitute in case someone is unable to fulfill their time. If you would like to be added to this list call the office at: 978-664-3412. Or email her at [email protected].
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Adoration Hour for Change & discernment
In our current time, we are seeing more and more influences in our society that go against our Catholic beliefs and doctrine. Sometimes, this can be painful or confusing. The Pro-Life group would like to invite you to participate in an hour of silent adoration, to pray for clarity, for the end of evil in our world, for someone you know who may be away from the faith, or maybe you are struggling to find answers. Adoration is a time for quiet prayer and to be with God. The quiet prayer offers a time to also listen to what God might want you to know.
The hour of adoration for change and discerment is every Friday, at noon, in the Chapel of the Holy Family, to silently pray against evil, for peace, and for understanding. Please join them when you can.
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bishop Mark responds
Why should I go to adoration? What is the purpose when I can pray at home?
Peace be with you.
Praying at home is certainly an excellent thing to do and if that is working for you, then you could stay with your routine. Let me ask you (and all of our readers) two questions about it?
- Are you actually praying at home? You certainly can find God anywhere if you have a set time and a routine, and are able to find silence. For many though, our homes are full of distractions and things to do. We either just don’t get around to a quiet time of prayer or we find we never move into any deep kind of prayer. In analyzing your prayer life, evaluate yourself on what you do on a normal day. On a light day, we may find time to pray and on a busy day we may fail to pray and that is natural, but how about a normal day - are you actually praying?
- Is God reaching you in prayer or are you filling all of the time with words? Words or set prayers are holy and good and help us to appropriately speak and hear God. At some point however, God desires to speak with you - this only usually comes with meditation and silence. We pray as a community at Mass each Sunday. We pray at meals and before bed, and when we say the Rosary or the Divine Chaplet or whatever your aid. We pray intercessory prayers for our family and friends, and the many things we ask God to help us and our world for, but our souls crave silence. This is harder to achieve for some than others - some are blessed with this ability and others find it very hard to even imagine. When was the last time you were so peaceful in prayer and focused that you felt a powerful presence of God?
Ok, I have asked you questions before I answered your question.
Here are some reasons to try adoration:- It gets you out of your house to a set place where there is silence and few distractions.
- Before you is the Blessed Sacrament - the True presence of God for you to gaze upon and adore.
- Setting a time each week to do a Holy Hour will increase your ability to find silence.
- Remember Martha and Mary - Martha was doing wonderful things for Jesus, but Jesus says that Mary has chosen the better part - she was at his feet adoring. You will find if you try it, that it is indeed the better part - Jesus is present and He is calling you.
- In the silence before the Blessed Sacrament you will find peace and direction for your life, is that not attrative to you?
The bottom line is that if you try this and stick with it, you will no longer ask “Why should I” but you will find that it is an enormous privilege and exactly what your soul is craving and you might ask, “Why haven’t I come before?”
Blessings on you and your families,
Bishop Mark
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