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All parishioners are encouraged to visit Jesus in adoration at any time, for any length of time that they are able. However, there is a great need for regular adorers to commit to an hour or serve as substitutes.
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ith Advent beginning and the Christmas season around the corner, many of us are left wondering how we can best welcome the Infant Jesus into the depths of our hearts. Amid the hustle and bustle that too easily smothers out the peace of Advent, we need to take serious steps to make sure we prepare our souls to receive the glorious message of Christ’s salvation and celebrate His Holy Birth. One such step is by spending time with the True Presence of Christ in Eucharistic Adoration. “Going to adoration is a great way to prepare your heart to welcome the Christ Child,” says Debbie Pfeifer, a member of the Adoration Committee who handles the scheduling. “When you spend time with Jesus in adoration, you spend time with the ‘reason’ for the seasons of Advent and Christmas. Amid the noise, hustling, and bustling of that time of year, it helps you spend time in silent recollection. It gives you such a deep connection with Him!” For the past 20 years, our parish has had the beautiful blessing of Perpetual Adoration, meaning that Jesus has been exposed in our Adoration Chapel 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It is currently organized by a dedicated Adoration Committee, which is headed up by Duncan Taylor. Only God knows the countless graces and favors that have been showered down upon our parish family and the world around us because of this Eucharistic blessing in our midst. “One time, Fr. Larry Richards (a priest featured on Dr. Ray’s show on the Eternal Word Television Network) gave a Lenten retreat at our parish and said that wherever there is a Perpetual Adoration chapel, abortion will not remain in that area,” Debbie says. “And in fact, our local abortion clinic has closed! Going to adoration can also help those who are grieving. Over the years, I have received calls from people all over the diocese, requesting to come to adoration at our parish because they have lost a loved one,
