Perpetual Adoration
Perpetual Adoration
The Adoration Chapel
OPEN
6:00 AM – 11:00 PM EVERY DAY
The Catechism of the Catholic Church says, “for the deepening of the faith in the real presence of Christ in his Eucharist, the Church became aware of the meaning of the silent adoration of the Lord present under the Eucharistic species” (n. 1,379).
Saint John Paul II reminds us, “The hour is coming, and now is here, when true worshipers will worship the Father in the spirit and truth”(Jn 4, 23), Jesus had said to the Samaritan woman at the well of Sicar. The adoration of the Eucharist “is the contemplation and recognition of the real presence of Christ, in the sacred species, outside of the celebration of the Mass (…) It is a real dialogical encounter by means of which (…) we open our-selves to the experience of God (…) It is equally a gesture of solidarity with the needs and with the needy of the entire world”(Document base of the Congress, n. 25) And this Eucharistic adoration, by its own spiritual dynamic, must lead to the service of love and justice for the faithful…Before the real and mysterious presence of Christ in the Eucharist – a “veiled” presence, since it is seen only with the eyes of the faith – we understand with new meaning the word of the Apostle John who knew so much of the love of Christ: “He who does not love his brother whom he sees, cannot love God whom he does not see” (1 Jn4, 20).
We invite everyone to take advantage of the opportunity offered by this chapel to pray before the Blessed Sacrament. We are always in need of people to be present before the exposed Eucharist in the Chapel, even if you only wish to be a substitute. If you would like to offer an hour of your time please contact the parish office (607-324-5811).
Join us in offering this wonderful opportunity to the people of our parish
Eucharistic Adoration is offered 24 hours a day, seven days a week in our parish. This opportunity is available in our Parish Adoration Chapel located at 27 Erie Ave. In order to access it after 7:00 pm an access code is needed. Please contact the Parish office is you are in need of the changing code.
