Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration
Following the request of Pope John Paul II in 1981 to establish Perpetual Adoration Chapels in parishes throughout the world, a Perpetual Adoration Chapel at Saint George's Church was established in June of 1996 with faith-filled adorers coming from about 13 different parishes. In order to have sufficient adorers to allow two people to be present at every hour of every day and night, a number of neighboring parishes have committed themselves to bringing about the successful completion of this Eucharistic endeavor.
Those who make Perpetual Adoration of the Eucharist an important part of their lives soon find Christ in the Eucharist becoming more central to their lives. Perpetual Adoration wins many graces for the individual, the family, the parish, the diocese, the universal Church, and the world. Anyone who makes the sacrifice to participate in this sacred endeavor will be blessed a hundredfold. He or she will come to a deeper understanding of the Eucharistic presence and be drawn closer to a spiritual relationship with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Let us make every effort to find the time to spend an hour with Him who loved us so much that He suffered and died for our salvation that we might be blessed with eternal life with Him in His glorious kingdom of heaven.
This hour Jesus wants you to spend with Him is spent in any way you want. You may bring your own prayer books, use the books in the chapel, read the Bible, pray the Rosary, or just sit, relax and enjoy the sweet peace that comes from simply being in the Presence of God. You may feel you can't pray well. Don't let this discourage you. The mere fact that you take time out at a specific time each week to spend an hour with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament pleases Him very much, and is in itself a prayer of great faith. Please remember that Perpetual Adoration in a parish is not just for a day, a week, a month, or a year. Rather it is for always. It is not temporary, but ongoing, lasting, permanent. Pope John Paul II says that: "Our essential commitment in life is to grow spiritually in the climate of the Holy Eucharist."
If anyone should ask you, therefore, how long Perpetual Adoration lasts in a parish, please tell them that Perpetual Adoration lasts as long as Our Lord's love for us in the Blessed Sacrament lasts, which is forever. 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.
The Chapel of the
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
is located on the first floor of the Parish Center.
It is open to visitors 24 hours a day.
Please consider committing for one hour per week at your convenience.