Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration
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Cold Weather Update - Feb. 12, 2021
The parish offices are closed Monday, Feb. 15, and will have limited hours on Tuesday, Feb. 16. If you need to reach a staff member, you can send them an email or call the parish office at 281-469-5533 to leave them a message.
Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Monday and Tuesday, but we encourage you to stay home and tune in via the livestream. Our chapel will also be closed for prayer on both Monday and Tuesday. We look forward to you joining us on Ash Wednesday as we begin Lent. Stay warm, and stay safe.
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Come and Adore!
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, our Adoration Chapel, which is the small chapel next to our Chapel, is closed.
The Chapel remains open for adoration and personal prayer from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday.
We will update this page when the Adoration Chapel has reopened.
In the meantime, Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration is currently available at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, and you can also click here for virtual Eucharistic Adoration. -
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What is Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration?
Based on the belief that Jesus is really and truly present in the Eucharist that is consecrated during the Mass, Eucharistic Adoration is the devotion of adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. This begins in the Mass with adoration by genuflecting or bowing to the tabernacle where the reserved Eucharist is kept, gazing upon the Eucharist during the consecration, and receiving the Eucharist in our bodies during Holy Communion. It then extends beyond the Mass in a holy hour with the Rite of Exposition and Benediction, and many parishes offer Eucharistic Adoration during an extended period of some amount of limited hours on select days. Some parishes, including CtR, offer Eucharistic Adoration on a perpetual (24/7) basis, and this is Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration.
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration consists of at least one person committing to adore during at least one hour every week. There are 168 hours throughout the week to ensure at least one person is present before the Blessed Sacrament during every hour of the week, although ideally there should be at least two people present at all times.
Therefore, all the faithful are invited to prayerfully consider signing up to adore weekly during an hour of their choice.
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The Impact of Adoration
Weekly adorers share why they are dedicated to Eucharistic Adoration.
"It is our place of total peace! I suffer from migraines and neuralgia and have absolutely no pain when there! If I could be there 24/7 I would. It is a miraculous place."- Mary N.
"In addition to Sunday Mass, this is another hour that my husband and I get to spend together. We are united as one with each other and our Savior and we feel blessed!"- Peggy S."It's incredible to know that the sense of calm and protection I feel when I am with Him are nothing compared to the astonishing yet quiet graces I am showered with when I am present before our Eucharistic Lord."- Teresa G."The time I spend in the chapel allows for quiet reflection, which always refreshes my spirit and gives me peace. I love this special time spent in adoration of our Lord and look forward to it each week. Commitment to this ministry is not a 'sacrifice' of time, but rather God’s tremendous gift to us! What can be better than having a special audience with our Lord before the Holy Eucharist?"
- Judy J.
"Adoration has helped me to set life aside for a while, to focus on Jesus and to rest in Him."
-James B.
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