Be The Light
Adoration
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HE WAITS FOR YOU.We invite you to come to our adoration chapel because we want you to encounter Jesus.
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- Adoration Hours
- What Is Adoration
- St. Gabriel's Goal
- Become A Committed Adorer
- Adoration Chapel Etiquette
- Saint Relics
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Adoration Times
- Monday 8:30 AM to 9:00 PM
- Tuesday 8:30 AM to 9:00 PM
- Wednesday 8:30 AM to 9:00 PM
- Thursday 8:30 AM to 9:00 PM
- Friday 8:30 AM to 9:00 PM
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what is eucharistic adoration?
Eucharistic adoration is the act of worshipping God as He is present in the consecrated Euchartist. Since the Last Supper, when Jesus broke the bread and distributed the wine, saying, "This is my Body" and "This is my Blood," Catholics have believed that the bread and wine no longer merely baked wheat and fermented grape juice, but the actual living presence of the Second Person of the Trinity. Spending time before the Blessed Sacrament, in prayer and devotion, is exactly the same as spending time before the living God. Adoration occurs whenever someone kneels in front of the tabernacle that contains the Blessed Sacrament, genuflects toward the tabernacle, bows before receiving the Blessed Sacrament at Mass, or, in a more focused way, when the Blessed Sacrament is exposed for adoration.
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Our Goal
Our long-term Adoration goal at St. Gabriel's is to offer Perpetual Adoration, 24 hrs a day/7 days a week! By God's grace and the intercession of our Blessed Mother, we will get there.
Perpetual Adoration is a Eucharistic devotion where members of the parish unite in taking hours of adoration before the Most Blessed Sacrament, both during the day and throughout the night, seven days a week.
May Jesus present in the Holy Eucharist be always adored and honored. Amen.
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Join our Adoration Ministry
Thank you for wanting to join our adoration team! We appreciate your time and efforts in this holy endeavor.
You can sign up to be a weekly committed adorer or substitute below:
(If you are interested in becoming a sub, the password to sign up is "subpass")
Adorer Sign Up
We have several hours that still need to be filled, specifically, ones that have only one adorer. The goal would be to have two adorers per hour time slot.
Finding a Substitute:
If you cannot come for a particular week, please find a substitute on your own. You can find a list of potential subs below:
Find A Sub
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Adoration Chapel EtiquetteThe Adoration Chapel is a place of great reverence. Jesus in the Holy Eucharist is present in the Monstrance at the front and center of the chapel. Our attitude should be one of reverence, quiet, and awe when we are in the chapel.
When we enter the chapel our attention should be on Our Lord and Savior present in the
Eucharist. All of our “devices” should be silenced or off as we focus our attention on Jesus and quiet our minds and hearts.
Before entering a seat, we should demonstrate our reverence and adoration of the Lord by
genuflecting on one or two knees or bowing from the waist, known as a profound bow, and
acknowledging His Holy Presence. When we leave the chapel, we should once again
demonstrate our love and gratitude by genuflecting on one or two knees, as we are physically able, or making another profound bow.
Our time in adoration is a time of quiet prayer and meditation in the presence of Jesus. The
Eucharistic Chapel is a place of quiet and peace
**The Holy Eucharist should never be left alone**
There should always be at least one adorer in the chapel when the Holy Eucharist is in the
Monstrance! If your time for adoration is over and the next scheduled person has not arrived, please use the phone in the chapel to call for a sub.
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Twelve Relics on display
Our adoration chapel has 12 beautiful relics on display:
1. Saint Joachim
2. Relic of a stone from the House of Loreto, Locus of the Incarnation and of the Apparition of St. Gabriel the Archangel to the Blessed Virgin.
3. Relic from Saint Anne
4. Relics of the body of St. Maria Goretti (Virgin and Martyr).
5. Relic of blood-soaked bandaging of St. Padre Pio.
6. Relic of the Hair of St. Teresa of Calcutta.
7. Relics of the flesh of St. Gabriel of our Lady of Sorrows.
8. Relics of the flesh of St. Pius X (Pope and Confessor).
9. Relics of the bones of St. Anthony Mary Claret (Bishop and Confessor).
10. Relic of the Wood of the True Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
11. Relic of the Burial Shroud of Our Lord Jesus Christ kept at Turin, Italy.
12. Relic of the Veil of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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"The time you spend with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the best time that you will spend on earth. Each moment that you spend with Jesus will deepen your union with Him and make your soul everlastingly more glorious and beautiful in heaven and will help bring about an everlasting peace on earth."
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