Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament - Part I of V

06-02-2024Letter from the PastorFr. Don Kline, V.F.

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Peace and Joy in Our Eucharistic King!

Hopefully, you have people in your life who are or who have inspired you to grow in holiness. As I get to know the holy men and women who are now Saints in heaven, I am continually inspired by their heroic lives. How did these ordinary people end up living such extraordinary lives? One thing I can point to is their love for Our Lord… a love often fostered by spending time in His Real Presence in Eucharist Adoration. Here is what some of the Saints have said about Eucharistic Adoration.

“In one day, the Eucharist will make you produce more for the glory of God than a whole lifetime without it.” – St. Peter Julian Eymard

“We should consider those moments spent before the Blessed Sacrament as the happiest of our lives.” – St. John Vianney

“Every time we look at the Blessed Sacrament our place in heaven is raised forever.” – St. Gertrude

“The greatest love story of all time is contained in a tiny white Host.” – Archbishop Fulton Sheen

“A thousand years of enjoying human glory is not worth even an hour spent communing with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.” – St. Padre Pio

“The Eucharist is that love which surpasses all loves in Heaven and on earth.” – St. Bernard

“Nowhere does Jesus hear our prayers more readily than in the Blessed Sacrament.” – Blessed Henry Susson

“I encourage Christians to visit Jesus present in the Blessed Sacrament, for we are all called to abide in the presence of God.” – Blessed John Paul II

“In the presence of Jesus in the Holy Sacrament we ought to be like the Blessed in Heaven before the Divine Essence.” – St Teresa of Avila

“Any time spent before the Eucharistic presence, be it long or short is the best-spent time of our lives.” – St. Catherine of Genoa

“In the Eucharist is all the power that created the universe and all the love that redeemed it!” – Msgr. Franklin Hurd

“My greatest happiness is to be before the Blessed Sacrament, where my heart is, as it were, in its center.” – St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

“In the Mass and in Eucharistic Adoration we meet the merciful love of God that passes through the Heart of Jesus Christ.” – Blessed John Paul II

We are blessed to have our own St. Bernadette Perpetual Adoration Chapel. I am going to spend some time over the next few weeks sharing the incredible blessing perpetual adoration can be for our parish community, our families, and for our adorers. It is my hope that many people will be inspired to become a committed adorer of Our Eucharist King.

To begin perpetual adoration, we will need at least 336 committed adorers. Why do we need 336 people? For exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament to happen 24/7, we need at least 2 people for each available hour of a 24-hour week. These committed adorers will then be praying for our parish, offering words of gratitude, bringing petitions, glorifying God and enabling a multitude of graces to be showered upon us all for the glory of God and the salvation of souls.

Please join us for our Parish Eucharistic Mission with Fr. Declan Gibson on June 3rd and 4th at 6:30pm in the church. Fr. Declan travels to parishes throughout the United States offering Eucharistic missions to assist in the establishment of Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration.

To be continued…

God Bless,

Fr. Don Kline, V.F.,
Pastor