Due to the All Souls Day Mass, there will be no Eucharistic Adoration on Wednesday, November 2nd at the Cathedral. If you have any questions or concerns please call the parish offices. Thank you.
WEDNESDAY - Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Wednesday evenings from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at the Cathedral Chapel there is a holy hour with Eucharistic Exposition, Adoration, Compline Prayers, and Benediction.
THURSDAY - St. Louis Parish
On Thursday evenings from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at St. Louis there is a holy hour with Rosary, Eucharistic Exposition, Adoration, general intercessions, and Benediction.
FIRST FRIDAYS - Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
On the First Friday of each month from 6:00-7:00PM, there is an "Hour of Power" at the Cathedral Chapel, which includes Eucharistic Exposition, Adoration, a short reflection, and Benediction.
O Come, Let Us Adore Him!
"In a world where there is so much noise, so much bewilderment, there is a need for silent adoration of Jesus concealed in the Host. Be assiduous in the prayer of adoration and teach it to the faithful. It is a source of comfort and light, particularly to those who are suffering."
-Pope Benedict XVI, February 22, 2007
For 2000 years, Catholics have believed Jesus to be truly present in the most Holy Eucharist, just as He taught His disciples in John 6. We believe that at each celebration of the Mass, bread and wine are truly transformed into the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. Therefore, Jesus comes to be present with us not only spiritually, but physically. In the Eucharist, Jesus is just as present with us in the disguise of bread and wine as He was in the disguise of a man 2000 years ago when He walked the earth.
Therefore, if Jesus is truly present (body, blood, soul, & divinity) in the most Holy Eucharist, then we can gaze upon Jesus and worship Him in His physical presence. Therefore, we are blessed with the awesome opportunity to worship Jesus through Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, or most Holy Eucharist. In Eucharistic Adoration, the Eucharistic Host (the Body of Jesus) is placed in a monstrance to be adored.
All faithful are invited to spend time before Jesus, Our King and Our God, truly and fully present in His Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity, in the appearance of Bread and Wine which have been consecrated at Mass: the Most Blessed Sacrament.
“You shall do homage to the Lord Your God;
Him alone shall you adore.”
-Matthew 4:10