Author: Joanne J. Tibodeau

Adoration Tips
It’s Not All About Me!
Like Mass, Adoration isn’t necessarily about what we will get out of it. True, the graces dispensed by God help us grow in holiness, but the primary purpose of Adoration is right there in the name of the act: to adore the One present to us in the Eucharist.

St. Andrew
Christmas Novena
(Prayer to Obtain Favors)
Prayed 15 times a day from November 30 through December 24
Hail and blessed be the hour and moment in which the Son of God was born of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem in piercing cold.
In that hour, vouchsafe, O my God, to hear my prayer and grant my desires, (Mention your intentions here) through the merits of Our Savior Jesus Christ, and of His Blessed Mother.
Amen

God does not call the qualified, He qualifies those He’s called.

This National Eucharistic Revival is more relevant now than ever!
We literally need a cloud of witnesses (Heb 12:1) to testify to the transformative power of a relationship with Jesus in the Eucharist. When the going gets tough, the tough get on their knees before Jesus! Attending Mass and spending time with Jesus in Adoration can ignite the fires of Revival not only in your own personal life but through your families, communities and all over this country! Let us pray that these flames ignite a flicker of desire for Jesus in our brothers and sisters who are so far from our Eucharistic Lord!

National Eucharistic
Revival Links
To prayerful opportunities

What’s in the Spark Series?
Each daily reflection is designed to create time to pause from our busy lives and recall the goodness of God. We Encourage you to move slowly through these nine days with openness, cultivating greater awareness of God’s presence in you life.

Join other Prayer Partners for a time of intercession and encouragement as we continue to call on heaven for the grace of revival in the Church in the US.

Cosejos de Adoración
No se trata solo de mí!
Al igual que la Misa, la Adoración no se trata necesariamente de lo que obtendremos de ella. Es cierto que las gracias dispensadas por Dios nos ayudan a crecer en santidad, pero el propósito principal de la Adoración está ahí en el nombre del acto: adorar a Aquel que se nos presenta en la Eucaristía.

San Andrés
Novena de Navidad
(Oración para obterner favores)
Oró 15 veces al día desde el 30 de Noviembre hasta el 24 de Diciembre.
Salve y bendita sea la hora y el momento enque nació el Hijo de Dios de la purísima Virgen María, a medianoche, en Belén, en un frío penetrante.
En esa hora, concédete, oh Dios mío, escuchar mi oración y conceder mis deseos, (memciona aquí tus intenciones) por los méritos de Nuestro Salvador Jesucristo y de Su Santísmia Madre.
Amén

Dio no llama a los calificados, Él califica a los que es llamado.

Este Avivamiento Eucarístico Nacional es más relevante ahora que nunca!
Literalmente necesitamos una nube de testigos (Heb 12:1) para dar testimonio del poder transformador de una relación con Jesús en la Eucaristía. Cuando las cosas se ponen difíciles, ¡los duros se arrodillan ante Jesús! Asistir a Misa y pasar tiempo con Jesús en Adoración puede encender el fuego del Avivamiento no sólo en su vida personal sino también en sus familias, comunidades y en todo el país! Oremos para que estas llamas enciendan un destello de deseo por Jesús en nuestros hermanos y hermanas que están tan lejos de nuestro Señor Eucarístico!

National Eucharistic
Revival Links
To prayerful opportunities

Qué hay en la serie Spark?
Cada reflexión diaria está diseñada para crear tiempo para hacer una pausa en nuestras ocupadas vidas y recordar la bondad de Dios. Te animamos a avanzar lentamente durante estos nueve días con apertura, cultivando una mayor conciencia de la presencia de Dios en tu vida.

Únase a otros compañeros de oración para un tiempo de intercesión y aliento mientras continuamos invocando al cielo por la gracia del avivamiento en la Iglesia en los USA.

A Beginner’s Guide to Eucharistic Adoration

Dear Friends,
A couple of weeks ago, CARA released a new study to better understand what Catholics believe regarding the Church’s teaching on the Eucharist: Eucharistic Beliefs: A National Survey of Adult Catholics. The study reports that 64% of respondents (all over 18) indicate that they believe in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, but only 17% go to Mass on a weekly basis. This is not good news.
Even if 2⁄3 of adult Catholics express belief in the Real Presence, very few of them have truly encountered Jesus in the Eucharist. Tim Glemkowski, Executive Director of the National Eucharistic Congress, said it very well:
“What the recent study shows is the deep need for a true Eucharistic Revival, one that pushes past mere notional assent and awareness of the Church’s teaching but is about providing an encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist, leading to a lived relationship of discipleship. I read in this study echoes of the mandate Pope St. John Paul II gave to the Church in America just before the new millennium, ‘It is more necessary than ever for all the faithful to move from a faith of habit, sustained perhaps by social context alone, to a faith which is conscious and personally lived,’ (Ecclesia in America, 73). Invitation to all to the joy of this relationship is at the heart of the missionary conversion to which the Church is being invited by the Holy Father.”
I can’t think of a better example for us right now than our American Eucharistic Witness for October: Blessed Stanley Rother. This missionary priest from rural Oklahoma had a deep love for the Eucharist and for his people, which led to the shedding of his own blood—the ultimate witness! I’m so grateful to María Ruiz Scaperlanda (who wrote Bl. Stanley’s official biography) for her powerful essay and to Connor Miller for his original woodcut print!
You are reading this newsletter, you are watching The Pulse (don’t miss this week’s edition!), you are going to Mass and adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament: you are igniting the fires of Revival all over this country! Today, let’s pray that these flames ignite a flicker of desire for Jesus in our brothers and sisters who are so far from our Eucharistic Lord: especially the 83% of adult Catholics who do not go to Mass each Sunday.

“For those who believe, no proof is necessary.
For those who don’t believe, no proof is possible.”
Quote by Stuart Chase
Some interesting scientific discoveries of some Eucharistic Miracles:
The INCREDIBLE DETAILS of the Eucharistic Miracles
With Fr. Robert Spitzer/ Chris Stefanick Show 34’:21’
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Jesus and the Eucharist
Small Group Study
October 23, 2023 ♦ 1:30-3:30 PM
St. Theodore Parish Meeting Room
We would like to invite you to grow closer to Jesus through the Jesus in the Eucharist study. This seven-session study is full of rich theological content, powerful testimonies and unique and timely messages from individual bishops across the country. This video series will immerse participants in the Kerygmatic proclamation and unveil God’s saving work in the Eucharist. Each session will be 2 hours or less.
Session 1: What’s Our Story? - October 23
Session 2: Who is Jesus? - October 30
Session 3: Am I Saved? - November 6
Session 4: Why a Church? - November 13
Session 5: God is With us? - November 20
Session 6: The Story of the Eucharist - November 27
Session 7: Bread for the Journey - December 4
No Registration Required - Just come and be a part of the experience!
You can also download a session in English or Spanish if you miss it at
https://www.eucharisticrevival.org/formation-resources?

I have some news for you.

BY SARAH ZENTNER MARCH 27, 2023

Eucharist Adoration at Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington, New York. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz, Long Island Catholic)
My first experience with Eucharistic Adoration occurred in sixth grade at my Catholic elementary school when my homeroom teacher took my entire class to the church to pray in silence in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. If you’re thinking it was difficult for 35 12-year-olds to sit still and pray in silence for an hour, then you’d be right. We squirmed and fidgeted and poked our neighbors to avoid giving our undivided attention to the Lord. Our behavior earned a mild scolding from our soft-spoken teacher, who reminded us of Jesus’ own words in the Garden of Gethsemane the night before he was crucified: “So you could not keep watch with me for one hour?”
After that, I didn’t go to Adoration again for many years. First, there was the challenge of carving out an hour in the middle of the week to get there, when so many other activities and errands felt more pressing. Secondly, I was worried that Adoration might only be for super holy people — ones who spend time with God in perfect, prayerful contentment. My mind is full of worldly concerns and distractions, so maybe Adoration wasn’t for me. Finally, my inner, fidgety sixth grader was concerned Adoration might be, well, boring. I assumed a Holy Hour would look like waiting for a big revelation from God and hearing nothing but crickets.
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After moving to Colorado, though, I discovered that my new parish had a perpetual Adoration chapel, which meant I could sit with the Blessed Sacrament at any time of the day or night. And despite my years of doubts, I somehow found myself wanting to try again. Here are some things I that helped me commit to a weekly Adoration practice:
It’s not all about me
Like Mass, Adoration isn’t necessarily about what we will get out of it. True, the graces dispensed by God help us grow in holiness, but the primary purpose of Adoration is right there in the name of the act: to adore the One present to us in the Eucharist.
Just be
Remember that you don’t actually have to do anything. The Catholic faith recognizes that the greatest gift God gives us is himself, and Adoration is another way for us to recognize that gift outside of receiving the Eucharist at Mass. So, don’t overthink it. Just receive the gift.
Pray (with a little help)
If it’s been awhile since you’ve entered the Adoration chapel and you’re worried you might be a little bored (that’s understandable!), or you have no idea where to start (it’s okay!), I’ll offer the following suggestions:
Pray the rosary. To contemplate the mysteries of Jesus’ life in the rosary is to contemplate the mystery of the Eucharist given to us and the Blessed Sacrament we praise in Adoration. So, pairing these prayers is a great habit to get into.
Write in your prayer journal. Writing in a prayer journal is a great way of making your relationship with God seem more tangible, since we’re getting the words out of our heads and onto the paper. Think of the practice as writing a letter to God. Take all your worries of the day and lay them down during Adoration. Or write to him about everything that’s going well in your life right now.
Listen to praise and worship music. Music can be an extremely effective way to focus our thoughts on God. Just make sure you have headphones that will keep everyone else in your vicinity from hearing your music if they’d rather spend their time in meditative prayer. I usually find that slow, reflective melodies work best for this environment — anything by Audrey Assad usually does the trick for me.
Read. While Adoration isn’t really the time to break out that thriller you’ve been working your way through, it is a great opportunity to pull out a book by one of the saints (such as “The Diary of St. Faustina,” St. Francis De Sales’ “Introduction to the Devout Life,” or St. Thérèse’s autobiography “The Story of a Soul.” Or prayerfully consider a few lines of the Catechism. You may also choose to read a set of devotional essays like Caryll Houselander’s “The Reed of God,” which is full of meditations on Mary. And of course, don’t forget the Bible!
You don’t have to sit still during your Holy Hour in order to make it count. It’s okay for it to be a natural extension of the rest of your prayer life. So, if there’s something that really helps you focus your prayer, bring it to Adoration. Most of all, remember to receive the gift of Christ in the Eucharist and just be present to God.