AN HOUR WITH JESUS

This hour Jesus wants you to spend EUCHARISTIC with Him is spent in any way you want. You may bring your own prayer ADORATION books, use the books in the chapel, read the Bible, pray the Rosary or just Spend One Hour sit, relax and enjoy the sweet peace that comes from simply being in the Each Week With Jesus Presence of God. You may feel you can’t pray well. Don’t let this discourage you. The mere fact that you sacrifice time out of your busy schedule each week to spend time with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament FOR MORE INFORMATION pleases Him very much and is, in AND TO SIGN UP FOR itself, a prayer of great faith. For , some adorers, their first hour with PLEASE CONTACT: Jesus is awkward or a bit uneasy, but Our Lord builds on this and He teaches them how to be in His Rosario Barrios Presence. All look forward to their 210-497-6101, Ext. 100 hour with Jesus. John Paul II Rosario.barrios@shrineofpadrepio. says that: “Our essential commitment com in life is to grow spiritually in the climate of the Holy .”

Those who make Eucharistic Adoration an important part of their lives come to lead more holy lives and lead others to holiness. Eucharistic Adoration wins many graces for the individual, the family, the parish, the diocese, the universal Church and the world. Our Lord blesses a hundred- fold all those sacrificing their time to participate in this sacred endeavor.

WHAT IS EUCHARISTIC ADORATION? WHY EUCHARISTIC ADORATION? WE DEVELOP A PERSONAL BECAUSE JESUS DESIRES IT RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS Eucharistic Adoration is simply our response to Jesus’ love for us. We Then Jesus came with them to a place Jesus is alive. The God-Man is really willingly spend a quiet of prayer called Gethsemane, and he said to his present within the Eucharist--Body, in His Eucharistic Presence. Eucharistic disciples, “Sit here while I go over there Blood, Soul and Divinity. By spending Adoration is an expression of our love for and pray…” When he returned to his time with Jesus in the Eucharist, we are Jesus who stays with us day and night in disciples he found them asleep. He able to establish a truly personal the Blessed Sacrament. Pope John Paul said to Peter, “So you could not keep relationship with Him. We feel His II, in his first letter, Redemptor watch with me for one hour? Watch and presence with us in every moment of Hominis, says that Eucharistic Adoration pray that you may not undergo the test. the day. We become much better is the most fundamental duty in the life of The spirit is willing, but the flesh is witnesses to Christ’s teachings because the Christian and that liturgical weak.” (Matthew 26:36 & 26:40-41) He strengthens our relationship with celebration of the Eucharist and worship Him through our adoration. Jesus truly of the Eucharist complement each other. Pope John Paul II, in his wonderful becomes the center of our lives. He states, “Our communal worship at encyclical letter on the Eucharist, go together with our personal Dominicae Cenae, says: “The Church EUCHARISTIC ADORATION worship of Jesus in Eucharistic Adoration and the world have a great need of BRINGS PEACE in order that our love may be complete.” Eucharistic worship. Jesus waits for us in this Sacrament of Love. Let us be Pope John Paul II said that the best, the JESUS GIVES US GRACES generous with our time in going to meet most effective and the surest way of him in Adoration and in contemplation bringing lasting peace on earth is Jesus stays with us day and night in the that is full of faith and ready to make through the great power of Eucharistic Blessed Sacrament, calling out to each reparation for the great faults and Adoration. Only Jesus has the power one of us: “Come to me, all of you who crimes of the world. May our adoration and love to redirect the course of history labor and are burdened and I will refresh never cease.” to the path of peace, which he you.” (Matthew 11:28) He is with us in promised. The Eucharist brings peace the Blessed Sacrament to refresh us in EUCHARISTIC ADORATION BULDS to our hearts. mind and heart and spirit by lavishing on OUR CATHOLIC COMMUNITY us those graces that encourage us, EVERYONE CAN PARTICIPATE console us, strengthen us, guide us and Eucharistic Adoration builds community inspire us to place all of our trust in His because the Eucharist is the Sacrament Everyone can be a part of St. Padre Sacred Heart, so that the power of His of Unity. As one person unites himself Pio’s Eucharistic Adoration Ministry. love may cast out every fear, doubt worry or herself to Jesus in the Blessed Come once a week on a regular basis and anxiety that we have. Sacrament, Jesus unites everyone or participate by visiting Jesus through the bond of His Divine Love. whenever your schedule permits. Any way you can help so that Jesus is not left alone in the Adoration Chapel delights His Sacred Heart.