The Church teaches that exposition and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is an important practice which “stimulates the faithful to an awareness of the marvellous presence of Christ and is an invitation to spiritual communion with Him” (Eucharisticum Mysterium, n. 60).

How does one spend an hour before Jesus exposed in the Blessed Sacrament?
This hour Jesus wants you to spend with Him is spent any way you want. You may bring your own prayer books, use the books in the chapel, read the Bible, pray the rosary, or just sit and relax and enjoy the sweet peace that comes from simply being in the Presence of God. You may feel that you can't pray well. Don't let this discourage you. The mere fact that you take time out at a specific time each week to spend an hour with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament pleases Him very much and is in itself a prayer of great faith. Please remember that Perpetual Adoration in a parish is not just for a day, a week, a month, or a year. Rather, it is for always. It is not temporary, but ongoing, lasting, permanent.

If you would like to be placed on the after hours roster, please email office@stjoachimsparish.org