Dear Parishioners and Friends,
This evening we
begin our Forty Hours devotion in the parish. This is a special time of prayer
and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. I know that God will bless each and
every one of us as we honor Him in the Holy Eucharist.
One of the things I love most
about Forty Hours is that is helps us fulfill one of our highest callings – to
adore. According to the Catechism of the
Catholic Church, “adoration is the first act of the virtue of religion”
(CCC, 2096). When we adore, we acknowledge God as our Creator, Savior and
“Master of everything that exists” (CCC, 2096).
At the same time, when we adore
God we recognize our own status as a lowly creature who is completely dependent
on God for everything. We are really nothing without Him. To adore is to
make oneself humble. To adore helps us be more grateful. To adore frees us from
turning in on ourselves or turning to the things of the world as idols of
worship.
During these next three days I
hope you might have some time to spend with Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament,
adoring and worshipping Him with great love.
In Christ,
Msgr. Baker
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