First Friday Adoration--Sept 2nd at St Joseph Church; 12:00 Noon-4:00 PM. Divine Mercy at 3:00 PM, Litany of the Precious Blood and Rosary

Men’s Adoration--Friday, Sept 2nd, at St Joseph Church; 8:00-9:00 PM

Daily Adoration--at St Joseph Church, following the 7:15 AM mass, for one hour.

First Saturday Devotion to Mary-- Sept 3rd at Mary Queen of Peace. Rosary at 3:00 PM. Reconciliation. Mass at 4:00 PM

“No human motive should lead us to pray: neither routine, nor the habit of doing as others do, nor a thirst for spiritual consolations. No, we should go to prayer to render homage to God. It is not, however, a common-place visit of
propriety, nor a conversation without any precise object; we want to obtain from Him some definite spiritual good, such as the progress in the uprooting of some vice, in the acquisition of some virtue. We have, therefore, a purpose upon which we are bent, and all our considerations, affections, petitions, and resolutions should combine for its attainment. God is there, surrounding us and penetrating us; but we were not, perhaps, thinking of this. We must, therefore, withdraw our powers from the things of the earth, gather them together, and fix them upon God; thus it is we place ourselves in His presence. Naturally, we approach Him by saluting Him with a profound and humble act of adoration. In presence of so much greatness and
holiness, the soul perceives herself to be little and miserable; she humbles herself, purifies herself by an act of sorrow; apologizes for daring to approach a being of so lofty a majesty. Powerless to pray as she should, she represents her incapacity to God, and begs the Holy Ghost to help her to pray well.” —Rev. Dom Vitalis Lehodey, p. 91 209-210 An excerpt from The Ways of Mental Prayer

The Holiness of God and Adoration In order to draw on these resources of infinite wisdom and power, available in the Eucharist, we must believe. In the words of the Adoro Te, we can say: "I believe everything that the Son of God has said, and nothing can be truer than this word of the Truth. Only the Godhead was hidden on the cross, but here the humanity is hidden as well. Yet I
believe and acknowledge them both." Those who can thus speak to Christ in the Eucharist will learn from experience what the Church means when she tells us that the Real Presence is a Sacrament. It is the same Savior who assumed our human nature to die for us on Calvary and who now dispenses through that same humanity, now glorified, the blessings of salvation.