Adoration During Lent | St. Margaret of York

Adoration is a beautiful practice any time, but especially during Lent. Adoration is time spent in the presence of Christ--time for prayer, reflection, and thanksgiving.

We are excited to add Adoration hours for Lent:
Monday evenings 6:30 - 9:00 pm, beginning March 10 (in Church)

Existing Adoration Hours

Thursdays 9:00 am - 6:00 pm (in the Day Chapel)

Saturdays 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (in Church)

What is Adoration all about?

Adoration is simply prayer in front of the Blessed Sacrament, which anyone can do at any time when they are in front of a Tabernacle.

When SMOY offers 'official hours of Adoration', it means that a consecrated host will be exposed in a Monstrance - a sacred vessel designed specifically to display the Blessed Sacrament for Adoration. This activity is also called Exposition.

Whenever Jesus is exposed in the Monstrance for Adoration, it is required that He be accompanied by at least two people at all times. People who commit to stay with Jesus during Exposition are called Eucharistic Guardians, and typically they commit to being present for one hour, a Holy Hour.

A guardian's responsibility is simply to be present with Jesus. The guardian may pray, sit silently, read or partake in any other spiritual activities.

More information is available at: https://smoy.org/blog/adoration-101

Consider being a Eucharistic Guardian!

Commit to being present at SMOY for one hour of prayer during any of the Adoration hours.

The usual commitment is weekly for one hour, but you may commit just once or for any desired frequency.

Ideally there would be at least four (4) guardians signed up per slot, to accommodate the inevitable situations when any of the guardians cannot be present.

"Know also that you will probably gain more by praying fifteen minutes before the Blessed Sacrament than by all the other spiritual exercises of the day." - St. Alphonsus Liguori

For more information: Ken & Sue Ann Klaber / klabersak@gmail.com