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"What will convert America and save the world?"

pope and Eucharist

Pope John Paul II says:

"The best, the surest, and the most effective way of establishing everlasting peace on the face of the earth is through the great power of Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament."

Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa said:

In answer to the above question, she replied, "My answer is prayer. What we need is for every Parish to come before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament in Holy Hours of prayer."
"Unless we believe and see Jesus in the appearance of bread on the altar, we will not be able to see him in the distressing disguise of the poor."
"The time you spend with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the best time you will spend on earth…"
"If people spent an hour a week in Eucharistic adoration, abortion would be ended."

st. john vianney

St. John Marie Vianney said:

"O my children! Our Lord is hidden there waiting for us to come and visit Him and make our requests."

tolkien

J.R.R. Tolkien said:

"Out of the darkness of my life, so much frustrated, I put before you the one great thing to love upon earth: the Blessed Sacrament…. There you will find romance, glory, honor, fidelity, and the true way of all your loves upon earth, and more than that…"

pope paul vi

Pope Paul VI said:

"There is no better use of your time than that spent in fervent adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament."

Blessed Dinga Belanger was told by Jesus in a vision that a multitude of souls were saved from the fires of hell by her Eucharistic holy hours of prayer.

Jesus-Sacred Heart

Jesus Christ (Mt 26:40-41) said:

"So, you could not stay awake with me for even an hour? Be on guard, and pray that you may not undergo the test."

More Quotes from Mother Teresa:

· "Perpetual adoration with exposition needs a great push."
· "Jesus has made Himself the Bread of Life to give us life. Night and day, He is there. If you really want to grow in love, come back to the Eucharist, come back to that Adoration."
· "Our lives must be woven around the Eucharist...fix your eyes on Him Who is the light; bring your hearts close to His Divine Heart; ask Him to grant you the grace of knowing Him, the love of loving Him, the courage to serve Him. Seek Him fervently."
· "Through Mary the cause of our joy you discover that no where on earth are you more welcomed, no where on earth are you more loved, than by Jesus, living and truly present in the Most Blessed Sacrament... He is really there in Person waiting just for you."
· "We cannot separate our lives from the Eucharist; the moment we do, something breaks. People ask, ‘Where do the sisters get the joy and energy to do what they are doing?’ The Eucharist involves more than just receiving; it also involves satisfying the hunger of Christ. He says, ‘ Come to Me.’ He is hungry for souls."
· "It was not until 1973, when we began our daily Holy Hour that our community started to grow and blossom... In our congregation, we used to have adoration once a week for one hour, and then in 1973, we decided to have adoration one hour every day. We have much work to do. Our homes for the sick and dying destitute are full everywhere. And from the time we started having adoration every day, our love for Jesus became more intimate, our love for each other more understanding, our love for the poor more compassionate, and we have double the number of vocations. God has blessed us with many wonderful vocations. The time we spend in having our daily audience with God is the most precious part of the whole day."
· "Our hours of adoration will be special hours of reparation for sins, and intercession for the needs of the whole world, exposing the sin-sick and suffering humanity to the healing, sustaining and transforming rays of Jesus, radiating from the Eucharist."
· "Our holy hour is our daily family prayer where we get together and pray the Rosary before the exposed Blessed Sacrament, the first half hour, and the second half hour we pray in silence."

Question: What is the number 1 reason I adore/hang out with our Lord in the Eucharist outside of Mass?
Answer: I want to become a saint. Why? Because I know that God wants me to become a saint! Maybe you're wondering how adoration can help someone to become a saint. In response, let me ask you: how can it NOT?

If you think about it, I mean if you really, really ponder it for a minute, Eucharistic adoration is the best activity anyone could ever, ever do! It’s the best way to become a saint, period. The more time you spend with Jesus, the more saintly you become- and you can’t help it!

Every time I visit Jesus in a tabernacle, I like to meditate on His life by praying a rosary. It blows me away to realize that the person I’m meditating on, the very one who was born in Bethlehem, died on the Cross at Golgotha for my sins, and then rose again, is only a few feet away from me, hidden so humbly in the little host. I love to visit Christ in the Eucharist when I’m hurting, because He’s there to comfort me. I go when I’ve sinned, because He’ll always accept me, and give me grace to resist temptation. I go when I want to become more loving, because He is Love.

I love to visit Jesus because I know that He loves to have me. Where did I learn that? From the saints: by learning what the Saints said about adoration, I was inspired to adore Christ more in the Eucharist besides at mass. The ultimate form of Eucharistic adoration is the mass, but how fortunate we are that the real presence of Jesus does not leave the church after communion! The saints said so many mind-boggling things about the awesome, incredible benefits of adoration. But what they did speaks louder to me than what they said. Mother Teresa spent an hour in adoration every morning! St. Francis spent long hours, sometimes all night, adoring the Blessed Sacrament! Pope John Paul II says that adoration is the best way to bring peace on earth.

St. John Vianney compared adoration to spiritual sunbathing. As the bright "son" of God, Jesus shines light and love into our souls, filling us with warmth that we can then radiate to those we meet. And this kind of 'Sonbathing' won’t give you skin cancer. Let’s get RADIATED in the love of Christ!

How To Make A Holy Hour

    A Eucharistic holy hour is spending time in the presence of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist out of love for Jesus, other people, and yourself. Simply sitting in His Eucharistic presence fills Jesus with joy, and gives blessings and healing to you to and every single human being on the face of the earth. In touching Jesus, we touch all of His children! People commonly spend a half-hour to an hour visit before the Blessed Sacrament, whether reserved or exposed. A holy hour may be done in private or in the company of others. Many parishes have a number of hours set aside for adoration, and better yet, some maintain perpetual adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.

    To find out about parishes that have adoration near you, click here: http://www.therealpresence.org/chap_fr.htm

    Here are some recommendations about how to make a holy hour:

1. Go to Jesus
    Find a Catholic church or chapel that has the Blessed Sacrament reserved or exposed.
2. "Be still and know that I am God"
    Upon entering the church or chapel, you should genuflect or bow, and then kneel or sit facing Him. If you like, pray the prayer that the angel taught the children of Fatima: "Oh God I believe, adore, trust, and love you, and I beg pardon for all those who do not believe, do not adore, do not trust, and do not love you." Remember that you are here to spend time with Jesus Christ Himself, who is present in body, blood, soul and divinity! The savior of the world is only a few feet away from you! Take some deep breaths and remind yourself of this, saying something like, "I am here with Jesus." Perhaps do this for a few minutes until your mind is focused on being in union with Christ.
3. Prepare your heart
    1. A GREAT way to prepare yourself for your time with Jesus is to purposely bring to mind all that worries you. As each problem or anxiety appears in your mind, say, "Jesus, I trust in you." Soon, you will have cycled through all of your worries and entrusted them all to the very one who allowed the problems and has all of the solutions.
    2. Think of all the good or "lucky" things that have happened to you recently, i.e, you got a good sleep; next, thank God for them one by one as you think of them. Also, think of all the wonderful people in your life; next, thank God for them one by one as you think of them. They're all gifts from God!
4. Pray as the Spirit Leads
    -Beg Jesus to help the people you love and worry about; mention them and their problems specifically. Our Lord wants to help them infinitely more than you do.
    -Pray a Rosary
    -Pray a Divine Mercy Chaplet
    -Read the Bible or other spiritual reading
    -Express your sentiments of the moment, according to your circumstances of the day, such as:
        Jesus, I am so grateful to you.
        Jesus, I’m hurting.
        Jesus, I’m afraid.
        Jesus, I don’t understand.
        Jesus, increase my faith.
        Jesus, I adore you.
    -You can make an Act of Spiritual Communion, which many of the Saints loved to do:
        My Jesus, I believe that you are in the Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I long for You in my soul. Since I cannot now receive You         sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. As though You have already come, I embrace You and unite myself entirely to You; never                 permit me to be separated from you.
    -etc.
5. Say Goodbye
    Spend your last moments with Jesus resolving to perform some act of charity by allowing Him to govern your life. Ask Him to reveal to you what to do if you are uncertain. It is also a good idea to take this time to ask for the intercession of Mary, our Spiritual Mother, and other saints of your choosing. Jesus delights in knowing that we turn to His Mother for help! You may even want to include a prayer to your Guardian Angel for their help and protection, making sure to thank them for being there for you.

For more information on how to make a holy hour, I highly recommend this link: http://www.therealpresence.org/visit.htm

Click here to download a great set of rosary meditations

Evangelization Ideas

Why? Because the message of Jesus Christ is the most important message that has ever been delivered, is being delivered, or will ever be delivered, hands down.

Click here for an evangelization club that is currently active: The Prayer League

St. John Vianney Club

MISSION:
1.   to bring people back to Church
2.   to increase vocations
3.   and to sanctify the adorer

PROCEDURE:
1.   Devote one hour a week to adoring our Lord in the Eucharist-whether exposed or hidden in the tabernacle- for the intention of drawing people to Church and opening the ears of men and women to the calling of God.
2.   Encourage your priest to establish Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration- give him a copy of the PEA manual, available through the late Fr. Hardon’s Real Presence Association- www.therealpresence.org

INSPIRATION: Some Churches have decreased attendance. To draw people back to Church, why don't we imitate St. John Vianney, who through his adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and his loving pastoral service, transformed an empty, abandoned Church building into a teeming, packed house of worship!!! St. John Vianney said, "We should consider those moments spent before the Blessed Sacrament as the happiest of our lives."

Consider these reports about Eucharistic Adoration:
Bishop John Magee of Cloyne in Eire, Ireland reports that vocations to the
priesthood in his diocese have tripled since he started Perpetual Eucharistic
Adoration. In 1990 there were 16 seminarians and by 1993 the number had risen
to 45.
Bishop Seamus Hegarty of Derry says that when he was Bishop of Raphoe, there
were 20 vocations in 1990, and 19 came from parishes that had Perpetual
Eucharistic Adoration. He believes that Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration is the greatest contribution he made as Bishop.
Mother Teresa of Calcutta says: "It was not until 1973, when we began our
daily Holy Hour that our community started to grow and blossom."

"Mass attendance [in my diocese] has increased noticeably on Sunday, as well
as during the week, as many have come back to the Sacraments as a result of
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration" (Most Rev. Ruben T. Profugo, Bishop of
Lucena, Philippines).
"We had prostitution and drugs being sold right out in front of our church.
When we took on perpetual adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, this all
stopped. When our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament is exposed on the altar,
crime leaves that area. I am convinced of that" (Fr. James Swenson, pastor
of St. Bridget Catholic Church, Las Vegas, NV).
(see more stories at www.acfp2000.com)

St. Monica Club

MISSION: to pray every day for those desperately in need of conversion and help.

INSPIRATION: St. Monica prayed for 17 years for her son's conversion...and God finally answered her prayer! What an awesome example of faithful and hopeful perseverance in prayer!! Why not imitate her and pray unceasingly, every day, for people who seem permanently stuck in their pagan ways! GOD can convert the hardest of hearts.

PROCEDURE:
Let's pray daily for the conversion of Saddam Hussein, Osama Bin Ladin, President Bush, and other powerful figures.
Oh ye of little faith, do you call yourself a CHRISTIAN? Trust in Jesus! It IS within the realm of possibility: Jesus said, "…for God all things are possible." (Matt 19: 26)

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