Eucharistic Adoration

This is a chapel available to anyone, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for adoration and prayer. By establishing a perpetual adoration chapel, a parish commits as a whole to pray before the Eucharist. This commitment by the parish strengthens the faith of everyone, not only in the parish, but for all Christians. This then forms a bond for everyone that reminds us that we are all children of God and share together in the joy that Jesus Christ brings into our lives.

This time spent is completely up to you. People will spend their time praying the rosary, reading the bible or other literature, or simply sitting in silence and recognizing the blessings before you. Listening to God speak to you and filling your heart and soul with the joys of Jesus’ love.

Typically a person signs up for one hour of time with our Lord. The inspiration comes from Matthew 26:40 when in the Garden of Gethsemane the night before His crucifixion, Jesus asks Peter: “So, could you men not keep watch with me for one hour?” Others find the experience so wonderful that they attend for multiple hours.

This is really up to you. We have many people that have a regularly scheduled hour or two every week. However, we recognize in this busy world, dedicating this kind of time on a weekly basis may seem a bit overwhelming. So if one hour or two hours a month is all you can do, we welcome you. Many people have formed a group that rotate the same hour each week. For instance you and three friends can sign up to fill the 1:00am hour on Monday mornings. With a parish our size, there are more than enough people to have two people in the Chapel every hour and not have to be there individually more than once per month. Remember, this is our Church family making this commitment to adoration, you are not alone.

Yes, the Adoration Chapel here at Nativity is in a secure building which is locked from 8:00 PM to 7:00 AM daily. If you sign up for a time when the building is secure, you will be provided with a code to enter.

No, our chapel is open to all. We currently have people signed up that are from other parishes. This makes our experience even more beautiful, knowing that more and more people have come together to share our faith and love of God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit.

Yes, but very rarely. The Eucharist is not exposed during the Easter Triduum. Sometimes for parts of Christmas and New Years we also close the chapel and there are certain times we may close for cleaning or general repair of the chapel.