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October 18 - Nebraska cathedral celebrates 50 years of perpetual Eucharistic Adoration
The Cathedral of
the Risen Christ
in Lincoln,
Nebraska will
mark
50 years of
perpetual
Eucharistic
Adoration
with a
celebratory Mass
on Sunday
evening. More
than
436,000
consecutive
hours of
prayerful
Eucharistic
Adoration have
been logged
dating back to
October 1, 1959,
Southern
Nebraska
Register
reports.
"The unbroken chain of devotion is recorded in a collection of register books, which show hour by hour, the names of those who have watched and prayed with Jesus at their appointed hour," Mrs. Chandler said. Whenever an hour became unfilled, she would pray to the Blessed Virgin: “Mary, you don't want your son to be alone tonight. Help me find somebody.” When she was asked about finding adorers for the night hours, Mrs. Chandler explained,"There is a mystical aspect in perpetual adoration which is not present in partial adoration. In parishes that have abandoned the overnight hours, adoration had degenerated. Adorers sign up for daytime hours, but many never keep their hours." "The benefits to each person are immeasurable and the graces showered on our parish are the greatest gift of this program," Mrs. Chandler said Read More ....
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