To adore is to love SOMEONE above anyone ot anything else.  In the Catholic faith, we hold that the sacrifice of Christ on the cross present in the Mass is the most solemn epitome of our faith.  When we visit Christ present in the Eucharist in the Adoration Chapel, we come to offer God Himself the sacrifice of our time, our lives, and our thoughts as the highest proof of our love for Him.  

It's important for us to MAKE THIS TIME - TO COMMIT TO THIS MOMENT.  When we try to relegate God to the corners of our busy lives we lose a sense of perspective - we begin to lose sight of the fact that GOD IS and SHOULD BE THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF OUR LIVES.

It's easy to become intimidated by the quiet of the Adoration Chapel.  The truth that our culture doesn't really teach us to be comfortable with stillness, but God doesn't want to compete with the noise of our lives.  He wants to come and be the PEACE of our lives.  If you're unfamiliar with the love and hope that lives in the still quiet gentleness of God, here are some things that might help you become comfortable with Adoration with Fr. Mike Schmitz:





 

1.  SILENCE IS A GOOD THING...

2.  PRAYER IS NECESSARY AND MORE THAN JUST YOU TALKING...

3.  BRING YOUR BIBLE.  NO REALLY> BRING YOUR BIBLE...

4.  LET GOD DO THINGS AT HIS SPEED, BECAUSE THAT'S HOW YOU GET HEALED...

5. YOU'LL NEVER BE AS READY TO TAKE ON THE STUFF YOU HAVE TO DO AS WHEN YOU'VE MADE TIME FOR ADORATION...