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2023 40 Hours Devotion
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Many thanks to Fr. William Garrott, O.P. for his wonderful series on the theme, "Stay with Us."
Fr. Garrott reminded us that Jesus Christ established an experiential Church, in which we experience Him with all our senses, especially by receiving His true Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity in the Eucharist, but we also experience Him with our hearts. Jesus is alive and real; He enters our lives, and He touches and changes us.
Love and mercy triumphed over division and death in the sacrifice of Christ. This is the most important event in history. Father quoted Pope St. John Paul II: "When we meet Christ and accept His Gospel, life changes, and we are driven to communicate our experience with others." Father challenged us to go forth with the Gospel message to a hurting world.
Thank you, Fr. Garrott!
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40 Hours Devotions 2023 - October 22, 23, 24
Join us in this beautiful devotion to
Our Lord truly present in the Blessed Sacrament.
Please sign up in the Narthex for a time slot so that someone is keeping the Lord company at all times.
Adoration will take place each day:
October 22: beginning after 10:30am Mass
October 23 and 24: beginning after 9:00am Mass
Evening services each evening begin at 7pm, ending in Benediction. A Eucharistic Procession will take place on the final evening of 40 Hours.
Special Holy Hours:- Children's Holy Hour: Monday, October 23, 4:30-5:30pm
- Praise and Worship Holy Hour, October 22, 5-6pm; 7th-12th graders invited for a talk at 4:30pm in the St. Jude Room, followed by pizza after the Holy Hour
Guest Speaker Fr. Garrott will offer a reflection each evening.
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Fr. William Garrott, Guest Homilist
Fr. William Garrott was born November 13, 1963, in Hagerstown, MD. He is the youngest of eight children and has 24 nieces and nephews.
After obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and working several years in the field of technology transfer, he entered the Order of Preachers in August of 1988. After six years of spiritual and academic formation, he was ordained to the priesthood in May of 1994. Fr. Bill Garrott, O.P. spent four years serving as an associate pastor in Ohio, where he gained experience with RCIA, adult education, Confirmation retreats, Bible studies, training and leading altar servers and lectors, and pro-life marches.
Fr. Garrott then obtained a Masters in Theology from the University of St. Thomas (known as the Angelicum) in Rome. Fr. Garrott also served as Director of Vocations for the Province of St. Joseph.
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What is 40 Hours?
40 Hours Devotion is a 40-hour period of continuos prayer made in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament in solemn exposition. The Eucharist is "the source and summit of the Christian Life." (CCC 1324)
The 40 Hours Devotion existed in Europe since the 1500s but was instituted in America in the 1850’s by our own St. John Neumann, fourth Bishop of Philadelphia. The purpose of 40 Hours Devotion is to deepen our personal relationship with Jesus through dedicated time of communal and individual Adoration and prayer before the Blessed Sacrament.
If you grew up in Philadelphia, you might remember that our churches were always filled for the 40 Hours Devotion. Families prioritized 40 Hours as an important devotion, making a conscious effort to attend as a family. To help foster that practice here, no other parish activities take place during these nights so that we are not competing with spending valuable time with Our Lord.
Please bring your families to pray before the Lord and grow in faith through our reflections and Confession.
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