Fulton Sheen once wrote that the purpose of the Holy Hour — a sustained, uninterrupted hour of prayer in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament — is to encourage a deep personal encounter with Christ.
“Looking at the Eucharistic Lord for an hour,” he wrote, “transforms the heart in a mysterious way.”
Pope St. John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI, and Pope Francis all joined Sheen in recommending Eucharistic Adoration as a foundational spiritual practice.
St. Mary’s on Main Street in Arcade hosts Eucharistic Adoration every Thursday and Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Based on the bulletin of October 6, 2024.
