Divine Mercy Perpetual Adoration Chapel
Contact: Joan Rochford (718) 541-9532
Eucharistic Adoration in the Chapel has reopened with limited days and times:
Monday: - 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday: - 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday - 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Thursday - 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Reminder: There is no more Wednesday Night Adoration in the Church
The Most Blessed Sacrament is exposed in the Divine Mercy Perpetual Adoration Chapel 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There is always an adorer keeping company with Jesus at all times. By spending time in the presence of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Eucharist we worship and adore the One we love. Jesus is here and we are grateful to the Lord for being with us and blessing us with His abiding love, which is beyond understanding. All are welcome to come and sit quietly and pray in the presence of the Lord at any time of the day or night. You can visit for a few minutes or as long as you need. Once you experience the peace and joy of adoration you too may want to spend an hour each week to be with Our Lord. You can sign up for an hour in the chapel.
The Divine Mercy Perpetual Adoration chapel is located on the right side of the front entrance of the church. Our Lord has been with us in the chapel since Divine Mercy Sunday in April of 2001.
What is Eucharistic Adoration? Catholics believe that during the Mass which we attend each week (for some of us daily), the priest (during the consecration) speaks these words as he holds the communion host, "...He took bread and gave you thanks. He broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and said: Take this all of you, and eat it: this is my body which will be given up for you". When the priest says "this is my body", it is at that instant when, through the miracle of transubstantiation, the bread and wine which we offer as the bloodless sacrifice to our Lord truly become the Body, Blood , Soul and Divinity of Jesus. It is His true Presence in the form of bread and wine. It is Christ.
Perpetual Adoration is when the priest takes a consecrated host, such as the one described above, and places it in a monstrance. (monstrance comes from the Latin "monstrare" to show, to expose to view.) The monstrance is then placed in front of the tabernackle (an ornate box which holds the monstrance and any consecrated hosts) or on the altar of the church or chapel for adoration.
What do you actually do during adoration? You may sign up to be an "adorer" which allows you to schedule yourself for one or more hours per week to pray before the very presence of Our Lord, exposed in the monstrance. It means that you can have some time alone with Jesus to recite your favorite prayers, read the bible, contemplate acts of faith, hope, charity, thanksgiving, reparation, pray a rosary or do whatever type of prayerful devotion that suits you before Our Lord. You can just sit and say nothing simply keeping Him company, just as you would with a dear friend.