When you look at the crucifix, you understand how much Jesus loved you then. When you look at the Sacred Host, you understand how much Jesus loves you now.  (St. Teresa of Calcuta)

At our parish there are weekly hours of Adoration and monthly First Friday 12-hour Adoration:

• Monday: Our Lady of Good Hope, Camden
• Wednesday: St. Francis of Assisi, Belfast
• Thursday: St. Bernard, Rockland

MONTHLY EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: With the winter months upon us and darkness falling sooner, we will be moving our 24-Hour Adoration to a 12-Hour Adoration beginning January 2023. The new hours for 12-Hour Adoration will be 9am to 9pm the first Friday of each month.

Two people are needed for each hour for which we have a sign-up system via Flocknote. If you can spend time with the Lord, please respond to the Flocknote email you receive or sign up below by clicking on sign-up link below, or use the barcode. (If you are not currenlty receiving parish-wide emails, please email the office at stbrendan@portlanddiocese.org with your email address and church you attend most often.)

SIGN UP FOR THE NEXT 12-HOUR EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement.

St. Augustine

Below is an excerpt from CatholicLink -- read and learn!

When Catholics say they are “going to Adoration,” they are typically referring to Eucharistic Adoration. Which, in the most basic terms, is the worship of the Eucharist outside of the Mass. The Eucharistic Host is displayed in a monstrance on the altar so that all can see and pray in the presence of Christ.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us that, “Adoration is the first attitude of man acknowledging that he is a creature before his Creator. It exalts the greatness of the Lord who made us and the almighty power of the Savior who sets us free from evil. Adoration is homage of the spirit to the “King of Glory,” respectful silence in the presence of the “ever greater” God. Adoration of the thrice-holy and sovereign God of love blends with humility and gives assurance to our supplications.” (CCC 2628)

We can show our adoration to God in many ways, but in Eucharistic Adoration, we spend time adoring the true presence of Christ in the Eucharist.
 

“The Eucharist,” the Catechism says, “is the source and summit of Christian life.” And rightfully so! For in the Blessed Sacrament, we encounter Christ himself. And while our schedules may impede us from attending daily Mass, he still waits for us in the tabernacle. Throughout the centuries, countless holy men and women have themselves experienced Christ in the Blessed Sacrament and related them through writing.