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40 Hours of Adoration
at Stella Maris Parish
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Stella Maris Parish is inviting you to a special time of prayer and we would love for you to join us. All are welcome!
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From Sunday, February 15 at 5:00 pm until Tuesday, February 17 at 9:00 am, in the days leading up to Ash Wednesday, our parish will host 40 Hours of Adoration.
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Please note: for safety reasons, doors will be locked overnight from 9:30 pm–7:00 am. Anyone signed up during those hours will still have access.
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To help us organize this time of prayer, we ask that two people be signed up for each hour. If you are able to commit to an hour, please register on the Stella Maris Parish website here or below.
An Ancient Tradition: The 40 Hours of Prayer Devotion
The 40 Hours of Prayer devotion is an ancient tradition that dates back to at least the XVI century and is dear to St. Carlo Borromeo and St. Philip Neri. It consists of a devotion of continuous prayer made for 40 hours before the Blessed Sacrament solemnly exposed in the Church.
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According to the tradition, the 40 Hours of Prayer devotion mirrors the 40 hours spent by Jesus in His sepulcher between His death on the Cross and His Resurrection and the 40 days spent by Jesus in the desert.
That’s why the 40 Hours are often planned as a prayerful preparation for the time of Lent and Easter.
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Last year, our Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth was blessed with a Eucharistic Congress that concluded with a wonderful procession, showing our faith, gratitude, and love for Christ’s presence in the Blessed Sacrament.
It is our desire to keep alive all the graces that were granted to us thanks to the Eucharistic Congress and for this reason we will offer our 40 Hours for the good of our Archdiocese.
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Everyone is invited to participate and offer their time of prayer for our local Church and our Archbishop, spending time and honouring our Lord Jesus Christ, truly present in the Blessed Sacrament.
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May the Lord make bloom the seed of light planted in all our hearts in Baptism!
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If you are able to commit to an hour, please register on the Stella Maris Parish website here or below.