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Perpetual adoration is a growing Catholic trend. A Holy Year event is scheduled for the weekend

  • The Vatican is marking a special Holy Year event called '24 hours for the Lord' from Friday into Saturday, where churches around the world will offer continuous adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, which Catholics believe is the presence of Christ.
  • Perpetual adoration, where the Blessed Sacrament is on view in dedicated chapels 24/7, is a growing practice in hundreds of parishes across the United States and elsewhere, with participants taking shifts before the Blessed Sacrament.
  • St. Benedict Catholic Church in Hialeah, a Miami suburb, has a perpetual adoration chapel that opened in 2019, coordinated by Luisa Arguello, where 400 adorers like Janson commit to at least one hour a week.
  • Many parishioners, mostly Cuban American and working-class, find adoration to be a quieter, more personal experience than Mass, with Lastenia Vivas, who carries one of the midnight-to-1 a.m. Shifts, stating she feels like she is looking at and being spoken to by Christ.
  • The practice aligns with centuries of tradition, as Timothy O'Malley from Notre Dame's Center for Liturgy notes, referencing St. Charles Borromeo's 16th-century practice of exposing the host during a plague in Milan to provide comfort, and Pope Francis instituted the '24 hours' Lenten practice early in his papacy.
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Perpetual adoration is a growing Catholic trend. A Holy Year event is scheduled for the weekend

Growing numbers of Catholics are taking part in Eucharistic adoration – which this year’s Jubilee will mark this weekend with “24 hours for the Lord.”

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Daily Gate City broke the news in on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
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