Holy Martyrs, Falmouth
Monday 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM
St. Jude, Freeport
Friday 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Sacred Heart, Yarmouth
Saturday 8:45 AM- 9:45 AM
St. Gregory the Great, Gray
Friday 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM
Contact Cindy Carrier at (207) 272-5943 or pothe@portlanddiocese.org
Adoration is a sign of devotion to and worship of Jesus who is present Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity, in the Eucharist. Spending time with the Eucharistic Presence of our Lord is a continuation of the Celebration of the Eucharist at Mass.
You can come and spend as much time with the Eucharistic Presence of our Lord as you like during these hours. Many adorers spend this time in prayer or just sitting in the Lord’s presence. It is perfectly acceptable to bring your Bible or other spiritual reading. In the back of the chapel there are prayer books for Eucharistic Adoration.
Eucharistic Guardians provide this ministry by committing to an hour of Adoration time each week. We are always welcoming new adorers. Please complete this form if you are interested.
Through the centuries, saints have also composed prayers for making visits to the Blessed Sacrament.
Short Visit to the Blessed Sacrament By Blessed John Henry Newman
Before the Blessed Sacrament Prayer from the Fátima Children
Eucharistic celebrations of any nature are sometimes initiated with the first four or at least the first stanza of the Pange lingua hymn, and often concluded with the Tantum ergo(being the other two stanzas of the same hymn), or at the least the versicle and oration attached to the Tantum ergo (see the article). These hymns and orations are from the Daily Office for Corpus Christi, composed by St. Thomas Aquinas.