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6 BENEFITS OF MAKING A HOLY HOUR
Personal Growth Through The Source and Summit of The Faith
1. Every Holy Hour Has Eternal Merit
“Every Holy Hour we make so pleases the Heart of Jesus that it is recorded in Heaven and retold for all eternity!"
- Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta
"I understand that, each time we contemplate with desire and devotion the Host in which is hidden Christ's Eucharistic Body, we increase our merits in heaven and secure special joys to be ours later in the beatific vision of God."
- St. Gertrude
2. The Holy Hour Will Strengthen the Spiritual Lives of Your Family
"The spiritual lives of our families are strengthened through our Holy Hour."
- Blessed John Paul II
"Perpetual Adoration extends its influence far beyond the individual adorers, touching their homes and families and reaching out to the parish community and beyond."
- Pope Paul VI
3. Through the Eucharist, we are able to receive a greater abundance of graces
"Our Lord hears our prayers anywhere, but He has revealed to His servants that those who visit Him in the Eucharist will obtain a more abundant measure of grace." - St. Alphonsus Ligouri
"Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament has His hands full of graces and He is ready to bestow them on anyone who asks for them."
- St. Peter of Alcantara
4. In the Eucharist, you will find a peace and consolation that the world cannot give.
"Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament consoles a soul far beyond what the world can offer."
- St. Alphonsus Ligouri
"A Holy Hour will give you more strength during life and more consolation at the hour of your death and eternity."
- St. Alphonsus Ligouri
5. A Holy Hour will give you strength to do great things
"During a Holy Hour our Lord gives us the courage to cope with our natural fears, the ability to undertake great things for the sake of His name, and the power to undergo great trials."
- Fr. Hardon
6. Spending time before the Eucharist, is one of the best means of growing spiritually and cultivating a deep relationship with Christ.
"A Holy Hour of Eucharistic Adoration is the best way to grow spiritually (outside of Mass)." - Pope Paul VI
"Neither theological knowledge nor social action alone is enough to keep us in love with Christ unless both are proceeded by a personal encounter with Him in Adoration."
- Bishop Fulton Sheen
"During our Holy Hour we grow more and more into His likeness."
- Archbishop Fulton Sheen
"Even a quarter of an hour’s prayer in front of the Eucharist perhaps gains more graces than all the other spiritual exercises of the day (outside of Mass)."
- St. Alphonsus Ligouri
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