Adoration & Devotions
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Let my prayer be incense before you...
— Ps. 141:2
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Eucharistic Adoration
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As Catholics, we believe that Christ becomes truly present within the Blessed Sacrament during the consecration at Mass. As promised by Him, His Presence is abiding, not something that vanishes at the conclusion of Mass. In order for the Faithful to honor the Eucharistic Presence of Christ outside of Mass, a priest or deacon removes the sacred host from the tabernacle and places it in the monstrance on the altar for Adoration by the Faithful. During Eucharistic Adoration, we can sit silently in His Presence and open ourselves to His graces which flow from the Eucharist. By worshiping the Eucharistic Jesus, we allow God to transform us and walk away with great peace, being renewed by God himself.
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“Of all devotions, that of adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the greatest after the Sacraments, the one dearest to God and the one most helpful to us. The Eucharist is a priceless treasure: By not only celebrating the Eucharist, but also by praying before It outside of Mass, we are enabled to make contact with the very Wellspring of Grace.”
— St. Alphonsus Liguori
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Adoration Times
- Friday: 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Our Lady of Fatima 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM St. Frances Cabrini 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM St. John the Baptist
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Please note that Adoration normally occurs on Fridays at Our Lady of Fatima Church, Hopewell Twp., following the 8:30AM Mass until 10:00AM, but may be adjusted to end at 9:45AM to accommodate 10:00AM funerals.
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To download a copy of Prayers Before the Blessed Sacrament as published by the Diocese of Pittsburgh, please CLICK HERE.
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Anima Christi / Soul of Christ
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Anima Christi, sanctifica me.
Corpus Christi, salva me.
Sanguis Christi, inebria me.
Aqua lateris Christi, lava me.
Passio Christi, conforta me.
O bone Iesu, exaudi me.
Intra tua vulnera absconde me.
Ne permittas me separari a te.
Ab hoste maligno defende me.
In hora mortis meae voca me.
Et iube me venire ad te,
Ut cum Sanctis tuis laudem te
in saecula saeculorum.
Amen.
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Soul of Christ, sanctify me.
Body of Christ, save me.
Blood of Christ, inebriate me.
Water from the side of Christ, wash me.
Passion of Christ, strengthen me.
O Good Jesus, hear me.
Within Your wounds hide me.
Suffer me not to be separated from You.
From the malignant enemy defend me.
In the hour of my death, call me.
And bid me come unto Thee,
That with all Your saints,
I may praise You forever and ever.
Amen.
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Eucharistic Hymns for Meditation
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Praying the Rosary
Saint Pope John XXIII once said, “The rosary is a school for learning true Christian perfection.” Adding to this, Saint Pope John Paul II stated, "The rosary is a prayer both so humble and simple, and theologically rich in Biblical content. I beg you to pray it."
To access a guide on How to Pray the Rosary,
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“The rosary is a great test of faith. What the Eucharist is in the order of sacraments, that the rosary is in the order of sacramentals – the mystery and the test of faith, the touchstone by which the soul is judged in its humility.
The mark of the Christian is the willingness to look for the Divine in the flesh of a babe in a crib, the continuing Christ under the appearance of bread on an altar, and a meditation and a prayer on a string of beads. The more one descends to humility, the deeper becomes the faith. The Blessed Mother thanked her Divine Son because He had looked on her lowliness.
The world starts with what is big; the spirit begins with the little, aye, with the trivial! The faith of the simple can surpass that of the learned, because the intellectual often ignores those humble means to devotion, such as medals, pilgrimages, statues, and rosaries. As the rich, in their snobbery, sneer at the poor, so the intelligentsia, in their sophistication, jeer at the lowly. One of the last acts of our Lord was to wash the feet of His disciples, after which He told them that out of such humiliation true greatness is born.”— Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
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Those who say the rosary frequently and fervently will gradually grow in grace and holiness and will enjoy the special protection of Our Lady and the abiding friendship of God.”— Hugh C. Boyle,
6th Bishop of Pittsburgh, 1929-1950
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Rosary TimesSJB - Saturdays after the 8:30AM Mass; see bulletin for additional days and times.
ST - Tuesdays & Thursday at 8:00AM; Saturdays after the 8:30AM Mass.
SFC - Monday, Wednesday and Fridays at 7:50AM.
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“The rosary is a long chain that links heaven and earth. One end of it is in our hands and the other end is in the hands of the Holy Virgin…The rosary prayer rises like incense to the feet of the Almighty. Mary responds at once like a beneficial dew, bringing new life to human hearts.”— St. Therese of Lisieux,
Doctor of the Church
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First Saturday Devotions
In honor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and in response to the Holy Mother and her Son’s request, all are encouraged to practice the Devotion of the Five First Saturdays .
First Saturdays Devotion Schedule
Already in place are 8:30AM Saturday morning Masses at St. John the Baptist, Monaca and at St. Titus, Aliquippa. The Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) is offered throughout our parish on Saturdays. (see the Mass & Confession Times page for the schedule)
Not only an inspiring way to begin a Saturday, this is also an opportunity to spiritually renew and grow in grace.
About the 'First Saturdays'
The beginnings of this devotion was revealed by the Blessed Virgin to three children, Francisco and Jacinta Marto and Lucia dos Santos to whom she appeared at Fatima, Portugal, in 1917. On June 13, 1917, Our Lady told Lucia: "Jesus wants to make use of you to make me known and loved. He wants to establish in the world devotion to my Immaculate Heart.” Our Lady repeated this within the July 13th apparition when, after she revealed to the children a vision of Hell, she stated: "You have seen Hell, where the souls of poor sinners go. To save them, God wishes to establish in the world devotion to my Immaculate Heart. If what I say to you is done, many souls will be saved and there will be peace."A few years later, on December 10, 1925 in the convent chapel at Pontevedra, Spain, the Child Jesus in a vision revealed to (then) Dorothean Postulate Lucia that there were five kinds of offenses against the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The offenses are those committed:
- against her Immaculate Conception
- against her Perpetual Virginity
- against her divine spiritual maternity
- by those who openly seeks to foster in the hearts of children indifference or contempt, and even hatred, for Mary Immaculate
- by those who directly insults her and her sacred statues and images
Our Lady also imparted to Lucia: "I promise to help at the hour of death, with the graces needed for salvation, whoever on the First Saturday of five consecutive months shall:
- Confess and receive Holy Communion;
- Recite five decades of the holy rosary;
- Keep me company for fifteen minutes while meditating on the fifteen mysteries of the rosary, with the intention of making reparation to me.”
The intention of the fIve 'First Saturdays' devotion in honor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is to bring consolation to her Immaculate Heart and make reparation for all the offenses and ingratitude of humanity.
May the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
draw you to her and to her Son.
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A bouquet of Marian Hymns
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If you lead and have update information on any of the above listed prayerful activities, please contact the Parish Adminstrative Office at 724.775.6363 ext. 101.
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Abbreviation Legend:
- SJB = St. John the Baptist Church
- ST = St. Titus Church
- SFC = St. Fances Cabrini Church
- OLF = Our Lady of Fatima Church
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