The Mater Dei Adoration Chapel at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (SEAS) has ceased to function as a Perpetual Adoration chapel. It began by closing down completely on major holidays, including Thanksgiving and Christmas of last year.
During this past Holy Week, and for Easter, our highest holy day of the year, the chapel was also closed and the Blessed Sacrament reposed.
In addition, Fr. Bede has instructed that the chapel shall now close down for the night at 7pm during weekdays and the Blessed Sacrament reposed from 3pm on Saturday until Monday morning. This means that the chapel is no longer a Perpetual Adoration chapel, and there is now only one Perpetual Adoration chapel in the entire Diocese of Las Vegas, which can be found at St. Bridget's.
While the reasons for this change have not been made public, this is a good opportunity for us all to pray for an increase in Eucharistic Devotion and Adoration.
Call to Prayer:
Heavenly Father, increase our faith in the Real Presence of Your Son, Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist. We are obliged to adore Him, to give Him thanks and to make reparation for sins. We need Your peace in our hearts and among nations. We need conversion from our sins and the mercy of Your forgiveness. May we obtain this through prayer and our union with the Eucharistic Lord.
Please send down the Holy Spirit upon all peoples to give them the love, courage, strength and willingness to responding to the invitation to Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration.
We beseech You to spread perpetual exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament in parishes around the world. We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord. Amen.
Let us also ask for Our Lady's intercession:
Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament help us to spread the glory of Your Son through perpetual exposition of the Holy Eucharist.
O Virgin Mary, our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, glory of the Christian people, joy of the universal Church, salvation of the world: pray for us, and awaken in all the faithful devotion to the Holy Eucharist in order that they render themselves worthy to receive it daily. Amen.
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