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40 Hours Devotion: Perpetual Adoration June 11-14
From Pentecost weekend, June 8, to Corpus Christi weekend, June 21, 2025, Bishop Boyea is asking all 10 deaneries of the Diocese of Lansing to coordinate continuous 40-hours Adoration. The intention is to have each hour between Pentecost and Corpus Christi covered in intercessory prayer by each deanery. Essentially, we’re employing the power of intercession before the Blessed Sacrament in an effort to “kick start” a new movement of evangelization and discipleship in the parishes throughout our diocese and beyond during this Jubilee Year.
This 40-hour Intercessory Adoration Campaign for our diocese aims to unify all the parishes of the Diocese of Lansing in the missional phase of the Eucharistic Congress (began summer 2024). Along with bringing about more Eucharistic devotion in our parishes, it will provide an opportunity for powerful intercession for deeper conversion (or first-time conversion) for our loved ones, fellow parishioners, fallen away, and unchurched; it will conclude with the all-diocesan Mass at Lugnuts Stadium on June 21, followed by a Eucharistic procession to St. Mary Cathedral, where participants will be able to receive the Jubilee Year Plenary Indulgence.
St. Anthony’s Parish will participate in this Adoration campaign from 8:00am on Wednesday, June 11 until Noon on Saturday, June 14. This means we will have perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament for those 70+ hours, all day Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and Saturday morning, pausing just for daily Masses (Why 70+ hours? I thought this was a 40-hours devotion. Well, St. Anthony’s is such a robust parish, the deanery leadership basically asked us to do two 40-hour campaigns back-to-back—good for us!).
***Please plan to make a Holy Hour (or several, or even just a Holy Half-Hour) during our part of the campaign: 8:00am on Wednesday, June 11 until Noon on Saturday, June 14. Call the office to sign up for an Adoration time.
AND, mark your calendar and plan to attend the all-diocesan Mass and Procession in Lansing on Saturday, June 21 at 10:00am!
Visit www.eucharisticjourney.org for more information about the 40-Hours Devotion, Jubilee Year & Indulgence, and Corpus Christi Procession—all coming up soon! Please join in!