“The Year 2000 will be intensely Eucharistic: in the Sacrament of the
Eucharist the Savior, who took flesh in Mary's womb twenty centuries
ago, continues to offer Himself to humanity as the source of Divine Life,”
Pope John Paul II, Tertio Millenio Adveniente.

In his encyclical to the laity Christifidelis Laici, Pope John Paul II
repeats the words with which he began his papacy, “Open, indeed, open
wide the doors to Christ!  Open to his saving power!”

We need to respond to the appeal of Pope John Paul II and evangelize.
The laity need to learn to evangelize each other and go out into the
parish. The Pope said this is the age for Eucharistic Evangelization and he called
upon every parish to have Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration with exposition.
(June 1993 homily at the 45th International Eucharistic Congress in Seville, Spain)

St. Paul says that, “Faith comes through hearing, and how are they to
hear unless there is someone to preach?”  Pope John Paul II is now calling
the whole people of God to preach!
 

Personal Relationship with Jesus
Pope John Paul II calls the whole people of God to a personal
relationship with Jesus, Our Savior, in the Blessed Sacrament.  Without coming
before Him in quiet moments of prayer, then we diminish our faith in His Real
Presence.  It’s by taking time out to be with Him in the Blessed Sacrament that
this relationship with Our Lord begins to increase, and grow and blossom.
It is we who have the authentic answer for a personal relationship with
Jesus, our Savior, because in going before Him in the Blessed Sacrament
we go before Him Who is with us in person.
 

Sacrament of Unity
Perpetual Adoration builds community.  The Eucharist is the Sacrament
of unity, Jesus unifying His people. Today a growing number of people feel
alienated from the Church.  They feel lost among the multitudes.
Perpetual Adoration helps people feel more personally involved with Christ, His
Church and the People of God. Through the intimacy of quiet prayer with Jesus
in the Blessed Sacrament, one experiences the personal love of the Savior.
Through this personal love, one is more able to grasp the reality that they are one with the whole Body of Christ.
 

Radical Transformation of the World
Pope John Paul II says that:

- Every holy hour draws the world and everybody in the world closer to
Christ and lifts the whole world up to God the Father for his blessing.

- When we go before the Blessed Sacrament we stand in behalf of that
one person in the world in most need of God’s Mercy, and we bring down upon
their soul the Precious Blood of The Lamb so that they go to Heaven to be
with God for all eternity.

- By our Holy Hours of prayer we will contribute to the radical
transformation of the world...
 

Powerful Solution
We are beyond human solution.  We need a Divine Intervention.  And that
Divine intervention will come through the power of the Blessed
Sacrament. There was a woman in the Gospel who said, “All I have to do is touch
but the end of His garment and I will be healed.”  And Jesus turned around and
said, “Who touched Me, because I felt power coming from Me.” Those who go
before the Blessed Sacrament touch the Heart of Jesus with their faith and
release His power, His healing Love, His graces and blessings upon the whole world.
 

Words of Pope John Paul II
“For 2,000 years, the Church has been the cradle in which Mary places
Jesus and entrusts Him to the adoration and contemplation of all peoples.
May the humility of the Bride cause to shine forth still more brightly the
glory and power of the Eucharist, which she celebrates and treasures in her heart.”
(Incarnationis Mysterium)

“The best the surest and the most effective way of establishing
everlasting peace on the face of the earth is through the great power of Perpetual
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament,” December 2, 1981 address when he
began Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration in a chapel at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.

“Take an active, conscientious and responsible part in the mission of
the Church in this great moment in history made especially dramatic by
occurring on the threshold of the Third Millennium.”