40 Hours Eucharistic Devotion

Nativity will be hosting a 40 Hours Eucharistic Devotion from Sunday, October 20 to Tuesday, October 22.  Will you spend time with Jesus? Sign up for a half-hour or more of Eucharistic Adoration below!

Los invitamos y animamos a participar en la próxima Devoción de las Cuarenta Horas aquí en la parroquia. Es una oportunidad para pasar tiempo con nuestro Señor presente en la Santa Eucaristía. Las Cuarenta Horas comenzará el domingo 20 de octubre y terminará el martes 22 de octubre.  Apuntase para una hora de adoración!

Sunday, October 20

• • 5:30 pm Sunday Mass | Opening Mass for Forty Hours Devotion with Solemn Exposition at the end of Mass
  • 6:30 pm Vespers | Evening Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours
  • 7:00–8:30 pm Confessions
  • 9:30–11:30 pm Confessions
  • 11:45 pm Compline | Night Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours, Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament afterward

Monday, October 21

• • 7:30 am Mass | Simple Exposition of the Most Holy Eucharist at the end of Mass
  • 8:00 am Lauds | Morning Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours
  • 8:30–9:30 am Confessions
  • 12:30 pm Daytime Prayer | Midday Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours
  • 1:00—2:00 pm Confessions
  • 5:00–7:00 pm Confessions
  • 7:00 pm Vespers with Homily | Evening Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours with a Conference on the Eucharist
  • 8:00–10:00 pm Confessions
  • 11:45 pm Compline | Night Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours and Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament afterwards

Tuesday, October 22

• • 7:30 am Mass | Simple Exposition of the Most Holy Eucharist at the end of Mass
  • 8:00 am Lauds | Morning Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours
  • 8:30—9:30 am Confessions
  • 11:30 am | Reposition of the Most Holy Eucharist in preparation for Mass 12:00 pm Mass | Exposition following Mass
  • 12:30 pm Daytime Prayer | Midday Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours
  • 1:00—2:00 pm Confessions
  • 4:30—6:00 pm Confessions
  • 6:30 pm | Reposition of the Most Holy Eucharist in preparation for Mass
  • 7:00 pm Mass | Closing Mass for Forty Hours Devotion
  • 8:00 pm Procession | Eucharistic Procession throughout the Church ending with Solemn Benediction

Sign up below to spend a holy half-hour or more in Adoration of Our Lord in the Holy Eucharist.  We are looking for a minimum of 2 adorers per time slot.  Silence maintained as much as possible.

The celebration of Forty Hours in every region of the Diocese is part of the Diocesan-wide preparation for the Golden Jubilee in 2024.

At the heart of the Forty Hours Devotion is the Holy Eucharist, the very Real and True Presence of God himself.  Christ our Lord is really and substantially present in this great Sacrament, and through our participation in the devotion we enter his presence, remember the salvation he won for us, rejoice in him, and become signs of his divine renewal in our world.

The devotion of Forty Hours originated six centuries ago in Milan.  The practice spread quickly in the West through figures such as Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Saint Philip Neri, Saint Charles Borromeo, Pope Clement VIII, and Pope Clement XII.  It was fervently promoted in the United States by Saint John Neumann, the fourth bishop of Philadelphia, and in 1866, the devotion was approved for use throughout the United States.

In the Diocese of Arlington, Forty Hours was widely celebrated following the establishment of the diocese in 1974 and has remained an important devotion in many parishes.  The faithful of our Diocese are encouraged to participate in their parish’s Forty Hours Devotion and in those of other parishes, spending time in prayer before the Eucharistic Lord, who can and will help us in our every need.