40 Hours Devotion

Forty Hours Devotion at St. Patrick’s Church

Continuous Eucharistic Adoration: starting 5pm Sunday June 15–Tuesday, June 17

Details to be announced! Please check back soon!

40 Hours Devotion comes from the 40 hours that Christ’s body traditionally rested in the tomb; 40 also being significant in the Bible which is often tied to trials and or suffering and or a period of preparation: the Israelites wandered in the desert for 40 years, and Christ was tempted in the desert for 40 days prior to His ministry.
The practice of 40 Hours Devotion is one of continuous prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. It originated several centuries ago and was introduced in the United States by St. John Neumann, the forth Bishop of Philadelphia.
There will be opportunity for communal liturgies and prayers: Mass, Liturgy of the Hours, Rosary, Divine Mercy Chaplet, Confessions as well as silent adoration.

While you are welcome to stop in during any of the 40 hours, we also need to confirm coverage, so please sign up when the details are posted and registration is open.

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• This Sunday, 15th June, 04:00 pm, Baccalaureate Mass in Binghamton