St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish
Forty Hours Devotion
Sunday – September 9, 2018
12:00 Noon - Opening Mass - Fr. Brandt, Celebrant
1:00 PM Adoration until 6:00 PM
3:00 PM Chaplet of Divine Mercy/Reflection - Deacon Dave
5:15-5:45 PM Confessions - Fr. Verruni
6:00 PM Mass - Fr. Verruni, Celebrant;
Deacon Dave & Deacon Lou
Youth Group joins in
7:00-7:30 PM - Praise and Worship Music
Monday – September 10, 2018
8:00 AM Mass - Fr. Pidgeon (followed by Exposition)
12:00 Noon – Midday Prayer Service - Deacon Lou
12:30 PM Adoration until 7:00 PM
Young Parents’ Group & 6th Grade Class joins in
3:00 PM – Chaplet of Divine Mercy/Reflection - Deacon Dave
6:15-6:45 PM Confessions - Fr. Verruni
7:00 PM – Prayer Service - Fr. Verruni, Deacon Lou
Tuesday – September 11, 2018
8:00 AM Exposition & Morning Prayer - Deacon Dave
12:00 Noon – Midday Prayer Service - Fr. Verruni
12:30 PM Adoration until 7:00 PM
Senior Citizens, 7th & 8th Grade Classes join in
3:00 PM – Chaplet of Divine Mercy/Reflection - Deacon Dave
7:00 PM Closing Mass and Procession,
Fr. Verruni, Main Celebrant & Homilist,
Father Brandt, Father Pidgeon,
Deacon Lou, Deacon Dave & Deacon Tom
Eucharistic Ministers, Altar Servers, Knights of Columbus,
Holy Name Society & WiNGS to joins in
To schedule an Adoration time, please see the Sunday Receptionist or call the Parish Office at 610-287-2525.
This is a special period of continuous prayer during which the Eucharist
is exposed in a monstrance for
Adoration. The devotion begins with a Mass followed by continuous Adoration over a 40-hour period, and
it ends with a Mass and Benediction.
In the Bible the number 40 is
associated with a sacred period of time: the rain at the time of the flood of Noah lasted 40 days and nights,
the Hebrews wandered in the
desert for 40 years on the way to the Promised Land, and Jesus fasted for 40 days before beginning His public ministry. The devotion was promoted by both Saint Philip Neri and Saint Ignatius of Loyola in the1500s. In the United States,
Saint John Neumann (1811-1860), Bishop of Philadelphia, helped spread the devotion.