ADORATION CHAPEL
OF THE
DIVINE MERCY
Eucharistic Adoration is an expression of our love for Jesus, who loves us so much that He never wants to leave us and so stays with us day and night in the Blessed Sacrament. For He says: "Behold I am with you always," because "I have loved you with an everlasting love. And constant is my affection for you." (Mt 28:20; Jer 31:3).
Pope John Paul II, in his first encyclical letter, Redemptor Hominis, says that Eucharistic adoration is the most fundamental duty in the life of the Christian and that liturgical celebration of the Eucharist and private worship of the Eucharist complement each other. He states: "Our communal worship at Mass must go together with our personal worship of Jesus in Eucharistic Adoration in order that our love may be complete."
This hour that Jesus wants you to spend with Him is spent any way you want to: reading the Holy Bible; praying the Holy Rosary; with your favorite prayer book; speaking to Jesus heart to Heart, as one does with a friend; you may be so tired or troubled or worn out, that you may just want to sit, and relax, and enjoy the sweet peace that comes from simply being with the One who loves you the most, Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament.
The existing adoration chapel is located at the left wing of the church. It is partially enclosed by a sliding glass panel. The Blessed Sacrament is kept, on top of a former side altar, inside a wooden structure with iron grills for protection. A small bulb serves as the vigil light.
The image of the Divine Mercy is enthroned at the back of the chapel.
An atmosphere of prayer and reflection must then be a necessity for in the silence of our hearts and in the silence of the place can we spend prayerful and reflective moments with our Lord.
We hope to bring this prayerful atmosphere in the new place of the Adoration Chapel of the Divine Mercy. It will be located below the new belfry, in the former baptistery.
The Construction
The construction of the Adoration Chapel of the Divine Mercy began last 1 August 2005. Architect Roy T. Cordero of Brgy. Angio, San Fabian, Pangasinan is overseeing the project.
Pictures of the On-going construction of the Adoration Chapel of the Divine Mercy