Christmas Book Gift and Discussion

Our Christmas gift to each family is Matthew Kelly’s book, 33 Days to Eucharistic Glory. The book is a daily prayer devotional, a spiritual pilgrimage, to help us fall more in love with Jesus, our Eucharistic Lord.

A pilgrimage is a sacred journey with a specific intention. Our journey will be an inner journey, and our specific intention is to consecrate ourselves to Jesus in the Most Holy Eucharist. What is a consecration? It is to devote ourselves to God and make ourselves 100 percent available to carry out His will on the earth. Through the act of consecration, we dedicate ourselves abundantly, wholeheartedly, and completely to the will of God, and promise to faithfully respond to God's grace in our lives. There are many "consecrations" in the Bible, and our reading will highlight some of those.

This, as in Advent, is to help us "Prepare the Way of the Lord", as our new parish Mission calls us to do as Nativity parishioners. The fruit of our consecration will be a deeper love for Jesus, fully present in the Eucharist. We will desire to spend more quality time with him at Mass, and in Eucharistic Adoration.

We encourage you to read through this book on your own, for 33 days, on a schedule from January 1 through February 2. If you miss a day, just read through the day(s) you miss, and persevere on the schedule of daily readings and prayer. Even if you miss several days, plan to consecrate yourself to the Eucharist on February 2, or do so with other parishioners on Monday, February 3.

We will have optional, weekly in-person discussions, on Mondays from January 6 through February 3, from 7:00-8:00 pm, downstairs in Steiner Hall, except for January 20. The February 3 (St. Blaise) meeting will be a consecration, or dedication together, to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. If you miss a Monday discussion, just come the following week if you can. No sign up is needed for the discussions or the consecration.

You are also invited to pray in our Eucharistic Adoration Chapel at your convenience, for a 15 minutes visit each week.

Nativity Adoration Schedule

• Sat 6-9 pm
• Sun 6-10 pm
• Mon 6-9 pm
• Tue 9 am - 12 am (minus 5:00 pm Mass)
• Wed 12 am - 9 pm (minus 8:15 am Mass)
• Thu 9 am - 9 pm
• Fri 9 am - 6 pm (minus 5:00 pm Mass)