Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration

"the source and summit of all preaching of the Gospel is the Holy Eucharist."
(Presbyterium Ordinis - Paul Vl)

How to Encourage Commitment to the PEA Program:

1. The Eucharist is the source and summit of the spiritual life of the parish because the Eucharist is our Lord Jesus. Therefore, pastors should often preach and teach on the Eucharist and PEA.
2. Continually look for more adorers and substitutes. Don't stop at just one adorer per Holy Hour.
3. Adorers at times need to be reminded of the importance of attending their Holy Hour.
4. Prayer Teams. Each is composed of the Adorers who attend the same Hour each day. They are headed by their Hourly Co-ordinator. They meet at least monthly to pray/socialise.
   Their normal format is to meet for one and a half-hours to share about their spiritual life, miracles in their life, relationships with other people, and personal joys and fears. If an adorer is unable to attend one or more of his Holy Hours he may swap with a 'team' member for those Hours.
5. The Eucharistic Adoration Team (EAT). This team consists of a group of the most enthusiastic Adorers headed by the Pastor with the Head Co-ordinator. They should meet at least once every two weeks. They do what they want to do, which is to think almost constantly about ways to promote PEA as the source and summit of the parish.
6. The complete Schedule of Adorers should be displayed near the chapel entrance.
7. A Registration Book is available for adorers to sign in and out - so that the Hourly Co-ordinator is assured each hour is covered.
8. The Sign-up Sheet. Near the Registration Book will be a Sign-up Sheet. This will be a sheet/form with instruction for people who maybe interested to sign up, to write their name and address - so they can be contacted. A copy of a Sign-up Sheet is enclosed.
9. The Volunteer. The Volunteer or Adorer is a person who is assigned to the Registration Table for at least 5 minutes after each Mass. His/her role is to answer questions and ask people to sign up. He/she has the authority to sign people up on the spot, by simply writing their name in the Schedule of Adorers. The Volunteer then organises to introduce them to their Hourly Co-ordinator who introduces them to their Prayer Team. This ministry is performed from personal initiative.
10. A Personal Invitation: People may volunteer if personally asked. In one parish in the USA, the Pastor phoned or visited 49 men in order to ask them to sign-up for a Night Hour. Every man asked was delighted at being asked, and all but a few signed-up.
11. The St, Michael Prayer; Astonishing breakthroughs with PEA programmes have occurred in the past when parishioners have recited the St. Michael Prayer together. To be repeated often.
12. All Parish organisations should actively pursue a Eucharistic piety within the parish.
13. A Parish Meeting is held monthly to inform and encourage. Sharings-testimonies are included.
14. Friday is a day to pray and perform acts of penance, for the needs of PEA in the parish.
15. A day of prayer may be held one day a month, to pray for parish PEA.
16. At least once a year, another Sign-up Sunday can be conducted, where invitations are distributed to each person in the church, to obtain more adorers/substitutes; i.e. Corpus Christi Sunday or the day the parish opened Perpetual Adoration

Supplied by Fr Doug Harris
Used with Permission.