From a weekly committed adorer:

“ Being at the chapel is like having someone put a warm blanket around you. You really feel the LOVE of Christ.  A few times over the winter, I missed my hour because the weather kept us from opening the chapel.  On those weeks, I was less settled..less peace-filled, less optimistic about life.  It was not until I realized that I had missed my private, quiet time with the Lord that I knew what was missing!  Having a dedicated hour each week really makes all the difference.  For weeks I thought “I should go to the chapel”.  I never seemed to make the time.  Once I did commit, I have never missed.  I am NOT a night owl, but I picked a middle of the night hour because I know I will ALWAYS be available!   The busyness of the day is over, and the silence and peace of the night are beautiful….”

From a division leader:

“Since I have begun my weekly adoration of the Blessed Sacrament I have grown significantly closer to Our Lord.  The peace and comfort I receive from spending my hour with Him cannot be found anywhere except in Adoration.  No matter how stressful my day is, when I sit before Our Lord and ask Him to send His peace, He never fails to answer me.  When I leave the chapel, I leave with a peaceful confidence that whatever trials the world sends my way, I won’t be alone, Our Lord will be with me giving me the strength, patience and endurance to walk through any trial.”

From a weekly committed adorer:

“My father was cured of throat cancer! .”

From an adoration group member:

“I had gone through a very painful divorce and had much guilt, anxiety, pain, dislike toward the ex, etc.  In spending my time in front of the Lord on a weekly basis I was able to let many of these feelings go and to not only pray for my healing but also my ex wife’s healing as well.  I also have made it a habit to do the scriptural rosary during my holy hour.”

From a division leader:

“My sister has made a complete turn around, even the nurses are amazed at the difference!  She is well on her way to a complete recovery.  It’s a miracle, truly!   The power of prayer never ceases to amaze me.  PRAISE BE JESUS!!!! .”

From a division leader:

“ The gift of a holy hour in such a beautiful sacred space is exceedingly wonderful in itself and the opportunity for assisting in facilitating the holy hours of others is an extra special gift that we division leaders are privileged to know.  The committed adorers and substitutes for the Lamb of God Chapel are the most amazing group of dedicated, kind, helpful, prayerful individuals. The Lamb of God Chapel is a source of true joy in so many ways – an oasis of peace and prayer for all and a confirmation of our fellowship in Christ as we continuously adore Him in the Blessed Sacrament.  I am personally so grateful for it and I have heard many expressions of gratitude from others.  We are truly blessed.”

From an adoration committee member:

“Being single and suffering at times from anxiety, it has been a great source of comfort and consolation to know that the Creator of the Universe- the One who loves me with a Love the depth of which I cannot fathom- has willed to make Himself available to me during all the days and nights of my life! It is difficult to express the inner sense of security this has given me. I feel a sense of kinship, community, and connection with my fellow adorers. It has given me a sense of unity and strength. You meet the nicest people at adoration! .”

From a twice weekly committed adorer:

“I credit my sister’s successful liver transplant to prayers said for her in our chapel. Thank you!.”

From a substitute:

“The story that I have to tell about the Lamb of God Chapel dates back to my childhood of growing up in the sixties.  From my time as a child until only the last few years, my favorite day of the year was Holy Thursday.  You might ask WHY?  It is such a sad day for our Lord.  As a child and into adulthood Holy Thursday night was the only night of the year when the Eucharist was exposed for all to adore.  There were some special church occasions when there might have been a 40 hours event, but as a child it was not often.  I always knew on Holy Thursday that I could be right there with our Lord to be with him, help him to wait, hold his hand.  To truly thank him for all he has done for me.  It was on these Holy Thursdays  of my youth and young adulthood that I would dream of a time in my life when I could be with him in adoration whenever I wanted.  Well, I am 59 years old and my dream, blessing, miracle has been given to me by  God’s infinite love for me and his grace with the opening of the Lamb of God Chapel.  I never thought in my lifetime I would be in a place able to adore him so often.  Dreams do come true in God’s time and in His way……”

From a twice weekly committed adorer:

“My wife’s experience occurred during her stay in the St Clair Hospital.  She went in the hospital due to an infection in one of her lungs.  After three days of treatments, the physician and  medical staff decided they could do no more to correct her condition and she was seriously deteriorating, and I should get my children in town to see her. After my children came in and left, the decision was made to pull out all the tubes feeding her and the medications.  A visiting priest was in the hospital at the time and was asked to grant her the last rights.  Two days under this condition she was not awake and slowing down in her breathing.   I left the third night. Lo and behold the next morning I get a phone call from my wife in a strong normal voice  and full awareness of where she was and she asked what was going on.  We all felt this was a miracle, including the physician and medical staff.   I figured this was strictly the Lord’s decision. The second time occurred to me last year.  I was losing much energy and getting treated with medications and injections, to no avail. I finally decided to junk all the medications and rely on praying to our Lord to grant me the strength where I could carry on the needs in our life (my wife and I).”

From a monthly committed adorer:

“My only blessing is being able to sit quietly with Jesus not just when scheduled but many times when I’m driving by and stop for a 5 or 10 minute visit with Jesus.  Unfortunately, in today’s world you cannot drive by any church and stop in for a quick visit with the Blessed Sacrament because most of the churches are locked tight except during times when services are scheduled.  That’s another reason that makes St. Thomas More’s perpetual adoration chapel a blessing.  He’s always there waiting for your visit..”

From a weekly committed adorer:

“ I was just thinking today as I left the adoration chapel how grateful I am that we have that blessing available to us. It is so special to spend that quiet time in prayer with all the busyness of the world at bay.  It feels like Thomas Merton’s “Hidden Ground of Love.”  Thank you for this experience and the opportunity to share it with others.”

From a weekly committed adorer:

“With God’s grace, perseverance and strength I am able to continue to take care of my mother with all her illnesses and weakness. God bless you.”

From a two hour weekly committed adorer:

“ I adore in the overnight hours. In the winter, the chapel was closed more than once due to icy conditions. I couldn’t believe how empty it felt not to be with our Eucharistic Lord when I had become so used to spending time with Him. So many times we say ‘I can’t imagine my life without X.’ Having come to regularly adore the Lord, I can’t imagine my life without my adoration commitment or the Lamb of God Chapel..”

“Before the Blessed Sacrament I have learned that it was not I who came to adore but He who summoned my soul that He might adore it. That through the mere yes of my arrival I would will my soul to the care of its Author. Where through silent groanings of my soul He might refine it and restore in it Love, that I may come to be taught how to adore Love with Love. So that I may carry Love, the Father of All Nations, to the tiniest piece of the world in which I roam.”

“I am an apparent slow learner in the realm of Love, but if practice makes perfect then Eucharistic Adoration makes saints. I want to be the saint that God intends for me to be.”

“There have been times in my life where the only person who will listen to me is God! The peace and calm that coincides with visits to see our Lord in the most Blessed Sacrament of the Altar cannot be explained. Jesus promised us, I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you (John 14:18). Whenever I have felt “orphaned” through death, problems in life or lonely, He was always there. Jesus comes to us in His Eucharistic presence, and we need only visit Him there. Peace, serenity and calm have always happened in front of the Eucharistic Lord. He has comforted me on many occasions by always listening. And His Love is evident in His Presence. His Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity are present for us to adore.”

“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth(Psalm 46:10). Where better to do this, than in adoration?! He IS our God, present in the Most Blessed Sacrament!The blessings and graces I have received have been immeasurable from the act of adoration! As His creatures, we should do no less. Enjoy the peace, calm and serenity available in His Real Presence!”

“At Cana, the Blessed Virgin instructed, “Do whatever He tells you.” In adoration, we spend time listening to the Lord with our hearts. And Jesus gave us His Mother at the foot of the cross. Then He said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!”(John 19:27) As a disciple of Christ, we should listen to our mother!”

“I did not grow up with regular adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. In fact, as an adult I had no idea that there was even a form of worship called “adoration.” I attended a conference at Franciscan University in Steubenville, and there experienced adoration of the Blessed Sacrament for the first time. I was blown away by it. It was SO easy to pray in the presence of Our Lord! It was for me a moment of great joy. But afterward, I was very upset. All I could think was, “WHY have I never heard of this before?” I grew up attending Mass every week. How can it be that I never heard of adoration of the Blessed Sacrament?? I have been determined not to repeat this mistake in my own family, and have made sure that our children have the opportunity that I was denied. To know the Lord is to love Him, and outside of Holy Communion, there is no better way to get to know Jesus on a personal level than spending time with Him, Face to face.”

“Sitting in the presence of our Lord….what greater joy could there be? As you sit in adoration, allow His grace and peace to surround you, comfort you, calm you. How blessed we are to have our Lord available to us, 24 hours a day! How can we not adore Him?”