LUDLOW, Mass. — On Jan. 1, 2005, the Diocese of Springfield, Mass., initiated adoration for vocations in a chapel at Christ the King parish in Ludlow. The 350 people who signed up for 24-7 ...

NORWICH, Conn.—Jesus instructed his followers to pray to the “master of the harvest to send out laborers” to gather in the “abundant” harvest.

Parishioners pray in the perpetual adoration chapel at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Hialeah, Fla., on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Credit: AP/Marta Lavandier ...

The perpetual adoration chapel is an anomaly in today’s fast-paced world. Those who pray here, called adorers, pray before the Blessed Sacrament, the consecrated host from Mass placed in an ...

Praying in the adoration chapel can be explained as sitting or kneeling in front of Jesus himself," according to a brochure for the chapel. The chapel is open any time to anyone who has requested ...

When St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Zachary moved into its new building in 2017, its adoration chapel stayed behind in its former site.

The corner of South Cedar and West Koenig streets, a lot that is now vacant, will someday be the home of an adoration chapel. The Catholic Diocese of Grand Island plans to build a chapel on the ...

HIALEAH, Fla. (AP) — Twice a week, Luisa Arguello and her husband spend from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. praying in the perpetual adoration chapel at St. Benedict Catholic Church, tucked on a quiet palm ...

Luisa Arguello, second from right, and other parishioners pray in the perpetual adoration chapel at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Hialeah, Fla., on Thursday, March 20, 2025.

Perpetual adoration, a growing Catholic trend, involves continuous prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. A Holy Year event, "24 hours for the Lord," highlights this practice worldwide this weekend.