Dear Friends in Christ,
Happy Holy Week! Thank you for committing to a Holy Hour in the Night Watch on Holy Thursday Night through Good Friday afternoon. Please see the attached list for your time and who else has signed up alongside you.
Some details that may help guide you:
+ Please arrive a few minutes early and enter through the parking lot, side door.
+ The Altar of Repose, where Jesus in the Holy Eucharist is present in the tabernacle, will be under the large Crucifix and Pieta (Most Sorrowful Mother holding Jesus) straight ahead as you enter the side door. The main tabernacle in the high altar will be empty, per the Church’s instruction for Holy Thursday night – Good Friday Service. Thus, our attention is directed to the Altar of Repose.
+ Please be quiet and reverent as you enter the Church as others will be in silence praying.
+ You may either use the folding chairs set up in front of the Altar of Repose or the first few pews on the east side near the altar. Please stay close to Jesus in the tabernacle so as to “Watch and Pray.”
+ The night watch calls for silence, so please do not talk, recite prayers out loud, sing, etc.
+ During your Holy Hour, you may simply sit with Our Lord and reflect on His Passion, Death and Resurrection. You may want to pray with Sacred Scripture. You may bring a spiritual/theological book to read and pray with. You may want to pray the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary or the Divine Mercy Chaplet (Divine Mercy Novena begins on Good Friday.) However you choose to spend the time with Our Lord is up to you and will be fruitful. Enjoy this special intimate time with Jesus as you “Watch and Pray.”
+ The Church will be unlocked all night for people to come and go. Should there be any issues, please call Father Rick and he will come over ASAP. Cell #317.697.0981
+ If you have any questions on the above guidance, please text father Rick for clarification.
I pray this is a sacred and holy time for you and the parish and that abundant graces shower upon us all during these Holy Hours as we “Watch and Pray.”
Holy Week Blessings,
Father Rick Nagel