Join us in celebrating our 147th perpeu
08/01/25
10:45 am
Location: Mary of the Angels Chapel, La Crosse or online
Host: FSPA
Today marks the 147th anniversary of perpetual adoration, a sacred tradition that started in 1878. Join us in celebration!
Aug. 1
10:45 a.m. Ritual
11 a.m. Mass
Mary of the Angels Chapel
Email communications@fspa.org for the link to join online
History
Since 1878, Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration have been praying in the Adoration Chapel inside St. Rose Convent, La Crosse, Wisconsin.The practice began after Mother Antonia Herb, then-leader of the congregation, made several requests to the local bishop for permission to begin perpetual adoration. Concerned it would impose too great a burden on the sisters, he refused.
Determined to establish perpetual adoration, the sisters tested its potential effect on the community by praying in pairs in two-hour shifts. After demonstrating it was possible, the congregation, then called the Sisters of St. Francis, began praying 24 hours a day with the bishop's blessing on August 1, 1878, at 11 a.m. Soon thereafter, they became the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration. .
From that long-ago beginning, at least two people prayed before the Blessed Sacrament all day and through the night until Feb. 25, 2020. Today, the daily tradition—and enduring promise—of perpetual adoration reminds us, God is present in our lives at any location and at all times.
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