As the Synod on Synodality continues, the global gathering is providing an opportunity for Catholic leaders to share ideas and initiatives-some of which dovetail with the aims of the National Eucharistic Revival in the United States.
At a press briefing for the Synod on Synodality at the Vatican on 12th October , Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya of Bamenda, Cameroon, revealed that “perpetual adoration is going on in all the parishes” and “every parish is building a chapel of perpetual adoration” as part of the archdiocese’s “Year of the Eucharist” celebration.
He noted these perpetual adoration chapels “where the young people go to adore Jesus” provide “an incredible experience” for them, there and all over the world. Catholics in the U.S. told OSV News they agreed, and such chapels at their own parishes have been nothing short of life-changing.
Kate Scherer Dominguez, 32, said the Eucharistic perpetual adoration chapel her Peace of Christ Parish started in Rochester, New York, this July has had a profound effect on her life, with a positive impact on her marriage and parenting.
Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens of Crookston, Minnesota, who is leading the National Eucharistic Revival in the U.S. agreed that adoration is invigorating faith among youth and young adults, and can “bring missionary fire to the whole parish.”
Picture: New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan places a monstrance holding the Eucharist on the newly dedicated altar of Manhattan’s first public, perpetual adoration chapel, 30th July 2023. Located in the rectory adjacent to St. Joseph Church in Greenwich Village, the chapel can fit up to 25 adorers. (OSV News photo/Jeff Bruno)