Forty Hours Devotion is a special time for our parish every year.  It is a time for each of us to come before the Blessed Sacrament and to thank God for His graces, to make reparations to Him for our past sins, to pray for the sick, and to beg God's protection for our families, friends and nation.

St. John Cantius Church will hold its annual Forty Hours Devotions beginning Sunday, October 18th through Tuesday, October 20th. 

All Services will be in the Main Church

Sunday, October 18th
NO 10 am Mass today
Mass of Solemn Exposition (Polish and English) 11:30 am Votive of Blessed Sacrament
3:30pm    Solemn Vespers (English)-prayers and Benediction
5:45 pm   Simple Reposition
6:00 pm    Mass (Polish/English) with Compline and Benediction

Monday, October 19th

8 am Mass (English) 
Rosary after Mass
9:15 am - Matins and Lauds (Office of Reading and Morning Prayer) 
Adoration throughout the day
6:15 pm   Miraculous Medal Novena
7:00 pm   Solemn Vespers (Polish/English)-prayers and Benediction

Tuesday, October 20th

8 am Mass (English)
Rosary after Mass
9:15 am - Matins and Lauds (Office of Reading and Morning Prayer)
Adoration throughout the day

6:30 pm Simple Reposition
6:45 pm Solemn Closing Mass -Procession and Benediction to close the Celebration

In the Bible the number 40 is associated with a sacred period of time: the rain at the time of the flood of Noah lasted 40 days and nights.  The Hebrews wandered in the desert for 40 years on the way to the Promised Land.  And most significantly, Jesus fasted for 40 days before beginning His public ministry.

In the celebration of the Forty Hours Devotion, we are able to witness a fuller expression of our Catholic faith in the Eucharist.  It is first and foremost about our participation in the Paschal Mystery through the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.  In the Mass, we participate directly in the saving acts of Christ and by the grace of the Holy Spirit we unite the sacrifices of our lives with the one sacrifice of Christ on the Cross.  It is in this way that we give praise and thanksgiving to God the Father for His Son Jesus and participate in the true worship of our God by which we are sanctified as His Holy people