Faith
Adoration
The Blessed Sacrament is exposed day and night at St Benedict’s in Melbourne, and the chapel keeps a camera on it. Whatever the hour in Toronto, you can kneel there.
Live now
The chapel, now
The stream begins silently, because a browser will not start a video with sound of its own accord. The chapel at St Benedict's, Melbourne keeps the Blessed Sacrament exposed continuously; whatever the hour here, someone is watching there.
Keeping a holy hour
There is no single way to do this, and no obligation to fill the silence. What follows is the shape St Benedict’s own guide suggests — a suggestion, not a rule.
I
Come in
Kneel, or sit. Begin with the Sign of the Cross and a moment of quiet, and say plainly why you have come.
II
Read
A psalm, the Sunday Gospel, or a few verses read slowly. The parish guide below sets out readings enough for an hour.
III
Stay
The longest part and the plainest: say nothing. Being distracted is not failing; notice it, and begin again.
IV
Go out
Close with the Our Father and an intention for the Holy Land, and carry one line of what you read into the day.
The parish’s adoration guide
Prayers, readings and a structure for a holy hour, as St Benedict’s sets it out.
Carry it into prayer
Light a candle for an intention in the Prayer Garden, or read where to find what the Church teaches.
The Prayer Garden Essentials of the Faith