Eucharistic Adoration Retreat

Eucharistic Adoration Retreat
Oct 3-5, 2025
with the Knights of the Holy Eucharist
Register here for Virtual Option to Watch Online
Retreat starts Friday with rosary and Mass at 8:00pm, ends Sunday with Noon lunch.
Eucharistic Adoration
Recently asked why they think there are more seminarians coming from Hastings, some St. Cecilia parishioners responded unanimously that it was since they started a 24/7 Eucharistic Adoration program.

One hope of the Eucharistic Revival is to increase Eucharistic adoration throughout our diocese and our country. Bishop James Conley believes this practice bears great spiritual fruit where it is practiced.

“Eucharistic adoration provides individuals an opportunity to spend time with Jesus,” he continued, “not only to express our love and gratitude to him for his countless blessings, but also to allow Jesus to love us back, and to heal our spiritual infirmities. Those who spend time in Eucharistic Adoration receive countless graces and blessings.”

The Eucharistic Adoration Retreat is hosted by the Knights of the Holy Eucharist, a group of Franciscan religious brothers founded in 1998 by the late Mother Mary Angelica, foundress of EWTN. They are serving the Church in the Diocese of Lincoln and dedicated to fostering reverent devotion to the Lord in the Most Blessed Sacrament.

“The retreat will be in the form of Eucharistic spiritual exercises, with scriptural meditations in front of the Blessed Sacrament, daily Mass, as well as confession and spiritual direction,” Brother David Mary said. “The goal of the retreat is the renewal of our spiritual life through a profound experience of the healing love of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus.”

Brother David is the community servant of the Knights of the Holy Eucharist.  Since their arrival in the Diocese of Lincoln in 2016, the Knights have assisted Bishop Conley in boosting adoration efforts – strengthening the perpetual adoration programs and encouraging adorers to sign up to participate.

“I have been very touched by the receptiveness and joy of the people who have responded to signing up as new adorers,” Brother David said. “There is a real and tangible hunger for a deeper relationship with our Lord. This is made possible by the holiness of our bishops, priests, and religious who have instilled a yearning in our diocese to seek Christ wholeheartedly.”

Joining the Eucharistic adoration retreat will assist those who already adorers grow deeper in their own Eucharistic relationship, and help those who are not regular adorers to learn about the importance and beauty of this practice.

Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House offers a sanctuary of prayer and recollection on a spacious acreage near Waverly. There are 50 single rooms, each with a private bath.

We want our retreats to be accessible to everyone, please consider an additional donation, or contact the Retreat House to inquire about financial assistance or if your parish pays part of the cost. If the retreat you’re interested in is full, contact us to be put on a waiting list. A few double rooms are available upon request. Airport transportation to/from LNK or OMA is also available upon request.

In-person at the Retreat House, retreats include meditations by the retreat master, the sacraments of Eucharist and Reconciliation, the Liturgy of the Hours and other devotions, and opportunities for adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
Register here for Virtual Option to Watch Online