St. Marys parish dedicates new adoration chapel, grotto

By Joe Bollig joe.bollig@theleaven.org

ST. MARYS — Call it a coincidence, call it an accident, call it what you will. There is an unplanned feature of the new eucharistic adoration chapel at Immaculate Conception Parish here that inspires Jenna Aubert.

The chapel has a monstrance with the Blessed Sacrament on the eucharistic adoration altar. If Aubert kneels at a certain place during her assigned 5 to 6 p.m. time on Tuesdays, she sees something special in the circular, glass window of the monstrance.

A circular window in the back wall projects its image — the Blessed Mother and the Infant Jesus holding a chalice with the consecrated host — onto the circular glass window of the monstrance, aligning perfectly.

“They’re both looking [toward me] as I adore Jesus,” said Aubert.

There was nothing coincidental about the wooden adoration altar that graces the new chapel, however.

When Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann blessed the chapel and Our Lady of Lourdes grotto outside Immaculate Conception Parish

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