The Forty Hours Devotion is like a mini-retreat or mission for the parish. If it’s been a long while or if you’ve never gone on retreat, it’s great way to begin. The Schedule was Thursday, November 15 - Sunday, November 18, 2018, coinciding with the 60th anniversary of the dedication of our present church building in 1958 ( see archive photos). The number forty in scripture has always signified a sacred period of time: the rains during the time of Noah lasted 40 days and nights; the Jews wandered through the desert for 40 years, our Lord fasted and prayed for 40 days before beginning His public ministry. The 40 Hours Devotion remembers that traditional “forty-hour period” from our Lord’s burial until the resurrection.