There was an increase of college students sleeping all day yesterday. Why is that? They had stayed up all night in the grotto here at UIW. Nine am Thursday morning started the beginning of the second annual 24 Hour Prayathon. This is an event with 24 hours straight of activities to Praise God! The event included Liturgy of the Hours, Rosary around the world, Confession, Mass, Lenten Lunch, Prayer and Healing Service, Nondenominational worship service, Christian concert, Taize prayer, and all night adoration. I was only in charge of volunteers this year, but it was amazing how many people wanted to help out! We had free tshirts for the first 50 volunteers and that filled up right away!! However, even without incentive, people still wanted to help out! I was super happy! We had emails and phone calls all the way up until the actual event! I went to a bunch of the events throughout the day, but I was truly touched at adoration! I signed up to go to the grotto and pray between two and three am. I walked up from the wooden bridge and saw a glowing coming from the grotto. Last year we had adoration on Dubuis Lawn, so this was new to me. They had set the Blessed Sacrament up under a tent so guard it from the elements. Then all over the steps there were candles. It was beautiful. Not only that, but there were a lot of people there. I hadn’t expected it. Some people were praying alone, some were sitting with friends, and some were singing along with the band playing music on the side. I sang and prayed and got to journal, and I felt a peace that I only find when I go to adoration. I was so happy to be a part of it. I know a lot of work goes into this event, but now I am excited all over again for next year!!
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