177 Project’s Nationwide Tour Stops at St. John the Baptist to Promote Adoration

Faithful participate in Eucharistic Adoration during the 177 Project at St. John the Baptist, Allentown. The initiative from Adoration Artists was designed to help spark a renewal in parishes across the country through the power of spending time in front of the Eucharist and engaging in a worshipful evening that fosters community. (Photos by John Simitz)

More than 150 faithful participated in the 177 Project at St. John the Baptist, Allentown on Nov. 26.

The initiative from Adoration Artists was designed to help spark a renewal in parishes across the country through the power of spending time in front of the Eucharist and engaging in a worshipful evening that fosters community.

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Ben Wagner, musical artist for the nationwide tour of promoting Eucharistic Adoration, sings Nov. 26 during the 177 Project visit to the Diocese of Allentown. Over the course of three months, the project, featuring talented artists in Catholic music, plan to visit each of the 177 dioceses in the United States.

Father Dr. Robert Kosek, then pastor of St. John the Baptist, and of SS. Peter and Paul, Allentown, raises the monstrance during Eucharistic Adoration for more than 150 faithful. Father Kosek is now in congregational administrative service for the Barnabite order outside the Diocese of Allentown.

Faithful pray the rosary to begin the evening of worship and music.

Aurelia Moser, left, naps on the shoulder of her mother, Joey Moser while listening to music by Wagner during the concert. The evening centered on Holy Hour and featured opportunities for confession, prayer for others, mediation on vocations and recitation of the rosary.