Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament

Annual Meeting of the Nocturnal Adoration Society / SSS Waterville Summer Greetings / Thank you, Father Lito! Welcome, Father Martin!

Annual Meeting of the Nocturnal Adoration Society Highlights New Canonical Leadership

The Cathedral of Christ the King in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Georgia held the annual meeting, retreat, and installation of the Nocturnal Adoration Society (NAS) this year on Saturday, August 29, 2026. The
grand setting of this historic cathedral and newly fashioned campus marvelously hosted us as Auxiliary Bishop Bernard Shlesinger III presided at the Mass….Mister Raul Mendoza, national president from Laredo, Texas, and Father John Thomas Lane SSS, provincial and spiritual director, presented the medals and leadership to all in Atlanta with blessing and honor.

Mister Mendoza gave a stirring annual address reminding the NAS of their importance for keeping vigil with the Lord and their commitment to prayer that transforms their lives and supports the praying mission of the church.

Photos: [L] The bishop is processing to the special place of devotion for the afternoon.
[R] Houston, Texas, Nocturnal Adoration Society members gather for a photo after their blessing.

SSS Waterville Summer Greetings

We are always grateful and pleased to hear from our Servants of the Blessed Sacrament Community in Waterville, Maine, and their special communion there with the other branches of the Eymard Family. It was a joy at our Provincial Chapter 27 to have two sisters from the community present, Sisters Anna and Kim, representing the Waterville sisters and also the SSS sisters from Vietnam. Here is a picture with Father Joseph Kiet (JK) Nguyen SSS, with them while on vacation. He presided at Mass and gave English-language lessons to the Vietnamese sisters.

Thank you, Father Lito! Welcome, Father Martin!

With the upcoming provincial chapter of the Philippine Province, the councils of both provinces have called back Father Joselito Hitosis SSS (Father Lito) to this province to participate in its life again.

To replace Father Lito in Holiday, we welcome Father Martin Hien Tran SSS (Vietnamese province member), who will now serve at Saint Vincent de Paul.

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