In a few short weeks, on Corpus Christi Sunday, June 19, the Church in the United States will embark on a National Eucharistic Revival, a three-year journey to deepen our devotion to Christ’s physical presence on earth, which we celebrate at every
A beatified teenager's passionate love of the Eucharist was put on display for a group of New Jersey Catholic school students as U.S. Catholics begin a three-year eucharistic revival.
Students of St. Dominic School in Brick, sang and prayed April 28, the day
On May 2, officials with the National Eucharistic Revival announced that they had selected 46 priests from across the country to serve as National Eucharistic Preachers. These priests have volunteered to share the message of Christ’s Real Presence in the Eucharist. “The
In the year 1300, a priest was celebrating Mass in the convent of O Cebreiro, Spain. Lacking faith in the true presence of Jesus in the sacrament, the priest nevertheless recited the consecration prayers.
Suddenly, the host he held in his hand turned
Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino of Assisi, Italy, presented New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan with a first-class relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis for the U.S. Catholic Church's three-year National Eucharistic Revival that begins June 19, the feast of Corpus Christi, and culminates with
The heartbeat of Catholic life is the Eucharist. This is why American bishops launched a three-year initiative last fall in the grassroots of the Church to revive devotion and belief in the Real Presence of Jesus in the consecrated host. While the
Kathryn Jean Lopez writes about reverence and longing for the Eucharist as we embark on the Eucharistic Revival: “No such thing is possible without a renewal of love for Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. When we look at Jesus in the Blessed
Last fall, the U.S. bishops published a document on the Eucharist, titled, “The Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church.” This document came in response to the many ways in which belief and devotion to Christ in the Eucharist
Two specific and important movements will be taking place within the Church in the United States during the next few years: the National Eucharistic Revival, a three-year process of growing closer in relationship with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament; and, on a
The excitement the U.S. bishops showed in approving a three-year National Eucharistic Revival is "actually a real work of the Holy Spirit," said Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens.
The U.S. bishops approved plans for the revival during their fall general assembly Nov. 15-18 in