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Eucharistic Revival Initiatives
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How does the Eucharistic Revival unfold?
Year one is the diocesan phase which will begin with our Mass on June 19, 2022, and will extend to the Solemnity of Corpus Christi on June 11, 2023.- During this period, all parishes of our diocese will be asked to pray for the Eucharistic Revival, focusing on the great gift of Jesus Christ truly present in the Holy Eucharist (see prayer attached).
- All parishes are encouraged to invite all families to participate on the Family Mass and picnic on June 18, 2022, at Turkey Swamp Park, Park in Freehold, New Jersey (see detail attached).
- All parishes are be encouraged to do a procession for Corpus Christi Sunday. Below is a link video for planning Eucharistic Processions (in both English and Spanish).
- Eucharist in the Home-Stay tuned for more information.
- Parish Catechetical Leader Convocation will be held in our diocese on September 8th, giving leaders the opportunity to reflect on the gift of Jesus’ Presence in the Blessed Sacrament.
- During this year there will be a series of regional trainings for Ecclesial movements, apostolates, teachers, catechists, and lay leaders on preparation for year two.
Year two, June 2023 to July 2024, this is the parish/school phase. It will focus on highlighting in our schools and parishes the Mass and devotion to the Holy Eucharist as the source and summit of the life of the Church and all of its activity.- Parish small groups: Pastors will invite their parishioners and staff to become truly and deeply Eucharistic communities through small groups, increased exploration of the sacrifice of the Mass, Eucharistic Adoration, and catechetical studies on the Real Presence of Christ.
- Parish missions: Pastors will sponsor parish missions, processions, and other activities to enable deeper encounters with Our Lord in the Eucharist. In service of the National Eucharistic Revival, a team of priests is being formed to boldly proclaim Jesus truly present in the Eucharist and how He changes lives. To learn more about the National Eucharistic Preachers or to find out how they can be scheduled for local events, visit https://eucharisticrevival.org/eucharistic-preachers/ .
- Parish out to the peripheries: Pastors will equip the faithful to know and love Jesus, and to share that love with others. “The Church is called to go out into the streets of every existential periphery in order to heal wounds and to seek out the straying,” Pope Francis May 6, 2021
Year three: The parish phase of the Eucharistic Revival will culminate in a National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis July 17-21, 2024. But, in fact, the Eucharistic Revival never ends. The Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist has been reviving the Church since the Last Supper and will continue doing so until He returns at the end of time.