Dear Friends in Christ,
The National Eucharistic Revival aims to renew the Church by enkindling a living relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist. The more that we enter the reality of the Eucharist, the more we seek to encounter the One who is present in the Eucharist, the more alive our Church will be. As it has been said, the Eucharist makes the Church, and the Church makes the Eucharist.
Over the last year, the Revival has sparked some inspiring momentum. We look forward to the culmination of this revival: the National Eucharistic Congress in 2024. This will be the first National Eucharistic Congress in 83 years. We pray that it will provide a tremendous outpouring of grace and a moment of genuine revival for our Church and our country. Many of your parishes are planning special celebrations for the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ (Corpus Christi Sunday) and I would encourage you to participate. I would also invite you to the June 10, Saturday evening Vigil Mass at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, which will include a Eucharistic Procession and food and fun for families. At this Mass we will also commission and bless the Eucharistic Missionaries who will be serving in parishes across the Archdiocese. Bishop Adam Parker will celebrate the Mass and Bishop Bruce Lewandowski will preach. Adoration will begin at 3:30 p.m., followed by Mass at 5:00 p.m. and then the Eucharistic Procession. Join in this wonderful opportunity to celebrate our Eucharistic faith.
I also ask you to prayerfully consider attending the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis in July of 2024. More information about the Congress can be found on their website, www.eucharisticcongress.org and you are able to register as a part of the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s official delegation https://archbalt.regfox.com/national-eucharistic-congress. It is my sincere hope and fervent prayer that in celebrating the gift of Our Lord in the Eucharist at our Cathedral and in parishes across the Archdiocese that together, with God’s grace, we will renew our Church.
Faithfully in Christ,
Most Reverend William E. Lori
Archbishop of Baltimore