The Bishops of the United States are calling for a three-year grassroots revival of devotion and belief in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. These three years will culminate in a National Eucharistic Congress to be held in Indianapolis, Indiana, July 17-21, 2024.  

Why Now?  Because the Church needs healing, and the world needs the Church.

Scandal, division, disease, doubt.  The Church has withstood each of these throughout our very human history.  But today we confront all of them, all at once.  Our response in this moment is pivotal.

In the midst of these roaring waves, Jesus is present, reminding us that he is more powerful than the storm.  He desires to heal, renew, and unify the Church and the world.

How will He do it?  By uniting us once again around the source and summit of our faith—the Holy Eucharist.  The National Eucharistic Revival is the joyful, expectant, grassroots response of the entire Catholic Church in the U.S. to this divine invitation.

In 2019, a study by the Pew Research Center reported that only a third of Catholics believe the Eucharist is really the Body and Blood of Christ.  In response to that startling report, the U.S. Conference of Catholic has established a National Eucharistic Revival.

“The bishops of the United States have discerned an incredibly exciting and, I think, spot-on response to the crisis of faith that we see at this time,” said Sister Alicia Torres, a Franciscan of the Eucharist of Chicago who is part of the national revival’s organizing committee.

The National Eucharistic Revival began June 19, 2022, the feast of Corpus Christi, and culminates with the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis in 2024.  Along the way, there will be parish, diocesan and regional events to increase Catholics’ understanding of the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist.

The first year includes diocesan-level initiatives such as Eucharistic Adoration and processions, the development of parish teams of revival leaders and conferences on the Eucharist.

The following year, there will be parish revival events leading to the Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis in 2024, the first to be held since one took place in 1976 in Philadelphia.  THe Eucharistic Congress is expected to draw at least 80,000 participants from across the country.

Grounded in prayer and responding to the guidance of the Holy Spirit, the National Eucharistic Revival has four primary goals:

1. To provide a more profound encounter with Jesus Christ in the Sunday Liturgy as a point of unity among all Catholics.  Through this powerful encounter, to find personal healing and the courage to take the Gospel to a world in need of authentic love – the love of Christ found in the Eucharist.
2. To spark personal conversions through the joyful discovery of a relationship with Christ by encountering the love of God present in Jesus in the Eucharist.
3. To elevate the truth and practices of our Catholic faith through the rediscovery of the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.
4. To form, inspire, and then launch missionary disciples, filled with love of God and neighbor that comes from an encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist, to the margins of the Church and the world.

The goal of the National Eucharistic Revival is to engage every Catholic in the United States! This is a movement, not a program, and is meant to provide opportunities for the faithful to fall deeper in love with Jesus in the Eucharist and to be inspired and equipped to share that love with others.

The efforts of the Revival are being organized by a team of lay men and women, religious, priests, and bishops from across the United States. An advisory board of bishops is shepherding the whole Revival.

1. Pray and fast for the National Eucharistic Revival. Only the Holy Spirit can bring about the fruit he desires for the Church in the United States through this three-year initiative.
2. Sign up to receive the Heart of the Revival newsletter. By signing up for the newsletter, you can stay up-to-date on the latest news, events, and information about the Revival, as well as event details for the National Eucharistic Congress to be held in July of 2024.
3. Get involved locally! Each diocese will be engaging in the Revival in different ways. Contact your diocese or look on your diocesan website for opportunities to be a part of your local Church’s Eucharistic Revival.
4. Plan now to attend the National Eucharistic Congress July 17-21, 2024, in Indianapolis, IN. Individuals, families, and groups are all encouraged to register to be a part of an extraordinary moment in the life of our Church.