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National Eucharistic Revival
in lacking reverence and understanding of the Eucharist—
most Catholics think the bread and wine
used in Communion are merely “symbols” of Christ.
7-in-10 Catholics don’t believe Jesus is truly present
in the Eucharist,
Only 1/4 Catholics under 40 yrs.
believe the doctrine of transubstantiation,
when consecrated bread and wine at Mass become
the Body and Blood of Christ.
In response, the bishops voted last November
for a National Eucharistic Revival
to instill a deeper understanding of the Eucharist,
—which Vatican II says is “the source and summit of the Christian life.”
Bishop Andrew Cozzens,
(Chairman of the Board of the National Eucharistic Congress)
said the idea came after a realization that
the Catholic Church has work to do among its own flock. He said:
“We are really aware in these times that we live that the Church
needs to become more missionary.
The culture itself doesn’t support
what we do anymore as Catholics.”
“All Catholics are invited into a renewed encounter with Jesus Christ
in the Eucharist, especially those Catholics
who don’t fully understand the power of the Eucharist.”
Scandal, division, disease, doubt.
The Church has withstood each of these throughout our 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.
Click below to find more information about this plan ongoing for several years in stages:
Click below to read the research study showing that nearly seven-in-ten Catholics (69%) say they personally believe that during Catholic Mass, the bread and wine used in Communion “are symbols of the body and blood of Jesus Christ.”