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Eucharistic Theology

May 10, 2023

Kately Javier

Beautiful Light: A Paschal Mystagogy, Part V—Paschal Mystery

Contemplating the mystery of the anamnesis at Mass can help prevent “spiritual amnesia” and keep you on-mission for Jesus.

Eucharistic Revival Team

Pentecost: The Joy of Trinitarian Adoration

During a time of Eucharistic adoration, this prayer resource will help you meditate on finding fulfillment in joyful communion with the Holy Trinity.

Eucharistic Revival Team

Corpus Christi Novena 2023

This prayer companion will help you pray a novena leading up to the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ.

Step-by-Step Walk Through the Mass

Fr. Luke Spannagel

Do This in Remembrance of Me, Part 23: The “Fifth Gospel”

This week, Fr. Luke introduces us to the “fifth Gospel,” a term used to describe the Holy Land where Jesus lived and died for our sins.

Revival Stories

Brother Iñigo Johnpaul, SCTJM

Eucharistic Encounter and Mission: The Story of Gustavo Mejia

Brother Iñigo Johnpaul shares a powerful testimony about a young man whose healing encounter before the Eucharist transformed his life.

Revival Stories

Sr. Kathryn J. Hermes

Eucharistic Mini-Pilgrimages: How to Plan One this Summer

Sr. Kathryn shares powerful reasons why everyone should go on a pilgrimage—and practical tips that make it possible for anyone to make a pilgrimage.

Eucharistic Revival Team

The Ascension: The Church, the Body of Christ

During a time of Eucharistic adoration, use this prayer resource to help you pray about your place in the living Body of Christ, the Church.

Revival Stories

Deacon Joshua Hill

Becoming One with Jesus

In receiving Christ’s true Presence in the Eucharist, it is not so much that he is consumed by us as it is we who are consumed by him.‍

Step-by-Step Walk Through the Mass

Fr. Luke Spannagel

Do This in Remembrance of Me, Part 22: The Harmony of the Gospels

Fr. Luke describes the harmony of the four Gospels and defines some important terms about our understanding of Sacred Scripture.

Eucharistic Revival Team

Sixth Sunday of Easter: The Paschal Mystery

During a time of Eucharistic adoration, use this prayer resource to help you pray through the graces of the Paschal Mystery.

Step-by-Step Walk Through the Mass

Fr. Luke Spannagel

Do This in Remembrance of Me, Part 21: The Four Gospels

Fr. Luke explains the main differences between the four Gospels as well as how their shared purpose unites them into one cohesive narrative.

Eucharistic Theology

May Crownings, Mary Gardens, and Eucharistic Flowers

These creative ideas to honor the Blessed Mother during May will help you not only grow a beautiful garden but also catechize your family!

Eucharistic Revival Team

Fifth Sunday of Easter: Jesus, Lord and Lover of My Soul

During a time of Eucharistic adoration, use this prayer resource to help you pray about how Jesus fulfills your deepest longing for love.

Step-by-Step Walk Through the Mass

Fr. Luke Spannagel

Do This in Remembrance of Me, Part 20: Gospel

In this reflection, Fr. Luke talks about the importance of the Gospel reading—not just at Mass but in our daily lives as well.

Eucharistic Theology

Archbishop Peter Sartain

Beautiful Light: A Paschal Mystagogy, Part IV—Jesus, Lord and Lover of Souls

Witness the consecration during the holy sacrifice of the Mass with new eyes as you behold Jesus’ Body and Blood given for you.

Revival Stories

One Drop Is Enough

Dr. Bursa shares a personal story of surrender and how Jesus spoke a powerful message to him through a Eucharistic encounter.

Eucharistic Theology

Dr. Jeff Cavins

Beautiful Light: A Paschal Mystagogy, Part III—Universal Call to Holiness

Jesus is coming—and the Spirit is at work.

Eucharistic Revival Team

Fourth Sunday of Easter: Called to Holiness

During a time of Eucharistic adoration, use this prayer resource to help you pray about your personal call to holiness—being a living saint.

Revival Stories

Jesus Wanted to Be Present at My Wedding

In just a few short hours, Jesus himself would be truly present at Mass—in Word and in Sacrament.

Eucharistic Revival Team

Third Sunday of Easter: Praise and Thanksgiving

This prayer resource is designed to help you focus on thanksgiving and praise to God during time spent in Eucharistic adoration.

Mystagogy Series

Sr. Maria Miguel Wright, O.P.

Beautiful Light: A Paschal Mystagogy, Part II—Praise and Thanksgiving

Welcome to Beautiful Light, a liturgical catechesis rooted in the Church’s mystagogical tradition.

Step-by-Step Walk Through the Mass

Fr. Luke Spannagel

Do This in Remembrance of Me, Part 19: Alleluia

Fr. Luke continues to take us through a study of the Mass with a reflection on a word we haven’t heard all Lent: the “Alleluia.”

Eucharistic Revival Team

Divine Mercy Sunday: Life-Giving Sacrifice

This prayer resource is designed to help you spend thirty minutes to an hour in meditation and silent prayer with Jesus during Eucharistic adoration.

Eucharistic Theology

Archbishop Charles Thompson

Beautiful Light: A Paschal Mystagogy, Part I—Sacrifice

How might you join yourself with Jesus’ self-offering to God the Father in service to others?

Eucharistic Theology

Cardinal Blase Cupich

A Eucharistic Revival that Renews the Church: Part V

Cardinal Cupich concludes this series with a call “to rediscover, to safeguard, and to live the truth and power of the Christian celebration.”

Eucharistic Theology

My Sacrifice and Yours: Active Participation in the Sacrifice of the Offertory

At the offertory, we can consciously unite the sacrifices of our lives to the Eucharist as it is being celebrated.

Step-by-Step Walk Through the Mass

Fr. Luke Spannagel

Do This in Remembrance of Me, Part 18: Response After Readings

We resume Fr. Luke Spannagel’s series on the Mass with a reflection on the congregational response to the First and Second Readings.

Eucharistic Theology

Caring for Our Common Home: Eucharistic Solidarity

Our Eucharistic faith nourishes us in a profound way as we strive to live in solidarity with one another and with the beautiful world God has created.

Eucharistic Revival Team

Easter Sunday: The Light of Life

This prayer resource is designed to help you spend thirty minutes to an hour in meditation and silent prayer with Jesus during Eucharistic adoration.

Eucharistic Revival Team

Holy Saturday: Waiting for the Lord

This resource is designed to help you enter more deeply into prayer in the midst of the silence and emptiness of Holy Saturday.

Eucharistic Revival Team

Good Friday: Final Sacrifice

This prayer resource is designed to help you meditate on how Jesus’ sacrifice makes all things new.

Eucharistic Revival Team

Holy Thursday Chrism Mass: You Are a Priest Forever

This Eucharistic Meditation has been prepared as a gift to our bishops and priests in gratitude for their ministerial priesthood and gift of self.

Eucharistic Revival Team

Holy Thursday: Self-Sacrificing Love

This prayer resource is designed to help you meditate on how Jesus desires intimate union with you in the Holy Eucharist.

Eucharistic Theology

Cardinal Blase Cupich

A Eucharistic Revival that Renews the Church: Part IV

In Part 4 of this series, we revisit the history of liturgical renewal.

Revival Stories

Sr. Maria Miguel Wright, O.P.

Encountering God’s Beloved Sons

While I believed I was bringing the light of Jesus Christ into a place of darkness, I did not understand the gift that was awaiting me.

Eucharistic Theology

Fr. Malachy Napier, C.F.R.

All Things Made New

This is the love that conquered even the silence of the grave, the love that entered even the depths of hell and “made all things new.”

Eucharistic Theology

Sr. Marcella Louise Wallowicz, CSFN

The Kingdom of God Is Among Us

The Kingdom of God has come through Christ’s Death and Resurrection. It remains in our midst through the Eucharist.

Eucharistic Revival Team

Palm Sunday: Setting Captives Free

This prayer resource is designed to help you spend 30 minutes to an hour in meditation and silent prayer with Jesus during Eucharistic adoration.

Using Art to Help Kids Pray Through Holy Week

Visio Divina is a simple but engaging prayer exercise that can help both you and your children pray through the events of Holy Week.

Eucharistic Theology

Cardinal Blase Cupich

A Eucharistic Revival that Renews the Church: Part III

In Part 3 of this series, Cardinal Cupich shares how our encounter with the risen Lord in the Eucharist has the power to transform and heal.

Eucharistic Theology

Fr. Paul Shelton, S.J.

From Palms to Ashes to Eternal Life

In recycling the palms, we connect ourselves to Holy Week, where God liberates us from sin and division through his death and resurrection.

Revival Stories

Fr. George Williams, S.J.

Ministry on California’s Death Row

How often do we remember that Jesus Christ was arrested, thrown in jail, put on trial, convicted, and sentenced to death?

Eucharistic Theology

Cardinal Blase Cupich

A Eucharistic Revival that Renews the Church: Part II

In Part II of this series, Cardinal Cupich discusses the aim of liturgical reforms brought about by the Second Vatican Council in historical context.

Eucharistic Revival Team

Fifth Sunday of Lent: Dying and Rising

This prayer resource is designed to help you spend 30 minutes to an hour in meditation and silent prayer with Jesus during Eucharistic adoration.

Eucharistic Theology

Fr. Malachy Napier, C.F.R.

Hope for the Fullness of Life

There is a natural and spiritual movement that one sees between the Mass—particularly the funeral Mass—and the act of burying the dead.

Revival Announcements

Fr. Craig Vasek

Getting Ready for the Year of Parish Revival

Fr. Craig Vasek kicks off this preview of the Parish Playbook with a stirring exhortation rooted in kerygmatic Eucharistic preaching.

Revival Stories

Life’s Eternal Dignity

As Catholics, we hold that all truth flows from the Eucharist, our source and summit—especially the inherent dignity of each person.

Eucharistic Revival Team

Fourth Sunday of Lent: Jesus Heals

This prayer resource is designed to help you spend 30 minutes to an hour in meditation and silent prayer with Jesus during Eucharistic adoration.

Revival Stories

Visiting the Sick: Healing for Body and Soul

Sickness in any form can bring hopelessness—in those very places, we are called to be present and offer the hope and love of Christ.

Eucharistic Theology

Cardinal Blase Cupich

A Eucharistic Revival that Renews the Church: Part 1

Cardinal Cupich explores authentic participation in the liturgy and rediscovery of the Christian celebration as central to the Eucharistic Revival.

Eucharistic Theology

David D. Spesia

Eucharistic Eyes and Ears for the Elderly

I have recently been wondering what Jesus’ view of the aging process is—particularly in light of his Passion and death on the Cross.

Revival Announcements

Sr. Kathryn J. Hermes

Joyful Songs for the Lord

The U.S. Bishops are sponsoring a musical competition for both a hymn and also a theme song for the National Eucharistic Revival.

Step-by-Step Walk Through the Mass

Fr. Luke Spannagel

Do This in Remembrance of Me, Part 17: Second Reading

Fr. Luke Spannagel continues his series, “A Step-by-Step Walk through the Mass,” by addressing the Second Reading from the Liturgy of the Word.

Eucharistic Revival Team

Third Sunday of Lent: I Thirst

This prayer resource is designed to help you spend 30 minutes to an hour in meditation and silent prayer with Jesus during Eucharistic adoration.

Revival Stories

Fr. Patrick Hyde

Diffusing the Divine Fragrance

To draw close to Jesus in the Eucharist is to join in his mission to the poor, to the marginalized, and to those whom society casts aside.

Revival Stories

Sr. Alicia Torres

Longing for the Sacred Banquet

As I reflect on Erika’s life, it is so clear to me that she was always thirsting—not a physical thirst, but a spiritual thirst...

Eucharistic Revival Team

Second Sunday of Lent: Clothed in Light

This prayer resource is designed to help you spend 30 minutes to an hour in meditation and silent prayer with Jesus during Eucharistic adoration.

Eucharistic Theology

The Offering of One Holy Mass

The Feeding of the Five Thousand can be found in all four Gospels, but there is one detail in John’s account that is especially worthy of attention.

Eucharistic Theology

February 28, 2023

Fr. Joe Laramie, S.J.

Rising to Higher Ground

Complaining is human. How is Jesus inviting you to lay those complaints at the altar so he can transform them into acts of loving service?

Step-by-Step Walk Through the Mass

February 28, 2023

Fr. Luke Spannagel

Do This in Remembrance of Me, Part 16: Responsorial Psalm

Did you know that Jesus prayed the Psalms? Learn more about the Responsorial Psalm in Fr. Luke Spannagel’s step-by-step walk through the Mass.

Revival Stories

February 24, 2023

Fr. Leo Almazán

You Did It For Me

The man was Don José, a regular parishioner and an assiduous adorer of Our Lord, present in the Blessed Sacrament.

February 22, 2023

Eucharistic Revival Team

First Sunday of Lent: The Hunger for God

This prayer resource is designed to help you spend 30 minutes to an hour in meditation and silent prayer with Jesus during Eucharistic adoration.

Step-by-Step Walk Through the Mass

February 21, 2023

Fr. Luke Spannagel

Do This in Remembrance of Me, Part 15: The First Reading

This week we begin looking more closely at each part of the Liturgy of the Word, beginning with the First Reading.

Revival Stories

February 21, 2023

Fr. John LoCoco

Choosing Mercy Over Ashes

Why do people flock to Church on Ash Wednesday but not every Sunday? Explore why Ash Wednesday resonates with the average Christian.

Revival Stories

February 19, 2023

Sr. Kathryn J. Hermes

Behold the God Who Loves You

Matilde Alvarado shares her story with Sr. Kathryn, witnessing to the power of the Eucharist that transformed her life and community.

Revival Stories

February 16, 2023

Jesus Showed Me the Way

As Christians, there is a deep satisfaction in knowing that together, we have striven to “do something beautiful for God,” as Mother Teresa would say.

Step-by-Step Walk Through the Mass

February 16, 2023

Fr. Luke Spannagel

Do This in Remembrance of Me, Part 14: Listening to God’s Word

As we continue to reflect on the Liturgy of the Word, we focus on the spiritual aspects of listening to God’s Word and receiving it into our hearts.

February 15, 2023

Eucharistic Revival Team

Ash Wednesday: The Journey Home

This prayer resource is designed to help you spend 30 minutes to an hour in meditation and silent prayer with Jesus during Eucharistic adoration.

Revival Announcements

February 15, 2023

Eucharistic Revival Team

Register for the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress

Find out what a Eucharistic Congress is, why we are reviving this legacy on the national level, and how to claim your passes before they’re gone.

Revival Stories

February 14, 2023

We Become What We Receive

In my twenties, I was a member of a Washington, D.C., parish where homeless men and women were regular guests at the Sunday liturgy.

Step-by-Step Walk Through the Mass

February 7, 2023

Fr. Luke Spannagel

Do This in Remembrance of Me, Part 13: Liturgy of the Word

Every Mass, after the Collect, we all sit down and begin the part of the Mass called the Liturgy of the Word.

Eucharistic Theology

February 7, 2023

Pope Benedict XVI’s Legacy of Love for the Eucharist

After leading the Church as our Holy Father from 2005 to 2013, Pope Benedict XVI’s recent passing has sparked prayer and reflection worlwide.

Revival Stories

February 1, 2023

When God Calms the Storm

In this Eucharistic miracle story, the author shares how Jesus "entered the boat" with her on the stormy sea of her Dad's illness and death.

Revival Stories

February 1, 2023

Sr. Maria Miguel Wright, O.P.

A Transforming Encounter with Christ in the Eucharist

Sr. Maria Miguel Wright shares how a Eucharistic encounter changed her life and how the Eucharist impacts her students’ lives today.

Step-by-Step Walk Through the Mass

January 31, 2023

Fr. Luke Spannagel

Do This in Remembrance of Me, Part 12: Collect

Fr. Spannagel continues to guide us through the Mass with an explanation of what the Collect is and how we can actively participate in this prayer.

Eucharistic Theology

January 30, 2023

Fr. Bernhard Blankenhorn, O.P.

St. Thomas Aquinas on the Eucharist

Fr. Bernhard Blankenhorn summarizes some of St. Thomas Aquinas’ insights on Eucharistic theology.

Revival Interviews

January 25, 2023

Colleen R. Schena

Reigniting Your Eucharistic Faith

In this post, we interviewed Bishop Ricken of the Diocese of Green Bay, WI, about his diocesan renewal outreach and strategy.

Step-by-Step Walk Through the Mass

January 24, 2023

Fr. Luke Spannagel

Do This in Remembrance of Me, Part 11: Gloria

In this next installment of the Step-by-Step Walk Through the Mass, Fr. Luke Spannagel will dive into the meaning of the Gloria.

Revival Stories

January 23, 2023

When Eternal Life Takes Root in Us

Katie Lyon shares how her daughter with Angelman Syndrome led her whole family to a profound encounter Jesus in the Eucharist.

Eucharistic Theology

January 19, 2023

Dr. Tim O’Malley

Benedict XVI and the Eucharistic Revival: Part 3

This is the third in a three part series highlighting the Eucharistic Legacy of Benedict XVI, focusing on how “The Eucharist Is a Mystery to Live.”

Revival Interviews

January 18, 2023

Sr. Kathryn J. Hermes

A Night to Simply Trust in the Lord’s Love for the Whole World

In this post, Sr. Kathryn Hermes interviews Auxiliary Bishop Mark Bartosic of Chicago about the upcoming National Vigil for Life.

Revival Announcements

January 18, 2023

Eucharistic Revival Team

Eucharistic Revival Musical Competition

The USCCB invites Catholic composers, hymn-writers, and poets to submit entries for the Eucharistic Revival Musical Competition.

Step-by-Step Walk Through the Mass

January 17, 2023

Fr. Luke Spannagel

Do This in Remembrance of Me, Part 10: Penitential Absolution

In this next installment of the Step-by-Step Walk through the Mass series, Fr. Luke Spannagel will explain what penitential absolution is.

Revival Announcements

January 13, 2023

Sunday of the Word of God

In 2019, Pope Francis established the Sunday of the Word of God to be celebrated each year on the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Step-by-Step Walk Through the Mass

January 11, 2023

Fr. Luke Spannagel

Do This in Remembrance of Me, Part 9: Forms of Penitential Act

The Penitential Act has three different forms. While they similarly acknowledge the truth about God, each does so in a different way.

Eucharistic Theology

January 10, 2023

Dr. Tim O’Malley

Benedict XVI and the Eucharistic Revival: Part 2

This is the second in a three part series highlighting the Eucharistic legacy of Pope Benedict XVI.

Eucharistic Theology

January 5, 2023

Dr. Tim O’Malley

Benedict XVI and the Eucharistic Revival: Part I

This is the first in a three part series highlighting the Eucharistic Legacy of Pope Benedict XVI.

Step-by-Step Walk Through the Mass

January 5, 2023

Fr. Luke Spannagel

Do This in Remembrance of Me, Part 8: Penitential Act

After the priest’s greeting and people’s response at the beginning of the Mass, we next share in the Penitential Act.

Heart of the Revival

December 21, 2022

Sr. Alicia Torres

Be Still

The Carmelite Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Los Angeles are sharing the gift of music with us this Christmas! Learn more about this project...

Revival Stories

December 21, 2022

Sr. Alicia Torres

Seeing Jesus

Before COVID hit, we were preparing for our very large Christmas parties on the west side of Chicago. We’d welcome over 1,000 guests...

Revival Stories

December 21, 2022

Sr. Kathryn J. Hermes

Reaffirm Your Promises

A once Christmas-Easter Catholic, Jessica Gallegos shares her own experience of Eucharistic conversion.

Revival Stories

December 20, 2022

Sr. Kathryn J. Hermes

God Has Come to Seek Me Out

In the Eucharist we don’t simply remember what Jesus did. In the Eucharist we enter, right now, into that reality with our entire being.

Step-by-Step Walk Through the Mass

December 20, 2022

Fr. Luke Spannagel

Do This in Remembrance of Me, Part 7: Greeting

After the Sign of the Cross, the priest says, “The Lord be with you.” Why is the greeting so formal, and why do we say, “And with your spirit?”

Step-by-Step Walk Through the Mass

December 15, 2022

Fr. Luke Spannagel

Do This in Remembrance of Me, Part 6: Sign of the Cross

There is a familiar gesture we do at every Mass and frequently with our prayers: we make the Sign of the Cross. Why?

Step-by-Step Walk Through the Mass

December 14, 2022

Fr. Luke Spannagel

Do This in Remembrance of Me, Part 5: Altar Kiss

Have you noticed that, during the entrance hymn or antiphon, the celebrant approaches the altar and kisses it? Why does he do that?

Revival Stories

December 9, 2022

Falling in Love with a Whom, Not Just a What

Growing up with a physical handicap—cerebral palsy—meant that the gifts and talents God gave me were much better suited to the library than athletics.

Step-by-Step Walk Through the Mass

December 8, 2022

Fr. Luke Spannagel

Do This in Remembrance of Me, Part 4: Opening Hymn

The Introductory Rites often begin with a hymn. Let’s explore the importance of music and singing in prayer.

Eucharistic Theology

December 7, 2022

Fr. Tim Oudenhoven

What We Can Learn from Our Mother and Patroness of the Eucharistic Revival—Our Lady of Guadalupe

When Mary appeared to St. Juan Diego in 16th century Mexico, her message was one of Eucharistic Revival to a world that was lost and hopeless.

Revival Announcements

December 7, 2022

Sr. Alicia Torres

Our Lady of Guadalupe: Patroness of the National Eucharistic Revival

Listen to this beautiful reflection based on the Mass readings for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe!

Eucharistic Theology

December 6, 2022

Bishop Gregory Mansour

7 Steps for Eucharistic Revival

Here are Bishop Gregory Mansour’s recommendations on how to increase in love for the Eucharist during the Eucharistic Revival.

Step-by-Step Walk Through the Mass

December 2, 2022

Fr. Luke Spannagel

Do This in Remembrance of Me, Part 3: Silence before Mass

If there is a little time before Mass begins, some moments of prayer will help prepare you for the graces of the Mass.

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