Eucharistic Pilgrimage

Have you heard about the National Eucharistic Revival? This movement is a grassroots response of the Church in the United States to the Holy Spirit’s invitation to be united around the source and summit of our faith – The Eucharist!

At this very moment, four Eucharistic pilgrimages are underway in our country. Four groups of people have started walking from points in the north, south, east, and west United States. They will converge in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on July 17th, where the 10th Eucharistic Congress will take place. Thousands of ordinary people from our Catholic family across the nation will gather for five days to experience profound, personal renewal. They will attend sessions featuring renowned Catholic speakers, who will talk about the power of the Eucharist.

In anticipation of this magnificent event, each vicariate in the Archdiocese of Chicago will hold a night of Eucharistic devotion, including Saturday Vigil Mass, Adoration and/or Eucharistic Procession. Blessed Carlo Acutis parish is a member of Vicariate II. Our parish, along with our Vicariate II partners, are invited to participate in a Eucharistic Pilgrimage Mass and Procession at Queen of All Saints Basilica, located at 6280 N. Sauganash Avenue in Chicago. The evening starts with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at 5:00pm, followed by procession, and a reception on the front lawn of the Basilica. The date is Saturday, June 29th. 

Our parish outdoor Mass and picnic takes place the next day, Sunday June 30th, so that weekend will be a busy one, for sure! Our parish’s patron, Blessed Carlo Acutis, dedicated his life to bringing awareness to the miracles of the Eucharist to the world. The June 29th Mass and Eucharistic procession, followed by our outdoor parish Mass the next day, give us two amazing opportunities to demonstrate our devotion to Christ, and our belief in His presence in the Eucharist. What an exciting way to kick off a year that will lead to sainthood for our Blessed Carlo. We invite all our parishioners to attend these celebrations. Please consider attending either Saturday or Sunday – OR BOTH! We would love to see all our parishioners and their families participating in these joyous events!