“We want to start a fire, not a program.” -BISHOP ANDREW COZZENS
Chairman of the USCCB Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis
“The Revival is a three-year initiative sponsored by the Bishops of the United States intended to form, heal, convert, and unite the People of God through a renewed encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist.”
– United States Conference of Catholic Bishops –
St. Anthony of Padua has begun our planning for the YEAR OF PARISH REVIVAL.
Watch the bulletin and the www.stanthonyfresno.org website for more details including the
“Jesus and Eucharist” 7-week study series in both English and Spanish
beginning the week of September 17, 2023.
MISSION
To renew the Church by enkindling a Living relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist.
VISION
To inspire a movement of Catholics across the United States who are healed, converted, formed, and unified by an encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist–and who are then sent out on mission “for the life of the world”.
TIMELINE
JUNE 2022 – JUNE 2023. YEAR OF DIOCESAN REVIVIAL
Launched on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, or Corpus Christi, the first year invites diocesan staff, bishops, and priests to what Pope Francis has described as “a renewed personal encounter with Jesus Christ”—particularly the transforming power and mercy of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist. Each Diocese will offer events that encourage the faithful to grow in their understanding and devotion to Christ in the Eucharist, complemented by online formation and resources that will raise up Eucharistic Missionaries at all levels of the Church!
Please join us in prayer for the renewal and healing of the United States as we answer this historic call to revival.
Mary and the Eucharist
NATIONAL EUCHARISTIC REVIVAL PRAYER
My God, I believe, I adore, I hope, and I love You! I beg
pardon for those who do not believe, nor adore, nor
hope, nor love You. Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and
Holy Spirit, I adore You profoundly. I offer you the most
precious Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ,
for the outrages, sacrileges, and indifference by which He
is offended. And, through the infinite merits of the
Sacred Heart of Jesus and the immaculate Heart of Mary,
I beg of You the conversion of sinners.
JUNE 2023 – JUNE 2024. YEAR OF PARISH REVIVAL
The second phase will foster eucharistic devotion at the parish level, strengthening our liturgical life through eucharistic adoration, missions, resources, preaching, and organic movements of the Holy Spirit. These local efforts will help convert hearts and minds to fall more deeply in love with Jesus Christ, truly present in the Holy Eucharist.
JULY 17 – 21, 2024. NATIONAL EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS
At this historic event, more than 80,000 Catholics of all ages will gather in Indianapolis to worship our Risen Lord in his humble disguise. The Holy Spirit will enkindle a missionary fire in the heart of our nation as we reconsecrate ourselves to the source and summit of our faith.
JULY 17, 2024 – JULY 2025. NATIONAL YEAR OF MISSION
From the Congress in 2024 through Pentecost of 2025, the entire American Church will be sent on mission to share the gift of our Eucharistic Lord with their local communities and beyond. Let the light shine forth!
2025 JUBILEE YEAR
The Vatican has announced that 2025 will be a Jubilee Year with the motto Pilgrims of Hope. This year of special grace providentially coincides with the Revival’s national year of mission! Pope Francis believes the 2025 Jubilee will “contribute greatly to restoring a climate of hope and trust.”
MORE RESOURCES
What is the Eucharist?
The Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church
WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF A NATIONAL EUCHARISTIC REVIVAL!
The Church needs healing, and the world needs Jesus. The Holy Spirit is inviting us to return to the source and summit of our faith—the Eucharist.
