The diocesan phase kicked off the NER on June 19, 2022 and was completed on June 11, 2023. The focus of the year was to raise awareness of the revival across the diocese.  It began with a Eucharistic procession at St. Patrick Church in Kokomo, Indiana and concluded with a diocesan Eucharistic congress at St. Theodore Guerin High School with more than 400 people attending. The principal events of the diocesan phase included:

• Diocesan Corpus Christi Eucharistic Procession, St. Patrick, Kokomo (6/20/22)
• Summer Scripture Institute, Biblical Passages on the Real Presence, SJRCC, Tipton (6/22-24/2022)
• Fall Priest Retreat with A Designated Eucharistic Revival Preacher, SJCRCC, Tipton (10/6 - 9/2022)
• Diocesan-wide Eucharistic Adoration (May / June 2023)
• Advent Day of Reflection on the Incarnation and the Eucharist, SJRCC, Tipton (12/17/2022)
• Pastorate National Eucharistic Revival Leaders Training Event (1/14/2023)
• Diocesan-wide Eucharistic Congress (4/29/2023 Guerin High School)

The Parish phase of the NER began June 11, 2023 and is currently ongoing. It will conclude July 17, 2024. The parish phase is the lynchpin of the revival, in that it is designed to bring the revival to the grassroots. The parish phase affords the greatest opportunity for individuals to have a personal encounter with Jesus Christ through the Mass, Eucharistic Adoration and small group studies. In this phase, it is hoped that people will renew their faith in Christ, grow in their understanding of the Eucharist and its role in God’s plan of salvation, and generate a response of committed worship, especially in the Mass. Many events are scheduled by pastorates across the diocese. See below for some events or frequently check your pastorate bulletin.

Beginning in May 2024, four separate Eucharistic processions each beginning at a different point of origin in the United States will depart and converge on Indianapolis on July 16, 2024 for the National Eucharistic Congress. The pilgrimage originating in the north, known as the Marian route, will move from Minnesota and will pass through our diocese. The basic plan for the pilgrimage in the diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana is as follows:

July 10-Rochester and Logansport
July 11-Peru, Kokomo, Tipton
July 12-Tipton, Cicero, Westfield
July 13-Carmel, Westfield
July14-Westfield

More precise details on the pilgrimage in our diocese will be available in January 2024.

For more general information on the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, please check the website at https://www.eucharisticpilgrimage.org/

The National Eucharistic Congress is the pinnacle of the National Eucharistic Revival and will take place in Indianapolis July 17-21, 2024. Hundreds of people from our diocese will be participating in the National Eucharistic Congress. To learn more about the National Eucharistic Congress or to purchase tickets, please visit the National Eucharistic Congress website at https://www.eucharisticcongress.org/