“I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.” (John 6:51)
The US Conference of Bishops is promoting a movement in our Church of renewal in enkindling a living relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist. This movement will promote healing, conversion, formation, and unification through an encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist, which will propel us to evangel others through our renewed faith and relationship with Jesus. This coincides with the Year of the Eucharist which we have been promoting in our Diocese.
As we celebrate the solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, we look forward to journeying through this Eucharist revival that will take place in the Church. As a convert to the Catholic faith and as a Catholic priest, the Eucharist is one of the central beliefs and practices of my faith. Starting in July, I will be a part of a two-year program at the Center of Liturgy at the University of Notre Dame that will focus on fostering a Eucharistic culture in parishes, schools, and dioceses as a way of promoting deeper affiliation with the Church. This is coinciding with this Eucharistic revival. Through this program, I am hoping to bring new initiatives and new ideas to our Diocese in my role as Vicar General that will promote this Eucharistic culture. I am hoping that the promotion of this Eucharistic culture will coincide with the goals our Diocese and our parishes will promote as a part of the synodal process we are undertaking.
Blessings to all of you as we celebrate this special solemnity focusing on the Body and Blood of Christ today. Father Lincoln.
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