Our world is hurting. We all need healing, yet many of us are separated from the very source of our strength. Jesus Christ invites us to return to the source and summit of our faith in the celebration of the Eucharist. The National Eucharistic Revival is a movement to restore understanding and devotion to this great mystery here in the United States by helping us renew our worship of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.

In the midst of these roaring waves, Jesus is present, reminding us that he is more powerful than the storm. He desires to heal, renew, and unify the Church and the world.

How will he do it? By uniting us once again around the source and summit of our faith in the celebration of the Eucharist. The National Eucharistic Revival is the joyful, expectant, grassroots response of the entire Catholic Church in the U.S. to this divine invitation.

2023 DIOCESAN EUCHARISTIC REVIVAL CONGRESS

Our Diocesan Eucharistic Revival Congress, with the theme: “I Am With You Always! (Mt 28:20)”, will be held over two weekends in September 2023: a Spanish-language track on September 8-9, and an English-language track on September 15-16.

We are looking forward to a time of prayer, talks, Mass, confessions, adoration, and a public procession of the Blessed Sacrament! With events for both youth and adults, there will be many opportunities for our hearts and souls to be renewed at this Revival Congress which Bishop Michael Barber, SJ is convening.

We are best together, and we can help each other by doing these three (3) things:

First, pray! Prayers are powerful, and we need prayer partners to help us focus our time and talents in planning and organizing the Revival Congress.

Second, register! Sign up, and invite your families and friends in the ministries to do so, too. Also, kindly share this great news to your Directors of Religious Education, Youth Ministers and School Principals and encourage them to integrate these September weekends in their program calendars.

Third, support! We hope that you will consider being our collaborators through your financial gift as sponsors, donors or advertisers.

On behalf of the Steering Committee, it is my fervent prayer that with this Revival Congress, our love for the Holy Eucharist will continually grow, and our personal thirst for Jesus Christ will be quenched, assured of His words: “I am with you always!”.

For more information, visit www.oakdiocese.org/eucharisticrevival 2023, or email revival2023@oakdiocese.org. Our Secretariat will be excited to assist you in your desire to help make this Eucharistic Revival Congress in the Diocese of Oakland not only successful, but fruitful and faithful!

At your service,
Father Erick