The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage (NEP) has publicly launched! The NEP (https://www.eucharisticpilgrimage.org/) will consist of four cross-country Eucharistic processions, collectively traversing the entire continental United States over two months, beginning during the feast of Pentecost, May 17-19, 2024.

The National Eucharistic Revival campaign is organizing the pilgrimage in conjunction with Modern Catholic Pilgrim, a Catholic nonprofit dedicated to deepening the faith across the country through pilgrimages. The pilgrims will stop in major U.S. cities, churches, Catholic colleges, and holy sites along the way. Parishes along the routes will host Mass, adoration, devotions, praise and worship, lectures on the Eucharist, and more.

The Seton Route will begin in New Haven, Connecticut, and will pass through the Diocese of Metuchen on May 27-28, 2024. The four pilgrimage processions will converge in Indianapolis on July 16, 2024, to participate in the National Eucharistic Congress. If anyone is interested in assisting, please contact Adam Carlisle with this important event at acarlisle@diometuchen.org.

Registration is now open for the National Eucharistic Congress! At the National Eucharistic Congress, the Church will draw into a deeper intimacy with our Eucharistic Lord, allowing our eyes to be opened and our hearts to be set on fire with his love.

This historic five-day gathering (July 17-21, 2024) will be an experience of prayer: a liturgical act offering the Catholic Church—those in attendance in Indianapolis as well as across the country—to the Father, through the Son, and in the Holy Spirit. This reconsecration will result in a massive outpouring of grace and renewed missionary sending as participants are moved to share the Eucharistic love of the Lord “for the life of the world” (John 6:51).

This is a pivotal moment in both American history and the legacy of the Catholic Church. (It is the first National Eucharistic Congress in 83 years!) Tens of thousands of pilgrims are expected to attend—but space is limited. To ensure that the Diocese of Metuchen is well-represented, we are pleased to announce that we have purchased 100 tickets to next summer’s Congress. These packages include transportation to and from Indianapolis, as well as hotel accommodations.

Anyone interested in learning more about the Congress, or about how to purchase tickets/travel packages, should contact Adam Carlisle, Secretary for Evangelization and Communication, at acarlisle@diometuchen.org.