REINVIGORATING WORSHIP

Beauty in the liturgy elevates the minds and hearts of those who attend Mass, helping them to match their interior disposition with the externals of what’s being celebrated.

 

PERSONAL ENCOUNTER

How are you creating space—at least monthly—for people in your parish to come face-to-face with the Living God? The heart of this invitation is to create opportunities for people to personally encounter Jesus in the Eucharist.

 

ROBUST FAITH FORMATION

The majority of Mass-going Catholics either do not understand or do not accept the doctrine of the Real Presence. This year, we are invited to change that by providing robust formation around this amazing reality. We are here to support you in this effort!

 

MISSIONARY SENDING

Let’s mobilize Catholics in the pews! Each parishioner will be invited to reach at least one person with the message of Christ’s Eucharistic love. We are compiling resources that will equip every Catholic to embrace one-on-one missionary activity.

Click Here To Learn More

As a Parish Point Person, this Leader's Playbook will be absolutely essential in your planning for the Year of Parish Revival, beginning in only a few weeks on the Feast of Corpus Christi, June 11. Use this resource to discern the Lord’s call for you and your ministry in response to the four invitations of the Revival, and join us in gathering tinder for God to reignite our Church with Eucharistic love.
 
 Click below to download the Leader’s Playbook for the Year of Parish Revival in both English and Spanish. Stay tuned for webinars in the coming weeks to help you use this resource in your planning.
 
 We can’t wait to see what Our Lord has in store for the second year of this movement!
 
Click To Download The Playbook
 
 

“To always be close to Jesus, that’s my life plan”.
  With These few words Carlo Acutis
outlines the distinguishing feature of his brief existence:
  To live with Jesus, for Jesus, and in Jesus».

"The more Eucharist we receive, the more we become like JESUS so that on this earth we will have
the foretaste of Heaven." 

Carlo

The Bishops of the United States are calling for a three-year grassroots revival of devotion and belief in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. They believe that God wants to see a movement of Catholics across the United States, healed, converted, formed, and unified by an encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist—and sent out in mission “for the life of the world.”

These three years will culminate in the first National Eucharistic Congress in the United States in almost fifty years. Almost a hundred thousand Catholics will join together in Indianapolis for a once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage toward the “source and summit” of our Catholic faith.

Go to https://www.phillyeucharisticrevival.org/ to learn more.

Along with all parishes in the Archdiocese Saints Simon and Jude celebrates the start of the Eucharistic Revival. Click Here To Watch The Eucharistic Procession
                             

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. (Three times)
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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, present in all the tabernacles of the world in reparation 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.
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Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us.

   Go to https://www.eucharisticrevival.org/ for more information

The resources below will assist you in deepening your knowledge and love of the most precious gift of our faith, the Most Holy Eucharist. These resources can be used personally or with your family, friends, small group, parish and school community. New resources will be added; check back often! 

For Adults and Young Adults 

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The Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church

Read the 2021 USCCB document on the Eucharist, the doctrinal source text for the Eucharistic Revival, “The Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church.”

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• Download the PDF version: English / Español 

• Purchase the paperback version: English / Español 

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Free Online Course: The Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church
The Eucharist is indeed Jesus Christ, and as Catholics, a gift that requires our response. And what a gift it is! In this groundbreaking new course, Bishop Cozzens breaks open the new document published by the USCCB: "The Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church." This is the perfect companion resource. 

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• To learn more about this free course, click here.

• Click here to sign up for this and other free Revive courses through the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Revive Partnership portal

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Faith Formation Series

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• From Ascension Press: A Biblical Walk Through the Mass series (newly revised, filmed at our own Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul)

  • Also available in Spanish: Un Paseo Bíblico a través de la Misa

• On Formed.org: Presence: The Mystery of the Eucharist

  • Also available in Spanish: Presencia: El Misterio de la Eucaristía

• Knights of Columbus Formation Resources for the Eucharistic Revival:  English / Español  

• Online courses for formation in the Sacred Liturgy and trainings for Liturgical Ministers can be found under the "Celebrating Mass" tab above

• Bulletin announcements and short teaching videos can be found under the "Multimedia" tab above

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For Teens

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• Eucharist 101 | Catholic Central, video

• The Truth About The Eucharist – Fr. Mike Schmitz, video

• The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist || First Communion Resources, video, works for teens too

• This Is My Body: One Girl’s Journey From Doubt to Belief, Life Teen blog post

• Why Do Catholics Exclude Others from Receiving the Eucharist?, Life Teen blog post

• How to Receive Holy Communion (Busted Halo)

• Sophia SketchPad Video: The Eucharist

• Altaration: The Mystery of the Mass Revealed! From Ascension Press:

  • Related Blog Post: God, Help Me: Getting Teens Excited about Mass

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For Kids

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Lesson Plans for Teachers and Catechists

Written by Sr. Edward Quinn, IHM, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment

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