The Four Invitations of the Eucharistic Revival

Reinvigorate Worship: Liturgical Renewal of the Rubrics of the Mass and our Parish Practices.  This can only be done on an individual level and on a communal level. Priests and especially pastors have a unique role to play in reinvigorating worship. All priests are invited and encouraged to a renewed, careful attention to the ars celebrandi – fidelity to the texts and rubrics of the Church, prayerful understanding of the liturgical texts, feasts, and seasons throughout the year, a reverent sense that the minister and assembly are ordered in such a way that they may draw from it more abundantly those fruits” for which Christ instituted the Eucharistic Sacrifice of his Body and Blood (GIRM #16), and proper preparation for devoutly celebrating the Sacred Liturgy.

Personal Encounter: Exposition and Adoration each First Saturday in the Chapel after the 4:30 p.m. Mass. During the Year of the Parish each parish begins at least a monthly hour of Eucharistic Adoration for ‘encounter’, so that every parishioner has the opportunity to meet Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. These ‘Encounter Nights’ for encountering Jesus personally in the Eucharist will be available at our parish on the First Saturday of each month, after the 4:30 p.m. Vigil Mass. Please come to the Blessed Sacrament Chapel through the Narthex for Eucharistic Exposition and Adoration. Our Chapel is also available for Adoration before the Tabernacle whenever the church building is open as well. Come and make a visit to the Blessed Sacrament! And then make a personal commitment to Jesus Christ as the God of your life! For more information about your relationship with Christ, please go to CatholicChristian.org/lifestyle.

Robust Faith Formation: The ChristLife Course 2023-2024 and Special Eucharistic Homilies. The preaching and homilies of the priests “inserted in a unique way into the Eucharistic celebration, from which it receives special force and vigor, certainly has a particular role, to the extent that it expresses the profound faith of the Sacred minister and is impregnated with love” (Evangelii Nuntiandi, #430). The USCCB is preparing a series of Homilies (prepared by Bishops and Priests) on the Eucharist for use by all priests. These Sunday homilies devoted exclusively to the Eucharist will feature how the worship of the Eucharist is vital for our whole lives. There will also be a Small Group Initiative “Jesus and the Eucharist”. The USCCB will provide all the materials for this formation in faith and love for the Eucharist. The Eucharistic Revival will be a focal point of our parish ChristLife course this coming year as well. For more information about ChristLife, please go to CatholicChristian.org/ChristLife. Also, please check out CatholicChristian.org/CRE for other parish faith formation programs.

Missionary Sending: Parish Census Renewal and Evangelization Outreach Program. “Invite One Back” initiative – every faithful Catholic will be asked to invite someone in their inner-circle who has fallen away from attending Sunday Mass, or someone who one may think might be interested in the Catholic faith. The second part of this is – Accompany Those in Need and on the Margins – going out in service to other—we become the hands and feet of Jesus. More information about this will be shared later. In the meantime, welcome to the Eucharistic Revival at our parish! In the meantime, please recite the Prayer for the Eucharistic Revival each day. And then participate in the prayer, learning, and service ministries of our parish community as found on our parish website at Saint-Dennis.org. Looking upward in faith, moving forward in hope, we are leading onward in love to new Life in Christ! We a a faith community of prayer, learning, and service. Come and join us as Intentional Disciples of Jesus Christ, especially during our celebration of the National Eucharistic Revival!