The Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown will mark the closing of the Eucharistic Revival in the Catholic Church in America with a Mass and other special observances on June 22 — the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ — at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Altoona.
Bishop Mark Bartchak will preside at the Mass at 5:00 p.m.
Prior to the liturgy, the faithful will have the opportunity for Eucharistic Adoration beginning at 11:00 a.m. and continuing throughout the afternoon.
At 3:00 p.m., a Holy Hour for vocations will be prayed, and priests will celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
The Chaplet of Divine Mercy will be prayed at 4:00 p.m. for the intention of welcoming Catholics home to the Church, and then at 4:15 p.m., Bishop Bartchak will lead a Eucharistic Procession inside the Cathedral, leading up to the 5:00 p.m. Mass.
The national Eucharistic Revival has been a three-year movement by the bishops of the United States to educate and inspire Catholics to re-ignite their personal relationship with Jesus Christ through the Holy Eucharist, which is the source and summit of Catholic life.
