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This June kicks off year two in the three-year National Eucharistic Revival and will focus on reinvigorating the engagement of Catholics with the Eucharist at the parish level.
People may come and go, but the presence of Christ in the Blessed Sacrament sustains faithful at all times, said Archbishop Nelson Pérez as he celebrated the 100th anniversary of Our Lady of Peace Parish in Milmont Park.
A three-year grassroots effort, set to launch June 19, will invite Catholics in Philadelphia and across the nation to rediscover Christ in the consecrated bread and wine.