Third Annual National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Begins With Prayer for 'Fresh Outpouring’ of the Holy Spirit

All That Matters: A Return to the Eucharistic Heart of the United States of America

Beneath the trees at the Rustic Altar, Bishop Erik Pohlmeier and pilgrims kneel before the Blessed Sacrament…the still center of a journey about to move through the nation. Before there was a nation, there was an altar. Now, 461 years after the first Catholic missionaries landed in St. Augustine, pilgrims once again carry Christ into the heart of America.

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage sails into Georgia on Memorial Day

MARYS RIVER, Ga. (OSV News) -- Under clear blue skies and with a warm wind blowing, Jesus in the Eucharist spent part of Memorial Day on the water traveling from Florida to Georgia as part of the second day of this summer's National Eucharistic Pilgrimage. After processing from St. Michael Church in Fernandina Beach, Florida,

Third Annual National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Begins With Prayer for 'Fresh Outpouring’ of the Holy Spirit

Bishop Erik T. Pohlmeier of St. Augustine, Fla., carries the Monstrance on his way to the Historic Chapel on the grounds of Our Lady of La Leche Shrine during the kickoff of the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage in St. Augustine May 24. (Photo: OSV News/George Martell) by Gretchen R. Crowe ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (OSV News) – A softening of hearts toward the Eucharist, a greater sense of unity in the Church, and a “fresh outpouring of the Holy Sp…

Georgia welcomes 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage: 'It's an opportunity to really witness what the disciples did 2,000 years ago' - The Dialog

ST. MARYS RIVER, Ga. — Under clear blue skies and with a warm wind blowing, Jesus in the Eucharist spent part of Memorial Day on the water traveling from Florida to Georgia as part of the second day of this summer’s National Eucharistic Pilgrimage. After processing from St. Michael Church in Fernandina Beach, Florida, to the nearby waterfront, Bishop Erik T. Pohlmeier of St. Augustine offered a Eucharistic blessing to his diocese as the pilgrima…

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage kicks off in St. Augustine, Florida, on Pentecost

Jesus in the Eucharist is carried in procession on the grounds of the Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche to the historic chapel for exposition and adoration during opening day events for the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage on Pentecost Sunday, May 24, 2026, in St. Augustine, Florida. (Credit: Jeffrey Bruno, courtesy of EWTN News) Jeffrey Bruno EWTN ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida — The 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage kicked off on Sunday in St. Augustin…

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage launches nationwide journey of prayer, renewal, unity

Diocesan News The 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage officially began today in St. Augustine, Florida, where Church leaders, pilgrims, clergy, and faithful gathered at the nation’s oldest settlement to launch the historic pilgrimage under the theme, “One Nation Under God.”Speaking at the opening Mass and commissioning, Jason Shanks, President of the National Eucharistic Congress, reflected on the significance of beginning the pilgrimage in the…