How Eucharistic Revival is Emboldening the Church

Kris Frank
Vice President of Growth & Marketing, National Eucharistic Congress

During a recent National Eucharistic Revival pilgrimage through Los Angeles, our team stopped to serve lunch in a neighborhood deeply impacted by homelessness. While most of our team handed out meals, a Franciscan friar and one of our missionaries stayed in the van where the Eucharist was reserved in a mobile tabernacle, simply offering people a quiet opportunity to pray.

One man, “Michael,” initially said he was just there for the food. But after lunch, he came back. He said no one had asked him his name in a long time—and that small act of care made him feel seen.

He opened up about his struggles: addiction, broken family relationships, and failed attempts at trade school. He was a man on the edge. We gently reminded him that even Jesus fell three times carrying His cross, and that God hadn't given up on him. Michael began to cry. Eventually, he asked if we would join him in prayer. He stepped into the van, placed his hand on the tabernacle, and sobbed as we prayed over him. When he stepped out, something had changed. He was still faced with daily challenges, his future still uncertain, but he was no longer hopeless. He had encountered Christ.

A Pew study from 2019 stated that only 1/3 of Catholics believe in the true presence. While there are questions whether that data is completely accurate, what we’ve seen through the Revival Initiative is that aside from a potential issue with belief, there is an issue with conviction.

Revival is the sovereign work of God, and it is a work God has done, is doing, and will do. We believe our work to continue to fan the flame of revival will help prevent the Church from backsliding into a lack of belief, or back to a belief that is lukewarm.

Our core focus is to foster a grassroots movement of Eucharistic revival in the United States by supporting, connecting, and empowering people, parishes, and apostolates to become agents of Eucharistic revival. Through resources and events, we are empowering and emboldening the Church to become revivalists, which begins through personal renewal of heart.

The Knights have been incredible partners in this mission. Not only has the financial support from KCCF donors allowed us to host the first National Eucharistic Congress in over 80 years, but the Knights also contributed by assisting with resources, marketing, and prayer support. We truly believe the Revival and Congress would not have been as successful as it was without the Knights of Columbus partnership.

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