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Spurred by a 2019 Pew Research study that suggested only about one-third of U.S. Catholics believe the Church’s teaching that the Eucharist is truly the body and blood of Christ, the National Eucharistic Revival was launched in the summer of 2022. The Eucharistic Revival is a movement to restore understanding and devotion to this great mystery here in the United States.
Everything that Jesus Christ does is out of love and expresses love. He created us out of love, and he died on the Cross to redeem us so that we could share in his love. God continues to invite us into a deeper experience of his perfect life in the Eucharist. He wants to unite us to Himself, to pour his love into us, and to receive our love. Under the appearance of simple bread and wine, God is truly and completely present with us.*
During the first phase (June 19, 2022-June 11, 2023) our Diocese of Lafayette offered diocesan-wide events as part of its ongoing yearly theological and spiritual initiatives or events and some unique, stand-alone events intentionally designed for the Eucharist revival. We entered the Pastorate phase after June 11.
Below are some resources to fully participate and develop a more profound love of the Eucharist. Please share with our community what the Eucharist means to you through your submission on the form at the bottom of this page, and to get involved with Eucharistic Revival initiatives at St. Tom's, please contact parishioner Jenny Bay at [email protected].
*Excerpt from "Presence: The Mystery of the Eucharist," Augustine Insitute, FormedGuides.org
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Eucharistic Revival Dates
- Year of Mission: July 21, 2024 - Pentecost 2025
- National Congress: July 17-21, 2024 (Indianapolis, Indiana)
- Parish Year: June 11, 2023 - July 17, 2024
- Diocesan Year: June 19, 2022 - June 11, 2023
- Inauguration: Feast of Corpus Christi, June 19, 2022, Diocesan Eucharistic Processions
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"The greatest love story of all time is contained in a tiny white Host."
- Venerable Servant of God
Fulton J. Sheen
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Adoration Times (when Purdue classes are in Session)
- Monday: 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM When Purdue Fall/Spring Classes are in session.
- Tuesday: 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM When Purdue Fall/Spring Classes are in session.
- Wednesday: 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM When Purdue Fall/Spring Classes are in session.
- Thursday: 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM When Purdue Fall/Spring Classes are in session.
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Planning Committee
Do you have a special love for Jesus in the Eucharist? The Feast of Corpus Christi on June 11, 2023 starts the parish stage of the National Eucharistic Revival. We are looking for student and resident parishioners who would like to help plan events and activities that will strengthen our parish’s love for the Eucharist. If interested please contact parishioner Jenny Bay, [email protected].
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Small Group Discussion - "Beautiful Eucharist
As part of the Catholic church's National Eucharistic Revival, St Tom's student and resident parishioners have the opportunity to read the book "Beautiful Eucharist" and the chance to join small groups to discuss the book and what the Holy Eucharist means to them.
Books will be handed out the weekend of September 23-24 and will continue to be available in the office as long as supplies last!
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St. Tom's Eucharistic Revival Flocknotes
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2 months agoDo the bread and wine at Mass actually change into Jesus’ Body and Blood? Most things appear as they are, but not always. For example, at Mass, we see bread and wine brought up to the altar. Yet...
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2 months agoAfter Jesus said this, many of his followers left... Among Christians, there’s lots of dispute about the Eucharist. Is it just a symbol or really the Body and Blood of Christ? When Jesus taught about...
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2 months agoWhy Jesus needed to become a sacrifice John the Baptist called Jesus the “Lamb of God.” The prophet Isaiah calls him the “suffering servant.“ St. Paul called Jesus the “once and for all sacrifice....
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To receive these Flocknote updates about the Eucharistic Revival and related activities at St. Tom's, subscribe to the "Eucharistic Revival 2023" Flocknote Group.
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The National Eucharistic REvival 2022-2024
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Introduction
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Mission & Vision
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Learn More
About the Eucharist
About the Revival
FORMED Video Series"My Daily Visitor: Eucharist" - 40 Daily Videos with a Reflection (Sign-Up)
Note: As a St Tom’s parishioner, you have free, instant access to thousands of movies, programs, and audiobooks on spiritual formation through FORMED, including the Eucharistic Revival programming. To sign up, search for "St Thomas Aquinas 535 West State St. West Lafayette IN" on the FORMED website.
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What Does the Eucharist Mean to Me?
- Emma Keene
- MT Ford
- Adrianna Deptula
- Joan Capper
- Jibon Joseph
- Julie Krogmeier
- Sawyer Paugh
- Rose Dennis
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Emma Keene, Student Parishioner
To me, the Eucharist means that Jesus has given us His Heart. When I receive Him in the Eucharist, His heart truly beats in my body and brings me life. Jesus’ real presence in the Eucharist is proof of His tender care and mercy that cannot be outmatched. I think it’s amazing that my Lord and Savior wants to be closer to me than I am to myself!
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Mary Theresa Ford (MT Ford), student Parishioner
Growing up, I never thought much about the Eucharist or what it truly meant for my soul, but by the grace and love of God, that has since changed. The Eucharist is what makes my soul alive, and it has transformed the way I live and who I am because it is Christ Himself living in me. This mystery is endless, much like God's love- the Eucharist's very substance.
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Adrianna Deptula, Student Parishioner
The Eucharist changes everything. Jesus continually breaks for us inside churches throughout the world at every hour of the day. What pain he must feel in the breaking of the bread. Yet, he relives the crucifixion to embrace each of us individually–to enter our hearts and become one and dance together here on earth. The Eucharist shows me again and again that the Lord is never done loving me or you. There is not a moment where he won’t suffer just to get a glimpse of our hearts. He is pursuing you and me, waiting for me and you, always wanting to remain in us.
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Joan Capper, Resident Parishioner
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"Jesus, in the Eucharist, gives me the grace to humbly join with him in prayer. O my Jesus, may our feet journey together, our hands gather together, our hearts beat to the same rhythm, our souls be in harmony, our thoughts be in unison, our glances melt into each other, and our lips beg our Heavenly Father together for mercy."
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Jibon Joseph, Resident Parishioner Family
For us, Holy Eucharist is God’s abundant love and mercy overflowing on us, our family, and everything, which is all we need in this life. We have experienced His providence and guidance in a very special way through Eucharist. Every day we start with Holy Eucharist so that we have Jesus within us everywhere we go.
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Julie Krogmeier, Resident Parishioner
“Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the Word and my soul shall be healed.” Going to Confession and being prepared to receive Jesus brings hope that the Eucharist will unite all of us together into the heart of God. As we recite this prayer of the Centurion before receiving communion, I imagine all my loved ones (near and far) kneeling next to me before Jesus, our divine healer. Communion with Jesus in the Eucharist also grows charity in me, which I so need!"
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Sawyer Paugh, Boiler Catholics President
The Eucharist represents the gift Christ has given to His Holy Church that allows us to embrace over two thousand years of tradition, martyrdom, suffering, and deliverance. In the Eucharist, which is the whole Body and Blood of Christ, we humble ourselves as Catholics to join in full, public communion with one another to celebrate the Mass. How gracious it is to be given the opportunity to adore and obey the Living God by carrying on His command of the most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist.
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Rose Dennis, Daily Mass Attendee at St. Tom's
My life has been an evolving search for three things-true beauty, truth, and love. I have found all three in the Real Presence of God in the Holy Eucharist. He is my everything, my focal point of life, my reason for existence, my inspiration, and the very oxygen of my soul. He is also the source of all my answered prayers. One day (as the caregiver for my elderly mom), she was very sick, and I took her to urgent care. They prescribed medicine, which would normally take several days to work. As a Eucharistic Minister, I brought Mom the Eucharist in a Pyx after weekday Mass. Around a half hour later, Mom's symptoms were gone! God's grace healed my mom. Jesus is truly Present in the Eucharist. He is the same beautiful God that walked the streets of Nazareth, blessed lives with awesome miracles, preached the Good News, and healed the sick! Viva Cristo Rey!!
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