Eucharistic Revival

a movement to renew the church

By enkindling a living relationship with Jesus in the Eucharist

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage meets the California Camino right here in San Diego

Day: June 17, 2025

Time: 9 am to 7 pm

Location: Balboa Park - Little Italy - Bonita Cove Park


9 am: Balboa Park - Eucharistic Procession

11 am: Saint Joseph Cathedral - Jubilee site visit and 0.4 mileEucharistic Procession to Our Lady of the Rosary Church in Little Italy

1 pm: Lunch (optional) in Little Italy

3-7 pm: Concert in the Park - Praise and Worship at Bonita Cove Park


Learn more about San Diego Camino, Camino California or the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage or email Deacon Patrick for more info.

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Become - Eucharistic small group

Eucharistic Revival starts with you… and me.  Join Become—a 5-week small group series to grow closer to Jesus in the Eucharist and live out His love in your daily life. No cost.


Choose the group that works for you:

  • Daytime group: Tuesdays at 10 am, starting July 8
  • Young Adult group: Wednesdays at 7 pm, starting July 9
  • Evening group: Thursdays at 7 pm, starting July 17


Join a small group today. Contact Julie with questions.

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What's been happening at St. B's?

Our parish has been working hard to provide various Eucharistic Revival opportunities including:

  • More accessible opportunities for Mass (4th Wednesday at 6 pm) and adoration (2nd Mondays from 7-8 pm and 4th Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30 pm (including Confession)
  • 30+ C2C small groups journeyed through the Jesus and the Eucharist video series last Fall
  • Fr. Steve gave spoke about Conscience Formation at a recent Theology Uncorked event
  • Gave away 800 Beautiful Eucharist books by Matthew Kelly at Christmas, followed by a 4-week book club
  • Over 250 people joined a synod discussion about 'building Eucharistic communities'
  • Blood of Christ was brought back at the 9 am Mass last summer
  • Weekly Eucharist-related articles in The Way (our bulletin) and E-newsletter
  • Parish team meets every 1-2 months to pray and discuss ways to bring about revival at our parish


What's it all about?

The National Eucharistic Revival, initiated by the US Catholic Bishops, is a movement that seeks to renew the Church by enkindling a living relationship with Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. This movement is not a program or something we can manufacture but rather the work of the Holy Spirit.


Why Now?

The short answer is that the Church needs healing, and the world needs Jesus. Scandal, division, disease, and doubt - the Church has withstood each of these throughout history. But today, we confront all of them, all at once. Our response at this moment is critical. Some sobering statistics supporting why now include:

  • Only 31% of Catholics know and believe in the Eucharist
  • Only 39% of Catholics attend Mass weekly
  • Less than 50% of adults belong to a church or congregation
  • -10,776 decrease in priests since 2000
  • 12 million+ individuals have had serious thoughts of suicide during the last year in the US

The time is now! For each of us, this is an invitation and call back to the heart of our faith so that we can be vessels of Christ among our families, friends, neighbors, coworkers, and parish community.


What can we do at the parish and what can I do personally?

The Eucharistic Revival is national in scale but local and right now we are in the year of parish revival. What can we do at St. B’s to spark this Revival? What can I do personally? Each of us can close our eyes and picture that loved one – the one who has walked away from the faith or may have never known the Lord. The Revival exists to equip YOU to reach that person. How? A good first step is to meet people where they are.


Four Pillars

With that in mind, the Eucharistic Revival can’t be a one size fits all movement. Instead, there are four pillars which allow for a more diverse expression of this Eucharistic Revival. Those pillars are:

  • Personal Encounters: Bring your people to Jesus
  • Reinvigorating Devotion: Receive Jesus. Worship Jesus 
  • Deepening Formation: Learn and preach the truth about Jesus 
  • Missionary Sending: Go out and bring Jesus to the world


Visit the National Eucharistic Revival website for more information on what is happening on a national level regarding revival.