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*Image: The Triumph of the Eucharist over Idolatry by Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1625  [Museo del Prado, Madrid]

By Stephen P. White, The Catholic Thing, Aug. 10, 2023

Stephen P. White is executive director of The Catholic Project at The Catholic University of America and a fellow in Catholic Studies at the Ethics and Public Policy Center.

Note: Tune in tonight at 8PM Eastern on EWTN’s The World Over, the Papal Posse (host Raymond Arroyo, TCT Editor-in-Chief Robert Royal, and Fr. Gerald E. Murray) will discuss the visit of Pope Francis to World Youth Day, the pope’s interview in a Spanish Magazine, the pope’s letter to seminarians, and more. Shows are usually available shortly after first airing on the EWTN YouTube channel.

Preparations have been underway for some time for the National Eucharistic Congress, which will take place next summer in Indianapolis. The Eucharistic Congress will mark the culmination of a three-year Eucharistic Revival here in the United States, undertaken to rekindle a deeper relationship with our Lord in the Holy Eucharist.

For the faithful, the reasons to hope for a revival in devotion to the source and summit of Christian life ought to be clear. Recent polls indicate that belief in the Real Presence is depressingly low among Catholics (even one-third of those who attend Mass think the Eucharist a symbol). Mass attendance has been flagging for a long time, a trend accelerated by COVID policies. …

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