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The 10th National Eucharistic Congress took place from July 17th-21st in Indianapolis and was a pivotal moment in a 3 year grassroots Eucharistic revival. The mission was to renew the Church by enkindling a living relationship with Jesus in the Eucharist. The vision was to inspire a movement of Catholics who are healed, converted, formed, and unified by an encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist—and who are then sent out on mission “for the life of the world.” But what about those who were unable to attend? Specifically, married couples have a great responsibility to witness to the presence and power of Christ in the Eucharist. 

Pope Benedict 16th said in the Spirit of the Liturgy, “In the Eucharist a communion takes place that corresponds to the union of man and woman in marriage. Just as they become “one flesh”, so in Communion we all become “one spirit”, one person, with Christ.”

We married couples must remember that just as we express our love to one another through the gift of their bodies, so too, Christ gives his very body to his bride the Church. So, whether married couples were able to attend the Eucharistic Congress or not, we can still be a part of the mission to renew the Church by faithfully living out the sacrament of marriage. 

Tanis Merimee attended the Eucharistic Congress along with more than 250 delegates from the Diocese of Cleveland. This event was and awe inspiring, emotional, and a faith-building and enriching experience. Join Tanis and she shares her reflections on this momentous event and how we as Catholic couples can live a more eucharistic marriage and share the great love of Christ in the Eucharist with those around us.

To learn more about the Eucharistic Congress you can visit their website, here.