Pray - Experience - Witness

You are invited to a once-in-a-lifetime experience being called "our national Emmaus moment," after the biblical passage in which Jesus walked with two of his disciples along the road to Emmaus. The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage is an unprecedented multi-route nationwide pilgrimage in which Catholics will pray and publicly follow Jesus in their cities through Eucharistic processions. The Diocese of Springfield in Illinois is excited to be included in one of the routes, all of which lead to Indianapolis for the National Eucharistic Congress July 17-21.

This National Eucharistic Pilgrimage kicks off May 17-19 during the Feast of Pentecost. The pilgrimage route that will come through the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois will originate in San Francisco and will be in several cities throughout Central Illinois July 8-12 in which all people are invited and encouraged to experience. Pilgrims can participate in the Eucharistic processions, pray before our Lord in Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in our churches, grow in fellowship with their neighbors at dinners, and hear powerful witness talks from the National Eucharistic Procession team as they share their experiences of taking Jesus across the nation.

Be there when God moves in your community!

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Click the day(s) you plan to attend to see the full schedule of Mass, procession, and witness talks

Monday, July 8 - Collinsville and Alton
  • 1-3 p.m.: Bishop Michael McGovern of the Diocese of Belleville will hand off the national traveling monstrance to Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois at Ss. Peter and Paul Church in Collinsville. This will be followed by adoration and a Eucharistic procession.
  • 5:30 - 7 p.m.: Potluck dinner and witness talks at St. Mary Church in Alton
  • 7 - 8 p.m.: Eucharistic adoration at St. Mary Church in Alton
Monday, July 8 | Collinsville and Alton
Tuesday, July 9 - Alton and Quincy
  • 8:15 a.m.: Mass at Ss. Peter and Paul Church in Alton
  • 9 - 11:30 a.m.: Eucharistic procession through Alton from Ss. Peter and Paul Church to St. Francis Convent of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George for Benediction to St. Mary Church for Benediction.
  • 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.: Eucharistic procession from St. Peter Church in Quincy to the grave of Venerable Father Augustine Tolton at St. Peter Cemetery in Quincy
  • 7:30 - 8:30 p.m..: Potluck dinner and witness talks at St. Francis Solanus Church in Quincy
  • 8:30 - 9:30 p.m.: Eucharistic adoration at St. Francis Solanus Church in Quincy
Tuesday, July 9 | Alton and Quincy
Wednesday, July 10 - Girard and Springfield
  • 8 a.m.: Mass at St. Francis Solanus Church in Quincy
  • 1 - 1:30 p.m.: Eucharistic procession around the Dominican Monastery of Mary the Queen in Girard (15635 Green Ridge Rd.)
  • 3:30 - 5 p.m.: Eucharistic procession around St. Francis of Assisi Campus in Springfield (4857 Laverna Rd.) ending with Vespers at St. Francis of Assisi Church. Stops will include the chapels at Corpus Christi Priory (Canons Regular of Prémontré), St. Francis Convent (Hospital Sisters of St. Francis), and St. James Monastery (of the Franciscan Brothers of the Holy Cross).
  • 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.: Dinner and witness talks at the St. Francis of Assisi Conference Center
  • 7:30 p.m. - 5:45 a.m.: All night Eucharistic adoration at St. Francis of Assisi Church
Wednesday, July 10 | Girard and Springfield
Thursday, July 11 - Springfield and Effingham
  • 7 a.m.: Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Springfield (Bishop Paprocki is the main celebrant)
  • 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.: Eucharistic procession through Springfield from the Cathedral to Blessed Sacrament Church for Benediction to Sacred Heart Convent of the Springfield Dominican Sisters for Benediction to St. Agnes Church for Benediction
  • 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.: Evening Prayer, followed by a potluck dinner and witness talks at Sacred Heart Church in Effingham
  • 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.: Eucharistic adoration at Sacred Heart Church
Thursday, July 11 | Springfield and Effingham
Friday, July 12 - Effingham and Teutopolis

  • 8:30 a.m. ― Adoration and procession beginning at HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital

  • 9:30 a.m. ― Mass at St. Anthony of Padua Church

  • 10:45 - 11:30 a.m.: Eucharistic procession and adoration at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Teutopolis
Friday, July 12 | Effingham and Teutopolis

Schedule and locations subject to change

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Attend the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis July 17-21


This summer, join tens of thousands of passionate Catholics will travel from every corner of the U.S. to experience the healing power of Jesus Christ, present in the holy Eucharist at the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis. Soak in the Presence of Jesus alongside people of all walks of life - a vivid image of the universal Church. You will participate in beautiful liturgies, lifting your voice in prayer alongside world-class musicians, hear from the most influential Catholics of our day, and make history as part of the first National Eucharistic Congress in nearly 100 years. This is the beginning of a new chapter of faith in America. Will you be there? Get tickets at eucharisticcongress.org.

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