NEW YORK, Crux – On the first Saturday of the New Year the bishop of a small Kansas diocese will embark on a 20-mile Eucharistic procession and pilgrimage for peace, where he will pray for “peace in our world, our country, our communities, families and hearts”.
Bishop Gerald Vincke of Salina will begin the 6 January trek at the start of 2024 from St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Glasco, Kansas, following an 8 a.m. Mass at the church that he will celebrate.
Citing the amount of unrest in the world today, Vincke said his hope for the procession is that all within the Diocese of Salina will shine as beacons of peace in society.
Another inspiration for the pilgrimage is the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops national eucharistic revival campaign, which is ongoing at the parish level, and culminates next summer in Indianapolis with the nation’s first National Eucharistic Congress in 83 years.
