US bishops must re-commit themselves to 'Eucharistic revival'

NEW YORK – In an address to more or less open the first public session of the U.S. Bishops’ Conference spring general assembly on June 13, Cardinal Christophe Pierre reminded the American prelates that the Eucharistic revival isn’t necessary for just the laity, but for them, as well.

“It is good that as shepherds we are thinking of the needs of the flock … but let us not forget that we need Eucharistic revival, too,” said Pierre, the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States. “As we approach the Eucharistic congress each of us can ask himself, are we experiencing in our own lives the Eucharistic transformation that we want our people to experience? Are we opening ourselves to all dimensions of the mystery of the Eucharist?”