year of mission: walk with one 

“Brothers and sisters, we believe that God desires to renew his church, and that this renewal will happen through you. And then, in renewing his church, he will renew the world,” - Bishop Cozzens, board chairman of National Eucharistic Congress, Inc.

CONGRESS CALLS ON CATHOLICS TO ‘WALK WITH ONE,’ EVANGELIZE THROUGH ‘SPIRITUAL COMPANIONSHIP’ 

Everyone Can Evangelize

In the Scriptures, we hear over and over how Jesus invited people one by one to follow him. He also invites us to follow him more deeply and, just like him, to “walk with one” person to a new or renewed experience of God’s love. 

There is someone in your life right now whom Jesus longs to call to himself. He wants to spark a relationship with them and bless them with his sacraments. This is your opportunity to be God’s instrument in the life of another person. Imagine how our families, neighborhoods, and country will be transformed if every active Catholic answers this call!

Evangelization, or “bringing the Good News,” typically happens in one-on-one moments that are not planned or scripted. This can happen at the grocery store, the bus stop, or a sporting event.  

“Anyone who has truly experienced God's saving love does not need much time or lengthy training to go out and proclaim that love” (Evangelii Gaudium, no. 120).

We are all called to evangelize, and thanks to the gift of the Holy Spirit, we are well-equipped for this mission. It may not mean spreading the Gospel in a foreign land or going door-to-door with the Good News—and it may require overcoming some fears—but the Lord is asking each of us to step out of our comfort zone and evangelize one-on-one.

You might be asking yourself: Where do I start with inviting someone to take a step closer to Jesus? How might I invite them forward in their faith? 

Here’s a simple four-stage process of accompaniment that focuses on a “heart-to-heart” approach: 

The Stages of Spiritual Companionship

1. Identify 

2. Intercede

3. Connect

4. Invite

A historic journey is making a stop at St Michaels this summer, June 27 

Throughout the National Eucharistic Revival, local communities are gathering tinder in response to God’s invitation for renewal, calling on the Holy Spirit to bring the flame. In keeping with this vision, the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage will accompany Jesus from city to city, lighting hearts on fire along the way. We have the honor of being stop 100 of 150 along our route that begins in San Francisco; then, at the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, all these flames will blaze together at the opening session. 

Jesus is coming to YOU.

Join us as we host a stop along the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage on June 27th. 

Shortly after his Resurrection, Jesus accompanied two disciples on their journey from Jerusalem to Emmaus—walking with them in their grief, offering hope, and finally revealing himself through the breaking of the bread. Jesus wants to do the same for YOU!

This will be one of the largest Eucharistic pilgrimages in history. Just as crowds followed Christ throughout his earthly ministry, our nation will process with our Eucharistic Lord through cities, along highways, and past rural towns on his way to the 10th National Eucharistic Congress. In hosting a stop along the way, we are the only extended stop in Johnson County and only one of 9 stops total in the state of Kansas. We expect pilgrims from across the state and region to join us here at St Michael the Archangel for the evening of June 27th. 

Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there. -MATTHEW 19:2

An evening of healing and public testimony of our faith on June 27th. 

The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage is a truly unique initiative. This is something NEW—a beautiful fusion of the journey TO Jesus and the journey WITH Jesus. It is an adventure that all Catholics can do together, either by interior disposition or physical accompaniment. A pilgrimage is “the simultaneous movement of the feet and the soul”—a journey made both externally and internally. The value is not in the distance traveled but in the disposition of our own hearts and the zeal with which we seek God. 

Jesus doesn’t want us to walk alone. At the Incarnation, Christ entered directly into our human experience, allowing him to accompany us through life in a more intimate way. When Jesus gave us the gift of the Eucharist, he gave us a new way to walk alongside him. Catholicism now has a vibrant history of Eucharistic processions! In this tradition, the Eucharist is carried through the streets, accompanied by the faithful. We walk publicly with Our Lord down Nall Ave. from 135^th to our campus so that others may encounter him personally, just as they did 2,000 years ago. After the public Eucharistic procession we will have adoration and then our 5:30 pm Mass. The evening will conclude with a special Cenacle Night from 7-9pm.

"The Pilgrimage will be a powerful, once-in-a-lifetime witness of how Jesus Christ comes close to us and invites all to encounter him in the Eucharist."

-BISHOP ANDREW COZZENS
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
NATIONAL EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS

Please pray for us July 17-21st while we take a group of 50 from St. Michael's!
Interested in attending? Please contact Sr. Kelly Grace at [email protected] with questions or fill out this form to be added to the waitlist.

Find out more about attending with the group from the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas.

Eucharistic Adoration 
Jesus is waiting for you in our Perpetual Adoraiton Chapel - waiting to love you, hear you, fill you, and transform you. Give Him the chance to do so simply by going to be in His presence.

Click here to sign up for a weekly hour.  The chapel is open daily from 9-4 p.m. for anyone who would like to spend time with Jesus in the Eucharist.

Also encounter Jesus in our Eucharistic Cenacles - a time of Eucharistic Adoration, Praise and Worship Music, and listening to the Lord speak to our hearts together (see flyer above.)

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Daily Mass

“Love Jesus present in the Eucharist. He is present in a sacrificial way in Holy Mass, which renews the Sacrifice of the Cross. To go to Mass means going to Calvary to meet him, our Redeemer." - St. John Paul II

There is no greater way to grow in your relationship with Jesus than praying the Holy Mass as often as possible. Add another daily Mass to your week (or a few more!) and experience the difference it makes.

Monday-Friday - 6:40 a.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday - 8:15 a.m.
Thursday - 5:30 p.m.
Saturday - 8:15 a.m.