In 1999, when Pope John Paul II established Dec. 12 as the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, he exclaimed: “This is our cry: life with dignity for all! For all who have been conceived in the womb of their mothers, for street children, for Guadalupe!”
“This powerful and moving film shows how Catholics encounter Christ through prayer and devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe,” Patrick Kelly, supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus, said in a press release.
“Mary was completely focused on Our Lord with ever greater devotion. To imitate her and to be devoted to her as mother of Our Lord and our mother is a sure way to greater love of the eucharistic Lord, who gave up his life for the world. And the more we devote ourselves to the Eucharist, the more we will understand what it means to live a life of self-gift to one another and so strengthen the unity of the body of Christ.”
In May, Kelly demonstrated the Knights’ commitment to promoting eucharistic devotion when he announced that the order would provide $1 million to support the upcoming National Eucharistic Congress to be held in Indianapolis May 17–July 21, 2024.
In addition, the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council has developed multiple resources in coordination with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), including training materials for eucharistic processions. These will serve as a key component of the Knights’ support of the three-year National Eucharistic Revival organized by the USCCB and officially launched on June 19, the feast day of Corpus Christi.
Damien O’Connor, vice president of evangelization and faith formation for the Knights of Columbus, said in the same release: “The addition of ‘Our Lady of Guadalupe: Woman of the Eucharist’ … further supports and emphasizes the importance of the National Eucharistic Revival. We must be apostolic in how we live our faith, and nothing is more important than Christ being the center of our lives. This short film powerfully expresses Our Lady of Guadalupe’s desire to bring all of humanity to her Son, and through her intercession, she will show the way.”
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