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June 9, 2026 : In honor of America’s 250th anniversary, the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage continues along the East Coast, with stops this weekend in the Washington, D.C. area. The pilgrimage, which began in May in St. Augustine, Florida, will conclude in Philadelphia on July 5.
Centered on the theme “One Nation Under God,” pilgrims gathered for Mass and a Eucharistic procession in Stafford, Virginia, where parishioners say they felt the presence of the Lord.
Spearheaded by the National Eucharistic Congress, the excursion is the third major Eucharistic procession to take place in the U.S. in recent years after multiple pilgrimage routes in 2024 ahead of that yearʼs National Eucharistic Congress and an additional procession in 2025 from Indianapolis to Los Angeles.
This yearʼs route coincides with the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States; the 2026 procession has taken the theme “One Nation Under God,” a nod to the 75th anniversary of that having been officially added to the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance.
The pilgrimage will finish in Philadelphia during the Fourth of July weekend. A few weeks prior, at their spring plenary meeting, the U.S. bishops will consecrate the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 11.
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