Dear Friends,
One cannot help but think that the Spirit has been on the move for the past several years to jump start religious vigor here in the United States.
This past June 11th, 2026, at the decision of the USCCB and in recognition of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the United States was consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus; the Eucharistic Congress and Pilgrimage of 2024 created across the land a visible commitment to the primacy of the Body and Blood of Christ, present in the Eucharist as a dogma of faith that perhaps was waning.
Coincidentally in the fall on October 18th, 2026, the Church will celebrate the 100th anniversary of World Mission Sunday. Instituted by Pope Pius XI in 1926, the purpose was to support the “propagation of the faith.” And the theme will be “One in Christ, united in mission.”
Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, receiving and adoring Him in His Body and Blood, and other acts of devotion will help us realize our mission of being the light of Christ in the world through our daily acts of generosity, humility, and kindness, tangible care for the poor, and joining efforts to bring the stray sheep back to the church.
At the USCSI annual conference taking place the weekend of September 11-13 in St Louis we will be sharing how we as individuals and institutes are becoming pilgrims of peace and through this, One in Christ, United in mission. “By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.(John 13:35)
Sue Larkin
