New Hampshire Eucharistic Pilgrimage Kicks Off Sunday

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New Hampshire Eucharistic Pilgrimage Kicks Off Sunday

MANCHESTER, NH, May 16, 2025 – The Diocese of Manchester, the Roman Catholic Church in New Hampshire, is hosting the first Diocesan-wide, 33-day Eucharistic Pilgrimage. The Jubilee 2025: New Hampshire Eucharistic Pilgrimage (NHEP) kicks off May 18 at Saint Joseph Cathedral in Manchester and will visit every parish and school in the Diocese, along with special stops at Catholic colleges, hospitals and cemeteries until it concludes at the Cathedral on June 19, the Feast of Corpus Christi.

This event is part of the Jubilee Year of Hope proclaimed by Pope Francis. The Most Reverend Peter Libasci, D.D., Bishop of Manchester, has decreed the Jubilee Year in the Diocese, including a plenary indulgence and apostolic blessing to those who participate in the NHEP.

Some of the Manchester-based Daughters of Mary, Mother of Healing Love (DMML) were inspired to organize the NHEP after their journey of 1,200 miles to Indianapolis during the National Eucharistic Revival in July of 2024. With Bishop Libasci’s approval and support, consultation with other dioceses that have had similar events and promotion among Diocesan clergy and schools, the Sisters worked with Diocesan Administration to bring the NHEP to the faithful.

“This is a walk with purpose,” explains Sister Miriam Christe Zore, DMML. “This is a walk to bring that love of Christ to every person, to our parishes, our homes, all throughout our Diocese.”

A perpetual pilgrim team will process throughout the entire 33-day pilgrimage. It includes DMML sisters, seven young adult missionaries, Diocesan seminarians and priests from the Franciscans of the Poor Christ of the Holy Rosary Shrine in Lawrence, Massachusetts. They will process the Eucharist through the streets of New Hampshire both on foot and by vehicle.

The NHEP is generously sponsored by the New Hampshire Catholic Appeal and St. Thomas Aquinas High School.

All are welcome to participate. For more information, including the parish route, visit www.catholicnh.org/nhjubilee.

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The Diocese of Manchester is the Roman Catholic Church
in New Hampshire, serving the needs of nearly 200,000 Catholics.