Last summer, the United States experienced a profound moment of faith-filled unity in the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage. The historic pilgrimage crossed the country from the four cardinal directions and converged on Indianapolis, Indiana, ahead of the National Eucharistic Congress, which drew tens of thousands of the faithful together in prayer, adoration, witness and faith.
Unlike any pilgrimage that has been seen since the time of the apostles, dozens of young people accompanied the Eucharistic Lord Jesus across the country, spending weeks in constant prayer, adoration, conversation and witness to the faith. An experience of a lifetime, the pilgrimage was a profound moment of grace for them and for the thousands of individuals they encountered along the way.
We recently sat down with Jennifer Torres, Shayla Elm and Jack Krebs, three perpetual pilgrims from the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage who now find themselves in the Archdiocese of Denver following their historic walk with the Lord Jesus. Torres now serves Respect Life Denver, a ministry of Catholic Charities Denver advocating for a culture of life from conception to natural death. Elm continues to serve on staff at Christ in the City in Denver. Krebs now serves as a missionary at Annunciation Heights in Estes Park, facilitating encounters between young people and God, nature and community.
In this interview, they reflect on the thousands of miles they each traveled on their three different routes–the Marian or Northern, Juan Diego or Southern and Junípero Serra or Western routes, respectively–and what the faithful can glean from this watershed moment in the life of the Church.
Produced by Neil McDonough and André Escaleira, Jr.
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