Hundreds of faithful came. And they left changed. 🙏❤️

More than 700 people streamed into the Baltimore Basilica - America's First Cathedral on July 5 alone to venerate the major relics of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque — the 17th-century French nun known as the Apostle of the Sacred Heart.

For some, like Ruth Dawkins, it was a second chance — she had missed the saint's incorrupt body years ago in France. For others, like Ulrich Bakouane, it was a first encounter with a saint who quickly captured his heart: "When you approach the relic, you feel like the spirit is really there."

Archbishop William E. Lori, who celebrated Mass to welcome the relics, reminded the faithful that as the nation marks its 250th anniversary, all roads lead to Maryland — "and all those roads ultimately lead somewhere even greater: to Jesus Christ."

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Did you catch the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage as it passed through the Archdiocese of Baltimore? 🙏✨

Thousands of faithful walked alongside Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament as the pilgrimage made its way through our archdiocese — a powerful witness to our belief that Christ is truly present in the Eucharist.

What a gift to have been part of this historic moment. May the grace of these days continue to bear fruit in our hearts and in our communities.

"The Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life." — Lumen Gentium