Bishop Boyea invites all Catholics, lay and ordained, in the Diocese of Lansing to join him in a 2025 Jubilee Year initiative that will be rooted in Eucharistic devotion, the source and summit of our faith, and aims to unite parishioners across the diocese in a shared mission of prayer, intercession, and evangelization. This effort will begin with a diocesan-wide 40-hour intercessory campaign spanning from the feast of Pentecost on June 8 to Corpus Christi on June 21 and culminating with an all-diocesan Mass and Eucharistic Procession in Lansing.

The idea originated as a follow up to the National Eucharistic Congress, which happened in July of 2024 and has subsequently evolved into a full-blown Jubilee Year event. The initiative begins with a 40-hour Intercessory Adoration campaign, where each of the diocese’s 10 deaneries will orchestrate a schedule aiming to cover every hour between Pentecost and Corpus Christi with Eucharistic adoration across their parishes. Bishop Boyea envisions this as a powerful opportunity for intercession, not only for personal and communal conversion, but also for those who have drifted from the faith or have yet to encounter Christ in a life-changing way.

Bishop Boyea is convinced that no evangelization movement happens without first turning to God and asking the Father for the needed graces for its success. It is his hope that this initiative will be a spiritual kickoff to “a new movement of evangelization and discipleship” throughout the diocese and beyond. Bishop Boyea has asked the Office of New Evangelization, led by me, to spearhead the effort while ministry leaders across the diocese are asked to rally their parishioners to participate.

On June 21, the feast of Corpus Christi, the diocese will gather with 10,000-plus Catholics at Lugnuts Stadium in Lansing for an all-diocesan Mass from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Following the liturgy, participants will embark on a 0.7-mile Eucharistic Procession to St. Mary Cathedral, thus fulfilling one of the conditions for receiving a plenary indulgence. The day will conclude with a festive gathering on the Capital Lawn with food trucks and music, offering a celebration of faith and community.

Complementing this summer campaign, the diocese launched the Be My Witnesses video series in January 2025, setting the tone for a year-long focus on mission. Bishop Boyea’s invitation is clear: This is a chance to deepen Eucharistic devotion, intercede for others, be public witnesses to our faith, and ignite a renewed spirit of outreach.

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For more details, ministry leaders can contact Craig Pohl at cpohl@dioceseoflansing.org or Grace Porter at gporter@dioceseoflansing.org.