National Eucharistic Pilgrimage

Bishop Erik Pohlmeier celebrates Mass at the Rustic Altar on the grounds of Mission Nombre de Dios in St. Augustine during the 460th anniversary of Founders’ Day. The altar stands near the area historians associate with the Mass of thanksgiving celebrated Sept. 8, 1565, at the founding of St. Augustine, the nation’s oldest continuously occupied settlement. Photo by Fran Ruchalski.

By Kathleen Bagg

St. Augustine will serve as the launching point for the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage as organizers announced a new East Coast route that connects faith, history and national identity during the country’s 250th anniversary year.

The pilgrimage will begin Memorial Day weekend with Mass at the National Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche, where a Mass of thanksgiving was celebrated in 1565 at the founding of St. Augustine, the nation’s oldest continuously occupied settlement. From Northeast Florida, the pilgrimage will travel north along the East Coast before concluding in Philadelphia on July 5.

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22
May

Memorial Day Weekend—National Shrine Events
National Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche at Mission Nombre de Dios

22
May

National Shrine Opening Concert for the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage
National Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche at Mission Nombre de Dios
5:30pm

24
May

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage in the Diocese of St. Augustine
St. Augustine, Jacksonville, Fernandina Beach

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