Pilgrimage Events - Diocese of Joliet
All ages and walks of life are welcome to join in prayer before Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament as the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage travels across the country. Below you will find a listing of events taking place in this diocese.
Please register in advance so we can plan accordingly for the expected number of people. All events are free! If you would like to participate in events in more than one diocese, be sure to also register using the link for the other diocese(s).
May 18, 2025
Eucharistic Holy Hour of Adoration
2:00 PM-3:30 PMCT
St. Mary Catholic Church, 407 W. Pells St. Paxton, IL 60957
Your presence is encouraged at St. Mary Catholic Church in Paxton, IL as the Most Reverend Ronald A. Hicks receives the monstrance from the chaplains and Pilgrims of the Drexel Route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage.
St. Mary parish is the first parish stop of the Eucharistic Pilgrimage in the Diocese of Joliet-in-Illinois. Following the procession into the church, Bishop Hicks will preside at a Eucharistic Hour of Adoration that the parish community will prepare. The Holy Hour will provide for both communal and private reflection on the gift of the Eucharist given to us by our Lord Jesus Christ.
After the Hour of Adoration, the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage will proceed by car to Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Gilman, IL.
May 18, 2025
Eucharistic Holy Hour of Adoration
4:00 PM-5:30 PMCT
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 231 N. Secor St. Gilman, IL 60938
The second parish to receive the monstrance from the chaplains and Pilgrims of the Drexel Route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage is Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Gilman, IL.
People will gather outside of the church building for a joyous reception of the Eucharist. The parish community has prepared a Eucharistic Holy Hour of Adoration that will reflect their community identity in this rural part of the Diocese.
After the time of Adoration, the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage will proceed by car to St. John Paul II Catholic Church in Kankakee, IL.
May 18, 2025 – May 19, 2025
Eucharistic Procession and Adoration
6:30 PM-7:00 AMCT
St. John Paul II Catholic Church, 907 S. 9th Ave. Kankakee, IL 60901
The third parish to receive the monstrance from the chaplains and Pilgrims of the Drexel Route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage is St. John Paul II parish in Kankakee, IL.
The parishioners and guests will gather in the gymnasium before participating in a Eucharistic procession around the parish property concluding at the church building. A Eucharistic Holy Hour of Adoration, prepared by the parish community, will be reflective of their cultural diversity.
Nocturnal Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will begin immediately after the Holy Hour and will conclude at 0700.
Join this event via livestream at https://youtube.com/@jp2kankakee?feature=shared.
May 19, 2025
Votive Mass of the Most Holy Eucharist
7:30 AM-8:30 AMCT
St. John Paul II Catholic Church, 907 S. 9th Ave. Kankakee, IL 60901
The Drexel Route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage will reconvene at 0730 for the celebration of the Votive Mass of the Most Holy Eucharist at St. John Paul II Catholic Church, Kankakee, IL. After the Mass, the Pilgrimage will proceed by car to Bishop McNamara Catholic School, Kankakee, IL.
The Mass will be livestreamed at https://youtube.com/@jp2kankakee?feature=shared.
May 19, 2025
Eucharistic Procession and Holy Hour of Adoration
9:15 AM-10:30 AMCT
Bishop McNamara Catholic School, 550 West Brookmont Kankakee, IL 60901
The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage will stop for the fourth time in the Diocese of Joliet at Bishop McNamara Catholic School in Kankakee, IL.
There, all who are present will gather with the students, staff and families of Bishop McNamara Catholic School to partake in a Eucharistic procession around the school, concluding in the gymnasium. The students, faculty and staff have prepared a time of Eucharistic Adoration centered around their devotion to the Blessed Sacrament.
After Eucharistic Adoration, the Eucharistic Pilgrimage will journey by car to Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Morris, IL.
For questions about events in this diocese, please contact: odw@dioceseofjoliet.org.
For registration assistance, please contact: registration@eucharisticcongress.org.
