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Cardinal Daniel DiNardo describes ‘Medicine of Immortality’ during ministry talk at Day 2 of National Eucharistic Congress

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Attending Day 2 of NEC24 July 18 are Wilmington Catholics, from left, Charlie Klous, a St. Ann's parishioner, Abbey Thibodeau and Father Joseph W. McQuaide IV.

The Dialog enlisted Millersville University senior, Saint Mark’s High School product and St. Patrick’s parishioner Abbey Thibodeau to chronicle the events this week of the Diocese of Wilmington delegation to the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis. Look for her dispatches from Indy and photos online and on social media this week as the event runs July 17-21. 

INDIANAPOLIS — It’s day 2 of the National Eucharistic Congress and we kicked off the day by breaking out into our impact sessions.

All of us were able to decipher between different topics and speakers for each morning. This was a great opportunity to explore different ways in which we could be encouraged in the faith.

Barbara Procope, youth minister of St. Peter’s Cathedral, St. Mary’s, and St. Patrick’s, and I attended the ministry tract for the morning and were very encouraged.

Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston speaks during a July 18, 2024, renewal impact session at the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis. (OSV News photo/Sean Gallagher, The Criterion)

Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, archbishop of Galveston-Houston, spoke and referenced the very patristic and ancient nature of the Eucharist. Cardinal DiNardo recalled the life of the father of the church, St. Ignatius of Antioch, who was martyred in the early 2nd century.

St. Ignatius refers to the Eucharist as the “Medicine of Immortality” which is a beautiful contemplation of the power of the Blessed Sacrament.

In the afternoon I took a walk around the expo hall with Father McQuaide, rector of St. Peter’s Cathedral, and Charlie Klous, a parishioner at St. Ann in Wilmington.

We visited various vendors in attendance and look forward to Friday. Stay tuned.