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![People pray during the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Mass on June 9, 2024 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The Mass marked the closing event of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage stop in the nation’s capital. (Catholic Standard photos by Mihoko Owada)](https://cathstan-1f209.kxcdn.com/060924_National-Eucharistic-Pilgrimage-Mass-0026.jpg?width=1600&height=1600&fit=contain&crop=smart)
People pray during the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Mass on June 9, 2024 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The Mass marked the closing event of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage stop in the nation’s capital. (Catholic Standard photos by Mihoko Owada)
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![Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory gives his homily during the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Mass on June 9, 2024 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The Mass marked the closing event of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage stop in the nation’s capital. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)](https://cathstan-1f209.kxcdn.com/060924_National-Eucharistic-Pilgrimage-Mass-0024.jpg?width=1600&height=1600&fit=contain&crop=smart)
Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory gives his homily during the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Mass on June 9, 2024 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The Mass marked the closing event of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage stop in the nation’s capital. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
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![People pray during the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Mass on June 9, 2024 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The Mass marked the closing event of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage stop in the nation’s capital. (Catholic Standard photos by Mihoko Owada)](https://cathstan-1f209.kxcdn.com/060924_National-Eucharistic-Pilgrimage-Mass-0036.jpg?width=1600&height=1600&fit=contain&crop=smart)
People pray during the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Mass on June 9, 2024 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The Mass marked the closing event of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage stop in the nation’s capital. (Catholic Standard photos by Mihoko Owada)
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![Four young adult Catholic “perpetual pilgrims” who are accompanying the Blessed Sacrament on the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Eastern Route, bring up the offertory gifts during the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Mass on June 9, 2024 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)](https://cathstan-1f209.kxcdn.com/060924_National-Eucharistic-Pilgrimage-Mass-0027.jpg?width=1600&height=1600&fit=contain&crop=smart)
Four young adult Catholic “perpetual pilgrims” who are accompanying the Blessed Sacrament on the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Eastern Route, bring up the offertory gifts during the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Mass on June 9, 2024 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
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![Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory at center celebrates the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Mass on June 9, 2024 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The concelebrants at the Mass included, at left, Msgr. Vito A. Buonanno, the director of pilgrimages at the basilica, and Arlington Bishop Michael F. Burbidge; and at right, Msgr. Walter R. Rossi, the basilica’s rector. The Mass marked the closing event of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage stop in the nation’s capital. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)](https://cathstan-1f209.kxcdn.com/060924_National-Eucharistic-Pilgrimage-Mass-0037.jpg?width=1600&height=1600&fit=contain&crop=smart)
Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory at center celebrates the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Mass on June 9, 2024 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The concelebrants at the Mass included, at left, Msgr. Vito A. Buonanno, the director of pilgrimages at the basilica, and Arlington Bishop Michael F. Burbidge; and at right, Msgr. Walter R. Rossi, the basilica’s rector. The Mass marked the closing event of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage stop in the nation’s capital. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
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![People pray during the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Mass on June 9, 2024 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The Mass marked the closing event of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage stop in the nation’s capital. (Catholic Standard photos by Mihoko Owada)](https://cathstan-1f209.kxcdn.com/060924_National-Eucharistic-Pilgrimage-Mass-0038.jpg?width=1600&height=1600&fit=contain&crop=smart)
People pray during the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Mass on June 9, 2024 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The Mass marked the closing event of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage stop in the nation’s capital. (Catholic Standard photos by Mihoko Owada)
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![Arlington Bishop Michael F. Burbidge leads a Eucharistic procession through the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., during the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Mass on June 9, 2024. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)](https://cathstan-1f209.kxcdn.com/060924_National-Eucharistic-Pilgrimage-Mass-0062.jpg?width=1600&height=1600&fit=contain&crop=smart)
Arlington Bishop Michael F. Burbidge leads a Eucharistic procession through the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., during the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Mass on June 9, 2024. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
![People pray during the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Mass on June 9, 2024 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The Mass marked the closing event of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage stop in the nation’s capital. (Catholic Standard photos by Mihoko Owada)](https://cathstan-1f209.kxcdn.com/060924_National-Eucharistic-Pilgrimage-Mass-0050.jpg?width=1600&height=1600&fit=contain&crop=smart)
People pray during the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Mass on June 9, 2024 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The Mass marked the closing event of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage stop in the nation’s capital. (Catholic Standard photos by Mihoko Owada)
![Arlington Bishop Michael F. Burbidge leads a Eucharistic procession through the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., during the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Mass on June 9, 2024. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)](https://cathstan-1f209.kxcdn.com/060924_National-Eucharistic-Pilgrimage-Mass-0057.jpg?width=1600&height=1600&fit=contain&crop=smart)
Arlington Bishop Michael F. Burbidge leads a Eucharistic procession through the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., during the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Mass on June 9, 2024. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
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