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National Eucharistic Congress

In a Texas prison, Eucharistic pilgrims find ‘a gift’

‘I am looking at the image of a pristine soul’

Jack Figge
Jun 10, 2025
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The heavy metal doors rattled shut, locking the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s eight pilgrims inside the James A. Lynaugh Prison Unit, in Fort Stockton, Texas.

A prison guard addressed the pilgrims: “Follow me.”

The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage arrives June 9 at a Texas prison. Cred…

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