Mike Hopkins' Full Speech at the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress

About this sermon

Watch the full speech of Colonel Mike Hopkins, the astronaut who took Jesus to space, on day four of the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, Indiana. Getting to live in space is a challenge and an honor only a very few people will ever enjoy (at least in our generation). Astronaut Mike Hopkins is one of those selected few. He spent six months on the International Space Station (ISS) in 2013. And though he was thrilled when he was chosen for a space mission, there was one Person he didn’t want to leave behind: Jesus in the Eucharist. Hopkins had been received into the Church less than a year before his launch. After a long wait, he was finally able to receive Our Lord at each Mass. Facing the prospect of being off the planet for half a year, he decided he had to find out if Jesus could travel with him. It turns out he could — and he did.

Topics

• Self-Control
• Christian Living