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The first International Eucharistic Congress owed its inspiration to Bishop Gaston de Ségur, and was held at Lille, France, on June 21, 1881.The initial inspiration behind the idea came from the laywoman Marie-Marthe-Baptistine Tamisier who lobbied clergy following the French Revolution in an effort to restore religiosity and Eucharistic devotion to France. [3]
CMSWR Chairperson Sister Regina Marie Gorman in a Papal Audience with Pope Benedict XVI at the Apostolic Palace, Vatican City, Rome.. The Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious (Italian: Consiglio dei Superiori Maggiori delle Donne Religiose) (CMSWR) is one of two associations of the leaders of congregations of Catholic women religious in the United States (the other being the ...
Audience members listen to Father Josh Johnson as he kicks off the first revival Wednesday, July 17, 2024, during the National Eucharistic Congress at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
The last national congress to occur prior to the 2024 congress was the Ninth National Eucharistic Congress in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in 1941. While there had been national congresses about every five years prior to the ninth congress, the outbreak of World War II halted the gatherings. [ 4 ]
The National Eucharistic Congress will run July 17-21 and host more than 50,000 Catholics with events at Lucas Oil Stadium and the convention center.
Thousands of Catholics walked through downtown Indy for the Eucharistic procession. Over 50,000 came to partake in the National Eucharistic Congress.
In the Catholic Church, a Eucharistic congress is a gathering of clergy, religious, and laity to bear witness to the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, which is an important Catholic doctrine. Congresses bring together people from a wide area, and typically involve large open-air Masses , Eucharistic adoration ( Blessed Sacrament ), and ...
The Eighth National Eucharistic Congress was a Roman Catholic eucharistic congress held from October 17–20, 1938 ( – ) in the U.S. city of New Orleans, Louisiana, meant to foster devotion to the sacrament of the Eucharist. The congress was held in City Park Stadium.