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IT is often asked, sometimes even by Catholics, "What is
the International Eucharistic Congress?"
The official reply is "Days of Public Homage paid to the Lord. Jesus Christ in the Sacrament of His Love." The Holy Eucharist is to Catholics the very Living Presence of Christ.
But perhaps to the general public the Eucharistic Congress may best be explained by saying that it is us if Invitation Cards and had been sent to every individual, as well as to societies,:~~
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"Pope Pius XI, represented by
His Legate Cardinal Dennis Dougherty Invites you to Manila 1st to 7th February 1937 TO MEET OUR BLESSED LORD,"
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gress are almost indescriba- ble; but never-to-be forgotten by any happy enough to have wit- nessed and taken part in them. From early in the afternoon of Sunday, 7th February, sections of Pilgrims assembled at arranged localities, and fell into formation
"Pres. Coolidge. for Procession. Nearly kail million aro computed to have Pres, Taft passed under the Eucharistic Arch Pres. Hoover While these Pres. Lincoln in Dewey Avenue. -processions gradually converged on Pres. Coolidge the Laneta the crowds within the Pres. Wilson enclosure grew so great that by 6 p.m. there seemed to be no room left. Yet nore and mere streamed in. Until that time at least space was found for all strangers where they could both seo and hear to good advantage. Many processions Pres. Polk made their entrance. Hundreds of Pres. Pierce young girls in white anxiously Pres. Von Buren shepherdled by "Sisters"; groups Pres. Garfield of women in the exquisite Filipino Pres. Hayes dress like no other in the world. resembling parterrea of brilliant flowers; weary but exalted above the fatigue of the long tramp in dust and heat, disposed themselves as hest they could. There was no confusion or grousing when ex- pected seats were found to be oc- arm of A cupled, and only the "loge" available, to enable the loud speaker direction "Clear the niulen caine, in has not by the world, in general The pilgrim guesta
the only signori, etc. attending the 'Con buiklings had been erected with a please" to be more or less followed. thousands, that the Filipinos are their hundreds of
special
wonderful concerts of sacred music multitudes extended, a million in from the ends of the earth, from Christian Nation of the Orient. gress, as well as the great Choirs huge auditorium in which several As far as the eye could see the
Far East, from the Isles of Few knew more of the Philippines and members
Around spread in were given, and a Fair for the number it is said. All happily and trivolous visitors and in quietly expectant. Every now and the Philippines, to welcome and than the name, "You have a large ganisations. pay homage to the Personal Christ, number of stands there?" asked star-formation multitudes of seats more
Not as the Crucified, to whose one. Another "Do the inhabitants and benches accommodating hun habitants. The lights on the high again the Eucharistic hymn rang from one to the other?" dreads of thousands, ticketed and Tower and outlining the wide forth, with its touching invocation agony, suffering and death for the swim
Archbishop divided into easily accessible zones. facade added to the effect of an to "Pagan" nations to come an
kneel with them at the feet of sins of mankind remembrance "No," replied the
Although several times packed to illuminated city by night, "we use aeroplanes."
Christ. As darkness fell the main turns specially at this season.
The conversion of the Filipinos capacity, perfect order was kept by
Procession began to pass into the Not the Rinen Christ his
MEET Procesalonat Way. It took at least power and glory, of whose triumph must have been the most rapid in young army cadets, boy scouts,
an hour to pass any given spot. over death and the grave Easter history. On 31st March, 1531, ushers and "usherettes", suavely
Hours" in the There were national Flags borne to us, inspiring bellevers Magellan the explorer, aeciting food interpreting directions given by speaks with hope and renewal of He in and water for his ships, landed in loud speakers from every of the
Cebu, one of the Vasayan group, vast auditorium. Outside the e- Churches when there was "Exposi- by delegates from over 70 nations, re- tion
of the Blessed Sacrament" great numbers of Fraternities and But Jesus Christ the Friend, where he raised the Christian closure all trafike had been the Consoler, the Helper who told Cross in thanksgiving. Coming in organised, with temporary stands were like Personal Interviews with societies represented by marvel-
ears, crowded.
were besides the priests and Sisters as he peace he made friends with the for the traffic police to direct the the Lord. All day they were lously embroidered mera, and EUROPÉ
Sometimes, they and unprecedented streams of _his____despairing followers seemed to leave them attne par King and Queen, converted
.. I will come to you, and baptised them with aff their house mingled with the quaint native
who wished to return orists, with prelates from pilgrims nbide with you for ever, even to hold and tribe, between the date vehicles. The churches where Ex-nted for an hour or so to special ushering these. hundreds upon of his landing and 16th April. position of the Blessed Sacrament groups, as to the Japanese wonten hundreds of priesty and semin to be held, the artistic thanks for several notable conver- sixty countries. At last surrounded the end of the world".
on their pilgrim ship. by a Guard of Honour came the Price of when he was killed by a more hos-
Since Filipinos adorned with beautiful sions Jesus Christ, the
tile and mistrustful tribe.
During these hours there would be canopied Chariot, drawn by loving upon which the Blessed Peace.
then there has always been a core, craftsmanship.
During these two years of inten- singing and devotions and short hands,
At the foot of the Mon- IT was a woman who thought of as it were, of Christianity, and as
been sive preparation the Filipinos also talks from the pulpit on the kind Eucharist was exposed on a Mon- hus Festival Tho sick the Islands enme under the Spanish such a
Many of spirit in which the Lord would strance. civilisation
revised their religion,
But chiefly strunce knelt the Cardinal Legale, work, she saw, needed the appre- their
public mea, among them President have His people live.
was a deep deep stillness, as he had done for hours, lost in hension of a Person as the centre Christian and Cathip.
Quezon, returned to the practice there
the whole of religion. The laity especially were unsatisfied by theological and philosophical theories, by endless THE Americans, in so far as they of the Catholic Faith. Although The watchers on the prie-dieux in adoration on behalf of that vast
had taken note of the religion the President himself was pre- front of the High Altar frequently multitude, and of discussions "about it and about" as of their one Far Eastern posses vented by affairs of State from changed silently, giving hundreds Catholic Church whose thoughts -regarda-religion....
sion had been rather "sniffy" attending the Congress the Car the privilege of sharing in service, were central at that hour around Marle
bor about Filipino-Christianity-An-dinal-Legate was entertained at Temporary donfessionals had to be that Public Homage to her glori in 1834 at Tours. Though very American-trained, Oriental Protes his house by Madame Quezon, who rigged-up-for- the hundreds open religious by temperament she was tant Christian, recently visiting is a devout Catholic. The Mayor hundreds of penitents, who slipped slowly into view the-assembled too independent for the convent the Islands had expressed his de- of Manila, Juan Parudos, and many quietly into the cushion beside the people sank onto their knees. A closure resemble prairie of wheat "If which she tried several times. lighted surprise to find that the high army and State officials took muslin screened chairs, many visit sort of deep sigh which passed
over which a wind passed. She thought of the idea that the Filipinos, of whom he had thought communion publicly at the Men's ing priests taking their turn through the crowd made the en-
made in every
I be lifted up", sald Jesus, "I will old devotion of pligrimages which is but one removed from Heathens. Midnight Mass. Spriritual pre- hearing confession. was reviving In France could be weighed down by superstition, parations were
unmistakably that the parish. To attempt any descrip- and showed
and Missions, was 80. processiona
Conventions utilized
No worked tion of the public gathering in a To those accustomed to religious draw all men unto me." And it
the of the Christian leaven had in honour
Catholic or Protestant gatherings
The processionists all carried Was preaching
candles, and as the Chariot reached Presence of Christ with His people among them that they were utterly short space is impossible. Of the
There was no public the steps of the High Altar, can- in the Eucharist. At first her idea different in mind and spirit from beauty and impressiveness of the was derided as fantastic, and she the Malays, whose country he had tableaux which formed around the absence of
was lifted in had much disappointment and just visited, and to whom they are High Altar, of the wonderful ef. markable.
ethnologically fect of quiet devotion expressed in call to repentance, little of what dles were lit by everyone, so that suffering before she managed, to supposed
those immense crowds by utter might be called evangelisation as the Host" enlist the help of some high related.
The Filipinos are an impression silence when the Host was raised, though constant reminders that as Monstrance, it appeared as if the clesiastical authorities after which
in a special manner it was fitting several striking National Pilgrim able people, and seem to have been one can only give a few impres the Lord was visiting His people sky had fallen, stars and all, into
that they should review their lives the Luneta. rather oppressed by American Bions.
in the light of His Presence. It casualties occurred. Imagine thou- amid wide müslin dresses of count- was really like a glimpse into sands of lighted candles flickering MOST curious phenomenon was
Into the Malate to go
leas women, wedged together on to Pope Leo XIII. Great states politics of democracy. Many lead-
observed at the imposing
the English Holy man and psychologist as he was ing men had become Freemasons, he at once saw the possibilities, which in a Catholic Country menns
Hours were held. The delicate dry grass, unavoidably spilling cpecially for the participation of anti-religious. The decision of the Opening of the Congress. The Church, where
only a slight flare and inevitable the laity. Eventually the First
of corn and vines, with to hold it at Manila must February 3rd. Countless electric purity of the altar of silver ex- much grease. For the most part International Congress was held at organisers of the Eucharistic Con- ceremony began at sunset,
to cause tragedy, A few slight by Lille,
followed opening June 28,
occurred, scares
"Ambulance Since then the Congress has taken ve come to the nation us much lights revealed gleaming altar or- quisitely wrought by hand in de- the candles were unshielded and
low clear call. place 33 times, the Congress at like a thunderclap as the announce- naments, vestments of cloth of signs
Scouts forward", and quick rens- Manila being the 33rd; the only ment of Jesus when He stopped sold, and filmy laces; lit up drama- trembling silver foliage and living hysteria would have been needed and looked up to Zacchaeus, lark- tie groupings of vermilions, car- lilles surrounding the Host en-
surance, but mercifully mothing nothing untoward break over 4 years being during ing in a sycamore tree to see Him dini reds, rose and every shade of veloped in clouds of light was of
violet; striking sparks of fire from surprised tears into ones eyes. the war between 1914 and 1922,
The National Gatherings were serious. So house". From boing regarded as a rest. go by, "Today I must abide at thy purple from amethyst to deepest so unearthly a loveliness that it
The sky be- veritable Testimony Meeting. At marred the thrilling moment when Agents: fantasy Icas. woman's
The reaction was immense en- emeralds, rubies, diamonds in the Eucharistic Congress has become
what the Holy the message was delayed. perhaps the greatest of Catholle thusiasm, and national appreciation Jewelled monstrant.
put velvet. Raising one's eyes, one ex- Ateneo, one heard a German Jesuit the wireless, from Rome. Awhile and the most widely of the great honour done to them. came like the deepest blue-grey the great Jesult College, the the Pope spoke to his children over.
the shimmer of stara.. Bishop tell
dying Festivals:
re their house in order, and to beau- pected
Astonishingly there was but a Eucharist meant to those who it should come at all many thought attended by pilgrims from the They began immediately to
sands of Masses said, communiona highest Ecclesiastics and
brilliant planet visible.. sought to bring Christianity to doubtful. The voice of a
Western it did amazingly come, it was the over.
received, "novenas" kept for his presentatives of orders of men and tify it in every possible way The result has been that
gradually might justly consider women, to the humblest lay people: older statemen of the church to greatest Christian Gathering over Shining steadily and alone, na the nations of ancient civilisation who man was expected. Instead when Third International Congress was Pope a list of hundreds of thou
held in the Orient took place in service. proceeded, it
of unrivalled beauty and faded until the sky was empty of culture a thing of mushroom voice of a vigorous person. Clear- tiny children..
magnificence, with an order and even that point of light; then, at growth, the famous English Con- ly, His Holiness spoke of the joy Tr's influence however is only recovery those and other highly Benediction it again shone vert Father Martindale, who had which the success of the Congress boginning, mo one of whatever coloured happenings fitted into the
given him, blessed the Pil- opinions can doubt. As a specta- picture.
Although there were few Con- to more Gorgeous Enst could give waa ferences, in our sense of the word, THE Manila Congress was nota- deserum which could not have been
fble in that, it was the first to bettered anywhere in the world, forth startlingly clear and bright. been sent across the world on a had be hold in, the Far East. France expressive of a fervour of adora- Strangely symbole, that lone Star special Mission, reminded the Con- grims and urged them to a life of cle it was unrivalled. All that the has been the scene of ten, all the tion for our Lord which has rever. seemed to proclaim "Jesus Only", gress that what held the spread of greater. dedication, and
the whole Congress.. The Magni- laymen and women who in dolly the nations. It was a marvellous seem a paradox. But things that if any "Resolutions" publicly pass Catholic nad semi-Catholic nations barated to the remotest parts of the That indeed was, the key-note of Christianity back was the lack of faithful striving for Peace among given, in all simplicity. That may opportunities for discussion: fow,
consistently made
faltering accents from one whom in the West took place and did not responsible authorities on policies of Europe have had at least ons, East.
A marvellous stage was set for cence was to do honour to the life and business and social con- experience to hear those firm un: might have appeared melodramatic ed; little time for discussion among
Most Beloved Friend. Not even to science
Presence of the bosiles England and Ireland. One
Everyone knows Japanese lady converted on the links formed, particularly between Out the public gatherings. In
listen to again. was held in Rome (1922).
rolato the amazing now of the miraculous recovery of Pilgrim Ship, received into the the extreme West (United States) sido: Europe, Canada, the United beautiful Park of the Luniota an Hs Ministers, The Cardinal Le practice scholars of the Church, seemed to Editors
tho realisation of Popo, Plus XI from a seemingly Church in Manila kneeling on the and Extreme East are of incalcul States and South America; Aus immense triple column, rising 100 gate, one of the most distinguished Ohrist; American professors and listed at large never thought to seem theatrical, but natural. The to bo followed, the on echte tralia; North Africa (Carthage) feet or more formed of Colossal efface himself. There were few difference
"It is hard," says Shorthouse In Columns representing the three social occasions beyond a formal this Eucharistie Presence made fatal illness. Archbishop O'Doherty stops of the High Altar with two able value; especially in these trou and Palestine, '-
The Archbishop of Manila, main Provinces of the Phillipines, though hearty Civic Reception to in their newspapers and their and many others, including, it is little "angels" beside her: the Sino- blous times.
Cardinal and other visiting students. It was specially a Mis said, His Holiness himself, do not Japanese girl who had attained her His Grace the most Reverend Luzon, Vasayas and Mindanao,
the prayers of the Pligrims to the Christian baptism on the same whose hands the touch of Christ Michael J. O'Doherty, gave an lifted a golden cupola to heaven, celebrities before the Congress sionary. Congross for world Peace. hesitate to ascribe this recovery to most cherished wish by receiving "Born Inglesant," "to ruin those on ship, with her vell and wreath of still lingers". How much more was little adver- and the influence of holy homes.. opened. There
At the general Women's Miss Congress at Manila. amusing accorat, in conversation canopying the High Altar, and
the surmounted by a Cross of Light. tisement of the few lectures given of the reception among ccclesiastical authorities of Rome, A great Procesalonal Way led up by famous men. Practically no about 150,000 womon made their Amid utter allome the Cardinal rosca; making their First Com- difficult to sow dissension, among ofhie suggestion that Manila to the steps of the altar, raised on time was given to sight seeing by communion. At the Men's Mid-Loghto lifted the Host for a final munion surrounded by 160,000 those who have passed together. would be a suitable place at which, a vast platform, on which could be the Pilgrims. The Annual Carni night. Mass over 180,000. Besides Benediction on that immense as other women and girls. The small through such an ineffable.ox-
1.The Thirty-ing to the Cardinal Legato for the ship. to hold a Congress. It had not ecated the hundreds of Digni- val had been abandoned, although the thousands who had prepared sombly; the hymn of thankfulness boy, dressed as a crusader, present perience, such a Heavenly Fellow been realised even in Itome, as it taries; Archbishops, Bishops, Mon- the customary fairy-like temporary themselves to return openly to re- and joy burst forth.
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