The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-18
The EUCHAUISTIC CONGRESS-
Al IfIOINT or ms WORK ~
me REI. DR. BR wv.
Purposes 81 the GsthrTinE 81 MsatFeal-
The Prsrrssion Of the Hest Through
tie streets HrRehcIaI Results TO
he INpr,trb FTom the COngress.

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Ir. ate E.charistic Congress AZ Mon.
t-.tI 4 nie e a series 90 ha ,nnilnu'St. II
vAR % gathering II eminent Catholic prel-
t.rs yr-stS and lavmrn Ia honor IN a
s,.rrs,y ylhlr manner the Scrip'Irll
r..s..u" whlch may H. callei IN" very
l..-' e the Catholic Church. VIZ the real
r.r~"uce = CHRIST IN the Eucharist. Upon
drCtrir" the si,T,tiNe uf the mass,
90" ord nary act 81 worship N III" church
IrycrlS The ~oCrlfC4 II ~" mass
= .'oritur ~ the church. confines IA an
nnh'nplv manner the 40: 60" ~ ~" cross
,ors'urmn'"d On CAVIAR. Tn" SlCra-
ru'nt Of IN" Holv IErhnrisi Is mad" IN
t,r ua~S hy IN" -trpnsIhstantlatIon'
.- mango " tho substance ~ the bread
..I Nu' into M" rOdy ant hloUd "
,nr-' In his 'elchlng all the great
90 ar'tl 'hgr, he's Greek. Russian, syrian,
- vol ~ many members NJ tn" Anglican
Cnu~.h agrs" Wth tho Catholic Church
hEa.u.' ner an, aii the Protestant
,rlr.hes crr,ider,d "a bodies. and "
~" The whole un-Chr,stian. and anti
rh-s'.an worlt The Eucharist il not
CIV tho heart hui the sun Of the Catholic
.v.'oru Around the Eucharist revolve.
- - sy'ak the six other sacraments
and c~s,n' ally and logically connected
with - are rho dogmas W the divinity Of
thirst supernatural revelation. the plen.
a-- INSPIRATION ~ the Bible. the priest
hood md the lnfnlhbilty 81 the Pope
~ matters " faith and morals. The
char stir Congress emphasizes belief
IN ai these doctrines az substantial parts
~ On" CHRISTIAN religion. The proces-
sons and tho display are only secondary
1ra rner motive power 81 the congress
u CHRISTIAN faith and Christian real for
The '-'NhK cation 81 il. The presence ~ a
Roman Cardinal shows that il had the
Eecal sanction of Rome. the presence
# F-snchmen. EnRlishmen Germans.
Amer cans and 81 other national repre-
E'-ta'ves shows that its inspiration 10
U-'ers'l throughout the Church.
p" splendid procession is only Incl
denial - the congress II il an Imitation
'f'H" procession out 81 doors on the Feast
a. -" Body ~ Christ Corpus CHRISTIE.
universal in the Church since the ;hir-
"n'h century. Since then except where
Tie civil Law intsrfcres as IL did recently
r. England. the procession of Corpus
Christi has been one % the most splendid
pri soul moving spectaclcs. Usually
Cardinal or n Bishop. in Rome the Pope
carlos the blessed sacrament: and en-
Tors, kings and mobiles formerly thought
Z" IN honor to march for miles bareheadsh
t"rind the canopy. The professions ~
'ne hlcssed sacrum"nt IN Franco. Itslv.
sV'Eerland. and especially in the Tyrol
- many American travellers have seen
wore specially beautiful and inspiring
u" varied costumes "f the peasants.
r nks and nuns. IN" scattering ~ flowers
rn the roadway, the singing 81 dN,p
voiced nr"n and IN" tones Of sweet voiced
women and children. the swinging a. the
Consers III" cleaning 81 the sunlight on
o." whole scene. a. N m" late spring or
early summer TN" process zion Wended lie
uav among the Tyrol"se meadows and
mountain sc-nerv. can n"v"- b. forgotten
hv On" Who has seen them They EN-
'tEsig~d nnd manifested belief IN the
supernatural
The EuchaTi-tr Congress m Montreal
= primarily an eNpr, s.'nn of Christian
i-lief IN the sacr f>e - tn. mass as neces-
sary 20 true Christian worship. The car
rv.nR - the consecrated host was not
allowed IN London. but u has been allowed
IN the largest city Of Engands American
Possessions IL would not he allowed in
Paris hecause the ruling class there has
gwen up Christianity and its ritual fer
'-e lpdge and It's ritual yet the host has
tssr carried among the kneehng thou
- nds ~ French descent in Canada. who
ElD-~i the transubstantIated bread with
80 same faith and piety az their ancestors
=, sod IN the days % Bossue' and Fene-
and further back even than those
r. - Louis and Charlema gne The eH-
ira Urinary piety Of American Catholics
Montreal and in the United States com
- I'D 10 the lukewarmness and indif
ference ~ the French and Italians ia an
r. e~' lesson 70 them and TO their clergy
= ay are stiIl suffering from the spiritual
80. rav hegotten in the fifteenth. con-
- IN the sixteenth and seventeenth
,s' 'IrlsA - too much wealth and too
" e zeal n the clergy even so late a.
80 'f'eentn century had forestalled
'.- .ucii ~ Trent'S attempt 20 reform
-. uossRrown converts and pre-by-
-. .- ? every Catholic Bishop in the sir
'a.r. r CENTURY had been like the two Bor
-.a.. rharles and Frederic. Arch
...' Mlan. the Protestant -reforma
'.IId nave been a failure from IN"
spite ~ the X InRs and mobiles who
--. o.. rhl~f promoters No Catholic
o.. s- ..a' there were provoking causes
Protestant revolt The chief /
o. o.. ne neglig ,ncs Of the clergy.
-non became clerica not for the
g.. - bat for the sake ~ the bene- /
mother he lack Of zeal IN the
riar- The people were ig-
elected and scanda lized and - :
aa-v prey to the innovators
|'s ...lrstrc congresses are meant I
o. ven ratth - stimulate real. TO pro /
''~ works 10 carry ont the de- ,
pol ,.H-. ~ the Jealous PontIh. |
10 rect ~. all things IN Christ
'.~.- ., 20 political motive IN 1
o. roy r| - nulate Catholic /
.'' g"I. 'Hr' a'hu,ic action must .
rw 60. 'r'..u- both IN France 4
l'tlv '.--' 'u'.. no immense ma /
~ IT tho pou ii1'..r % 'fo.-. countries.
g. roy hav" -ruHu very hftie spirit i /