The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-07-16
INTEREST GROWING
IN CHURCH Event.
The People of Canada Are Laboring
to Make Eucharistic Congress
Great Success.
Farmers of Alberta Will Construct
Triumphal Archway From
Heads of Wheat.
Crowning Event Will be Final Pro-
cession of Most Blessed
Sacrament.

AS the time for the Eucharistic Con-
gress which will be held in Montreal
in September draws near the interes,
awakened in it is becoming world
wide. TO the people of Canada falls
the work of providing for the innum-
cradle details of the great event.
The making of altar linen and tho
providing OF flowers for the decora.
tions of the altars are engaging their
attention. The wealthy have come for.
ward with huge donations of money
and a general collection was ordered
and taken up, which gave the poorest
the opportunity to contribute the
widows mite"
AS their special care the probability
is that the promoters and associates
Of the Eucharistic League will supply
the mass of flowers which will be
needed during the congress for the al
tars and for the procession in public.
During the London congress $4,000
bouquets were sent across the English
Channel from the Catholics of France
! For the procession in Montreal the
farmers of Alberta will construct
splendid triumphal archway from the
finest Heads of wheat to, be reaped
at the coming harvest. An inscrip-
ton running across the arch. the let
| ters of which will be formed by bunch
es OF luscious grapes, will read "Hom-
age from the Catholics of Alberta"
The wheat will afterward be ground
into flour, from which will be made the
hosts, or altar breads. From the
grapes will be made the altar wine.
Archbishop Langevin, of ST. Boni.
face, and Msgr Legal, of St Albert,
have issued pastorals asking prayers
| for the success of the event
The crowning event Of the Congress
will be the final procession of the
(; Most Blessed Sacrament which will
take place on Saturday. On this fea-
ture of the. Congress the Viatorian
says: The people of Montreal who
often have such beautiful professions
will doubtless conduct this one in
manner worthy the traditions of their
faith and Of the honor Of their beau
tiful city. Judging by the elaborate
preparations which are being made tho
procession will be marvel of splen.
dor and magnif1cence. Flowers are
now being grown by every Catholic
family Of Canada with which to pave
the route of the sacred train. The
! faithful of Alberta will send carloads
of wheat in the sheaves, and grapes
on the vines. to make huge trium-
phal arch under which the Royal
Christ and his gorgeous retinue will,
pass. And in Nance Park an i'm i.
mense altar will be erected under the
!, direction of the city architects
In order that all may take an active
part it has been so arranged that DUR
ing the procession and at all public
manifestations only popular hymns
will be sung. The mass to be cele-
, brated at Nance Park will be Du-
mont's plain chant harmonized espe-
cially for the occasion. Preceded by
the cross the collosal procession OF
working mems and young mems asso .
Citations and the organizations of diff
ferent trades and professions, with :,
display Of a long array of banners;
thousands OF clergymen, and lastly
the Papal Legate bearing the Blessed
, Sacrament upon a car drawn by six
at p. m.
What a gorgeous sight to see flags
f1uttering, garlands and rich tapes
tries displayed and the streets strew,
with fragrant flowers like the aisles ol
, a great cathedral. The clash Of bells
will be heard pealing forth their joy.
full notes from the lofty towers; out.
bursts Of triumphal hymns will rever.
. berate through the great city and will
re-echo from the blue vaults O
heaven.
y A more appropriate theater for thi
e Solemn gathering could not be desired
1t will be red-letter day in the an