The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-10-07
THE EUCHAR|sT|C CONGREss|
FIFTH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AT
CINCINNATI, OHIO.
Sermons, Papers and Discussions Enn-
phasize the Dogma of the Holy
Eucharist and Plead for
Greater Devotion to the
Blessed Sacrament.

The most notable gathering of pre-
lates and clergy in the Catholic his.
tory of Cincinnati, Ohio, took place
in that city during the Fifth National
Eucharistic Congress, which began it's
session on September %. Twenty-Five
Archbishops and Bishops and about
one thousand priests from all parts
of the United States were in attend
ance.
The object of the Congress was to
re-affirm and emphasize the teaching
of the Church in regard to the Most
Holy Eucharist as the central dogma.
of Catholic Faith, and to spread and.
increase devotion to it on the part
of Catholics The full richness of the;
Catholic ritual was displayed during
the Congress and centered round Our
Lord in the Blessed Sacrament of the
Altar. The papers read during the
business sessions dealt with different
phases of the Eucharistic doctrine.
They dwelt on the institution of the
Blessed Sacrament by our Lord Him
self; emphasized the belief in it
throughout all the ages of Christian
ity; showed the practical effects of
this belief on Christian life and con-
duct; and pointed out it's necessity
for the welfare of the individual and
of society. The discussions which fol
lowed the reading of the different pa
pers were of a practical nature and
dealt with the methods of re-animat-
ing Catholics with greater love for
their Eucharistic God as the bread of
daily life.
The clergy alone took part in the
business sessions of the Congress;
but the laity were admitted to all the
functions held in the Cathedral and in
Solemn Pontifcal Mass which opened
each days session was followed in
the evening by 'sholy hour" spent in
alteration before the Blessed Sacra-
ment, after which Solemn Benedic-
tion was impaired to all present.
The deliberations of each day were
preceded by the celebration of Sol
emn Pontifcal Mass in the Cathedral
at which sermon was preached by
one of the visiting prelates At the
Mass celebrated by the Right Rever-
end Archbishop Moeller of Cincinnati
on the opening day the Most Reverend
Archbishop Ireland took for the sub
ject of his sermon: "The Eucharist,
the Complement and Safeguard of the
Incarnation" This sermon was pub
lished in last weeks issue of The
Catholic Bulletin. On the second day
the Right Reverend Bishop Hartley of
Columbus preached on "Why We Be-
lieve in the Eucharist The Right
Reverend Bishop Schrembs of Toledo
who was the preacher at the Mass on
the third day chose for his subject:
'The Holy Eucharist, the Center of
Catholic Life" The sermon on Sun
day, October 1, was delivered by the
Most Reverend Archbishop Blenk of
New Orleans, who spoke on "The In
dividual and Social Necessity of
Eucharistic Faith"
Among those who took part in the
Congress was the Right Reverend
Bishop Lawler of st. Paul whose ad-
dress on 'The Holy Eucharist, the In
spiration of Magnifcence in Church
Architecture and Ornamentation'' we
present to our readers in this weeks
issue.
The final scene of the Congress was
Witnessed on Sunday afternoon when
the visiting prelates and priests and
a large concourse of the laity par
ticipated in the solemn procession of
the Blessed Sacrament, which took
place in the vicinity of Archbishop
Moeller's residence at Norwood
Heights.
The different sessions were presid-
ed over by the Right Reverend Bishop
Macs of Covington, KY, who has been
president of the National Eucharistic
Congress since it's organization in
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