Eucharistic Congress
Eucharistic Congress
An international assembly of Catholics , lay and clerical, summoned from time to time as a religious demonstration against secularization. It accomplishes this purpose by fostering love for Christ in the Blessed Sacrament through means tolerated by the Church : by general Communions, general adoration of the Eucharist , and discussion of the best means of increasing devotion to the Eucharist . From Bishop Segur came the inspiration for the first Eucharistic Congress, held at Lille, France , 1881 . Other congresses:
Avignon , France , 1882
Liege, Belgium , 1883
Fribourg, Switzerland, 1885
Toulouse, France , 1886
Paris, France , 1887
Antwerp, Belgium , 1890
Jerusalem , 1893
Rheims, France , 1894
Paray-le-Monial, France , 1897
Brussels, Belgium , 1898
Lourdes, France , 1899
Angers, France , 1901
Namur, Belgium , 1902
Angouleme, France , 1904
Rome, 1905
Tournai, Belgium , 1906
Metz, Lorraine, Germany , 1907
London, 1908
Cologne, Germany , 1909
Montreal, Canada , 1910
Madrid, Spain, 1911
Vienna, Austria , 1912
Malta, 1913
Lourdes, France , 1914
Rome, Italy , 1922
Amsterdam, Holland, 1924
Chicago, Illinois, 1926
Sydney, Australia , 1928
Washington, DC, 2004
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