Draft:7th National Eucharistic Congress (United States)
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| Date | September 23–27, 1935 |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4 days |
| Venue | Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Cleveland Public Auditorium Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| Location | Cleveland |
| Type | Eucharistic congress |
| Papal legate | Patrick Cardinal Hayes[1]: viii |
From September 23 to September 27, 1935, the Ninth National Eucharistic Congress took place in Cleveland, Ohio at multiple venues including the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, the Cleveland Public Auditorium, and Cleveland Municipal Stadium. The multi-day event, meant to encourage devotion to the Sacrament of the Eucharist, was hosted by the Diocese of Cleveland under the leadership of Archbishop Joseph Schrembs.
Background
editThe first International Eucharistic Congress owed its inspiration to Bishop Gaston de Ségur, and was held at Lille, France, on June 21, 1881. The initial inspiration behind the idea came from the laywoman Marie-Marthe-Baptistine Tamisier (1834–1910) who spent a decade lobbying clergy after the French Revolution in an effort to restore religiosity to France.[2] In 1879, Pope Leo XIII established a committee to plan the first international Eucharistic congress. In the wake of these international congresses, national congresses sprung up in the United States. Prior to the 1935 event, there were six other National Eucharistic Congresses in the United States, as well as one international congress.[2]
Following the Sixth National Congress in Omaha in 1930, the episcopate of the United States decided to set a planned schedule of Congresses and appointed Joseph Schrembs as the Promoter of National Eucharistic Congresses in the United States, as well as deciding on 1935 as the date of the next Congress.[1]
Devotion to the practice of Eucharistic adoration had been brought to the Cleveland area by John Neumann during his missionary journeys in Ohio prior to his consecration as Bishop of Philadelphia in 1852.[1]
Preparation
editMsgr. Floyd L. Begin led the committee planning the congress.[3]
Congress
editThe opening Mass was held in the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. A civic reception on the first evening of the congress included mayor of Cleveland Harry Davis, governor of Ohio Martin Davey, and James Farley, United States Postmaster General, who represented Franklin D. Roosevelt.[3] Roosevelt sent a message to the congress, stating "without [religion], no nation can long endure ... your conference plays its part, therefore, in a great and vital mission for the well-being of the nation."[4]
On the morning of September 24, Mass celebrated in the Cleveland Public Auditorium included a choir of 3,000 local Catholics.[3]
Speakers during the congress included Bishop Fulton Sheen and Al Smith.[3]
A closing procession on September 27 ending in Cleveland Municipal Stadium was participated in by 20,000 people.[3] Upon arrival at the stadium, the procession was addressed by Pope Pius XI via radio.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c National Eucharistic Congress (7th : 1935 : Cleveland) (1936). Official record. Internet Archive. Cleveland : [The Ward & Shaw Co.]
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "History of National and International Eucharistic Congresses". Eucharistic Revival Indy. Archdiocese of Indianapolis. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Seventh National Eucharistic Congress". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "President Sends Message To Eucharistic Congress". Catholic Union and Times. No. Sep 26, 1935. Retrieved 22 July 2024.