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The Archdiocese of Saint Louis <\/a>is hosting a Eucharistic Congress<\/a><\/strong>, June 24-26, 2011.<\/p>\n

I\u00a0attended my first\u00a0Eucharistic Congress in St. Louis in 2001<\/a>. As a junior in college, I was amazed at the thousands of Catholics who came to study and celebrate the Eucharist. I still have vivid memories of Archbishop (now Cardinal) Rigali processing with the Blessed Sacrament down to the riverfront for benediction. The group my parish walked with sang and danced for more than a mile in procession. At the time, I do not think I was aware of the purpose of this gathering, but I do recall feeling as if I belonged to a great and inspired community. I certainly do not recall much about the workshops I attended, but the ritual moments are still vivid in my mind.<\/p>\n

What is the purpose of a Eucharistic Congress? In The Rites<\/em> vol. 1, the section Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharist Outside Mass <\/em>sheds some light on the purpose of this gathering. The section on Eucharistic Congresses starts at paragraph 109.<\/p>\n

After reading this brief instruction, I would offer these words for reflection. It seems that the goal of a Eucharistic Congress is to gather the Church \u2013 whether local, regional, or national \u2013 for catechesis, devotions, and worship, which culminates in the celebration of Eucharist. Eucharisticum Mysterium <\/em>67 emphasizes solemn processions with the Blessed Sacrament as a particular devotion the faithful should experience.<\/p>\n

This type of gathering has the potential to invite us to reflect on:<\/p>\n

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  1. How does the Eucharist challenge us to proclaim the Gospel faithfully?<\/li>\n
  2. How does the celebration of Eucharist deeply move communities to serve the poor and marginalized?<\/li>\n
  3. How does our sharing in Eucharist invite us into reconciliation?<\/li>\n
  4. How do we feed those with hungry hearts and those who struggle to keep bread on the table?<\/li>\n
  5. How do we prepare for and execute our worship?<\/li>\n
  6. How do we model God\u2019s love and mercy?<\/li>\n
  7. How do parishes live and model a life of thanksgiving?<\/li>\n
  8. How does our adoration move us to action and back to contemplation?<\/li>\n
  9. How can we renew our sense of the sacred? (I think of this today because there was a young woman eating a cupcake before Mass this morning in our worship space).<\/li>\n
  10. How do we journey with those who do not know or accept the love of Christ?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    TAJ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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