POPE BENEDICT XVI

On June 17, 2012, last day of the International Eucharistic Congress in Dublin,
Pope Benedict XVI announced that the 51st International Eucharistic
Congress in 2016 would be held in Cebu City, Philippines.
As the announcement was made, thousands of participants from the future host nation waved their flags and applauded with joy.

What is a Eucharistic Congress?

A Eucharistic Congress is
an international gathering
of people which aims to:
Promote an awareness of the
central place of the Eucharist in the life
and mission of the Catholic Church
Help improve our understanding and
celebration of the liturgy
Draw attention to the social dimension
of the Eucharist.

(IEC 2012 Official Website)

The Congress normally

takes place every four
years.
The daily celebration of
the Eucharist is at the very
heart of the Congress.
The wider programme of
the Congress includes
other liturgical events,
cultural events, catechesis
and testimonies, and
workshops during the
week of the Congress.

Origin of the Eucharistic

Congress

St. Peter Julian-Eymard

The Work of International

Eucharistic Congresses began
in France in 1881 as a fruit of
the Eucharistic apostolate of
Saint Peter-Julian Eymard,
the apostle of the Eucharist
and of other outstanding
figures such as

Blessed Antoine Chevrier

Antoine Chevrier was a French

priest of the nineteenth
century. Founder of the Work
of the Prado, a clerical school.

Leon Dupont

The Apostle of the Holy

Face

Bishop Louis
Gaston de Segur-

Emilie Tamisier

Who first proposed the

idea of rendering public
homage and veneration to
the Blessed Sacrament
under the form and name
of International
Eucharistic Congresses

1st Eucharistic Congress

Lille, France, 1881

Lille, France 1880s

First Eucharistic Congress:
Lille- 1881
* A small gathering of
3,000 was at that time a
comparatively large
number.

1st Eucharistic Congress

Lille, France, 1881

Lille, France 1880s

First Eucharistic Congress:
Lille- 1881
* A small gathering of
3,000 was at that time a
comparatively large
number.

A small gathering of 3,000 was at that time a comparatively large

number.

50 Eucharistic Congresses
since 1881

1st:
2nd:
3rd:
4th:
5th:
6th:
7th:
8th:
9th:
10th:
11th:
12th:

1881- Lille, France

1882- Avignon, France
1883- Liege, France
1885- Fribourg, Switzerland
1886- Toulouse, Franc
1888- Paris, France
1890- Antwerp, Belgium
1893- Jerusalem
1894- Rheims
1897- Paray-le-Monial
1898- Brussels
1899- Lourdes

13th:
14th:
15th:
16th:
17th:
18th:
19th:
20th:
21st:
22nd:
23rd:
24th:
25th:
26th:

1901- Angers
1902- Namur
1904- Angouleme
1905- Rome
1906- Tournay
1907- Metz
1908- London
1909- Cologne
1910- Montreal
1911- Madrid
1912- Vienna
1913- Malta
1914- Lourdes
1922- Rome

50 Eucharistic Congresses
since 1881

27th:
28th:
29th:
30th:
31st::
32nd:
33rd:
34th:
35th:
36th:
37th:

1924- Amsterdam
1926- Chicago
1928- Sydney
1930- Carthage
1932- Dublin
1934- Buenos Aires
1937- Manila
1938- Budapest
1952- Barcelona
1955- Rio de Janiero
1960- Munich

38th:
39th:
40th:
41st:
42nd:
43rd:
44th:
45th:
46th:
47th:
48th:
49th:
50th:

1964- Mumbai
1968- Bogota
1973- Melbourne
1976- Philadelphia
1981- Lourdes
1985- Nairobi
1989- Seoul
1993- Seville
1997- Wroclow
2000- Rome
2004- Guadalajara
2007- Quebec
2012- Dublin

SOME OF THE MOST

INSPIRING
CONGRESSES

8th IEC:
Jerusalem- 1893

The sacredness of the city added

a certain awe to the celebration.
Nothing more touching has ever
taken place at any congress than
the advocating, during this
congress on the very spot where
the Passion took place, of a
more intense love of Christ in
the Eucharist.
The first congress to have a
Papal Legate
Jerusalem witnessed efforts at
reunion

9th IECRheims, France

1894

There were present many of

the ecclesiastical dignitaries
of the eastern churches.

There were discussion of

social questions and the
condition of the working
class, dear to the heart of the
reigning pontiff Leo XIII.

16th IEC, Rome- 1905

Here the ardor and

reverence of the people
was stimulated and
quickened by the
grandeur of the Vatican
and revered Basilicas.

Here the ardor and reverence of the people was

stimulated and quickened by the grandeur of
the Vatican and revered Basilicas.

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ST. PIUS X

It was the expressed wish of Pope

Pius X, The Pope of the Eucharist to
hold the IEC in Rome.

Great solemnity was added to the

occasion by the celebration of Mass
by His Holiness, at the opening of
various sessions, His giving of
special audiences and His presence
at the closing procession.

In December of that year, He

issued the Magna Carta of
Children, the decree of early first
communion.

Metz Cathedral

18th IEC
Metz, France: 1907

Although Germany had a law

prohibiting religious
processions, this regulation
was suspended during the
Eucharistic Congress.

19th IEC
London- 1908

Cardinal Vanutelli was sent by Rome

as its official legate, the first to visit
the shores of England in over 350
years.
With him was the most distinguished
group of ecclesiastics ever seen
outside of Rome in the early 20th
century:
6 other cardinals,
14 archbishops,
70 bishops.

IEC Procession in London

22nd IEC: Madrid- 1911

Here in the procession of the Blessed Sacrament, the nobles of Spain, drew the carriage of the Papal Legate.
Before the Blessed Sacrament, the King and Queen, surrounded by the princes and Princesses of Spain, knelt
with lighted candles in their hands and prayed with the Papal Legate.

23rd IEC
Vienna- 1912

The Hapsburg family also

knelt and pledged their
homage to the King of
kings. Thus did earthly
monarchs display their
love and devotion to the
Lord of all.

IEC: Chicago, USA 1926.

500,000 people gathered at St. Mary of the

Lake Seminary.
The new seminary was host to the world as one of the sites of the International
Eucharistic Congress. The campus made transportation history with that event for it
required the largest movement of people by rail in the history of the country.

Soldiers Field Chicago

Showing the Golden Altar and the 62,000 childrens choir.

31st IEC: Dublin- 1932

It is estimated that on mens night, in excess of a quarter million were in attendance, while at
the Sunday High Mass, over a million were present.
Loud speakers were arranged along the entire route of the procession of the Blessed Sacrament.
During the procession their was uniformity in the singing.

32nd IEC:
Buenos Aires- 1934

On Childrens Day in Palermo Park

110,000 boys and girls received Holy Communion.

33rd IEC: Manila, Philippines

1937

All the large churches were renovated.

Hotels, dormitories, schools and private homes underwent repairs.

At least 13 large vessels came to Manila and served as hotels 31

to
their passengers during the days of the congress

The Congress Altar

The normal population

of Manila doubled
during the celebration of
the congress

The Eucharistic Procession

Thousands of ladies in their finest dress and veils form lines

during the Eucharistic Congress in the Luneta (photo from Hecho Ayer)

35th IEC: Barcelona, Spain 1952

MASS ORDINATION
819 new priests.
Twenty-nine Bishops took part at twenty-nine altars,
and the ordinands came from nine different countries

L IEC: Dublin, Ireland 2012

There were more than thirty workshops and presentations each day on
various themes associated with the Eucharist, (prayer, social justice, family,
art, community, disability and inclusion)

Social Importance of IEC

Material Benefits

Hotel proprietors, owners

of inns, restaurants and
cafes will also join the
festivities.
Carpenters, workmen,
embroidery workers,
engineers will be busy for
weeks and even months.
It will be an increase of
revenue for the city.

It presupposes a
considerable amount of
work and wholesale
movement of funds.
It offers an
unprecedented
opportunity for
undertakings in Air,
navigation and
automotive
transportations.

30th IEC Carthage, Tunisia

In Carthage, 1930, on the day of the final procession, tramcars

transported 800,000 passengers; their sales during the week
amounted to 4,000,000 tickets


It brings extraordinary
honor to the city and
country celebrating it.

Moral Benefits

Immeasurable Spiritual success

Buenos Aires 1934

Young and old, rich and poor, officers and soldiers- we find all
these one, hardly discernible from the other, but everyone of
them friendly and happy, mixing together in the crowd.

ENVELOPE OF
CHARITY
Barcelona, 1952

Not only in Barcelona but

throughout Spain a day was
dedicated to the poor and
destitute. During the day
envelopes marked "Envelope of
Charity" were placed in the
churches, each containing the
name and address of a poor
family. As crowds of the faithful
visited the churches they picked
up the envelopes, read the name
inside, and made plans for
visiting the family indicated. It
was estimated that in Barcelona
alone the names of some 20,000
poor families were compiled and
placed in the envelopes.


Increase of grace,
More frequent
reception of the
Sacraments,
Return of prodigal
sons.
Manila, 1937
A Man prostrated before the altar in
adoration to the Blessed Sacrament

After 79 years

The Philippines
will once again
host the
International
Eucharistic Congress

51st IEC
Cebu, Philippines

January 24 to 31, 2016

Theme:
Christ in you, our hope of
glory

Draft Schedule

Day 1: Jan. 24, 2016

Sunday

4:00 PM OPENING MASS

Plaza Independencia
-----------------------------Free Evening
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Day 2: Jan. 25, 2016

Monday
at the IEC
Pavillon

A.M.
8:30 9:00 -Morning Prayers
9:00 10:00 -Catechesis 1
10:00 10:30 -Break
10:30 11:00 - Witnessing 1
11:00 12:00 - Mass
LUNCH BREAK

P. M.
3:00 4:00

WORKSHOP 1
-----------------------------------------------------EVENING: Events @ AYALA Terraces
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Day 3: Jan. 26, 2016

Tuesday
at the IEC
Pavillon

A.M.
8:30 9:00 9:00 10:00 10:00 10:30 10:30 11:00 11:00 12:30 Lunch Break

Morning Prayers
Catechesis 2
Break
Witnessing 2
Mass

3:00 4:00 P.M. - Workshop 2

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Evening: Gabii sa Kabilin

Day 4: Jan. 27, 2016

Wednesday
at the IEC
Pavillon

A.M.
8:30 9:00
9:00 10:00
10:00 10:30
10:30 11:00
11:00 12:00
Lunch Break

Morning Prayers
Catechesis 3
Break
Witnessing 3
Catechesis 4

Day 4: Jan. 27, 2016

Wednesday

P.M.
2:00 3:00 - Departure for PARISH Encounter
1) Mandaue
2) Lapu-lapu
3) Guadalupe
4) Lahug
5) Sacred Heart
6) Basilica delSto. Nino
7) Capitol

8) Holy family
9) Gethsemane
10) Sto. Rosario
11) Cathedral
12) Redemptorist
13) Mabolo
14) San Roque

Day 5: Jan. 28, 2016

Thursday

A.M.
8:30 9:00 - Morning Prayers
9:00 10:00 - Catechesis 5
10:00 10:30 - Break
10:30 11:00 - Witnessing 4
11:00 12:00 - Catechesis 6
Lunch Break
P.M.
2:00 3:00 - Departure for Cebu Provincial Capitol
4:00
- Mass @ Cebu Provincial Capitol
- Eucharistic Procession
- Benediction @ Plaza Independencia

Day 6: Jan. 29, 2016

Friday

A.M.
8:30 9:00
9:00 10:00
10:00 10:30
10:00 11:00
11:00 12:00
Lunch Break

- Morning Prayers
- Catechesis 7
- Break
- Witnessing 5
- Mass @ Pavilion

Day 6: Jan. 29, 2016

Friday

P.M.
2:00 4:00 Penitential Service
BREAK for DINNER
7:00
- Visita Iglesia
1) Basilica
2) Cathedral
3) Sto. Rosario
4) Sacred Heart
5) Redemptorist
6) Asilo
7) Capitol

P.M.
3:00 Youth Day @ Lapu- Lapu City

6:00 Pilgrimage
Walk for Visita Iglesia
1) Capitol
2) Asilo
3) Redemptorist
4) Sacred Heart
5) Sto. Rosario
6) Cathedral
7) Basilica
- Vigil @ Plaza Independencia

Day 7: Jan. 30, 2016

Saturday

A.M.
8:30 9:00
- Morning Prayers
9:00 10:00
- Catechesis 8
10:00 10:30
- Break
10:30 11:00
- Witnessing - 6
11:00 12:00
- Catechesis - 9
LUNCH BREAK
P.M.
2:00 3:00
- Departure for Cebu City Sports Center
4:00
- Mass (with First Communicants)
Sinulog Presentation
FREE EVENING

Day 8: Jan. 31, 2016

Sunday

A.M.
8:30 - Departure from Hotel
10:00 - STATIO ORBIS MASS @ SRP

Thank You