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PERTH, THURSDAY, VW 30, 1938.
SIXTY-FIFTH YEAR.
Budapest Eucharistic Congress THE'
Congress opened at Budapest on Ascension One hunmorningdred thousand children packed before the Congress Altar in the Heroes' Square. A thousand white doves flew to the four winds as Cardinal V erdier prodeeded to celebrate the Mass. Three hundred priests brought Holy Communion to the children and to the 60,000 adults kneeling in the Square. In the morning, priests of all nations celebrated Mass for the intentions of the Congress. In the afternoon the first of theinternational meetings was held. In the dusk of Ascension Day the city became a fairyland of light. It was the night of the great procession upon the river. Cascades of fire lit up the hills if B udapest, and the boom of cannon echoed through the valley as, slowly and majestically, the ships floated on the stream to the hymns of praise to Our Lord f rom 500,000 people on the banks. On Friday, soldiers and ex-service men from all parts of the w orld joined Hungarian soldiers and veterans in the great Square at the soldiers' Mass for Peace. Cardinal Gerlier--a hero of the war—was the celebrant. At midnight was the Mass for men. Cardinal Goma, of Spain, w as the celebrant. Once again the thousands flocked into the Heroes' Square before the flo lit. altar, with its red and odgold brilliant in the light. Seventeen thousand torches formed a flaming cross—glittering arms of gold that danced in the breeze. The Midnight Mass was preceded by an hour's adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. From 10.30 p.m. to 1-30 a.m. the men
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standing place.-. Thousands more knelt Boulevard in the were in their places. praying siland on the terraces of the surently and going to confession. roundin g gardens. Five hundred Over 20,000 men knelt at the hun thousand were at Mass. dreds of prie-dieus and made their At the close of, the Mass the peace with God. There were message of His Holiness to the 170.000 Communions. On Saturday the rain fell in Congress was broadcast from the atig.-an. torrents, but Sunday dawned with clear skies. In brilliant sunOn Sunday evening the Co-nshine half a million worshippers gress closed with the final Benemassed along the famous An- diction, and the address of the drassy Boulevard, and in the his- Legate. Cardinal Pacelli. Once toric Square for the fina; Mass of agalin the thousands of people the Congress, celebrated by Car- gathered. The weather changed dinal Pacelli. Confessions con- from sunshine to threatening tinued in all parts of the Square. clouds within a couple of hours. and hundreds of priests began Lightning flashed, and the heagiving Communion from the be- vens opened to the crackling of ginning of the Mass. thunderIn streaming rain the For over an hour the proces- Benediction was given. The sion of choir and clergy, with Bis- crowds and the Cardinals. Bishops and Archbishops. proceeded hops and clergy, completely soakto the altar. Official seats were ed. departed quickly. Afterprovided for ;!00,000 people, and wards the address of Cardinal 125,000 were catered. for in the Pacelli was broadcast.
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Searchlights spread a fan across the sky as the brilliantly illuminated Steamers, bearing the Blessed Sacrament, the Cardinal Legate, 13 other Cardinals, and 300 Archbishops and Bishops, formed the great Eucharistic Procession upon the River Danube.
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