International Eucharistic Congress organizers hopeful as COVID cases drop
May 19, 2021 catholic news service
This poster promotes the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress Sept. 5-12, 2021, in Budapest, Hungary. Cardinal Peter Erdo of Esztergom-Budapest is welcoming Pope Francis s promise to go to Hungary in September to celebrate the closing Mass of the event. (Credit: CNS illustration/International Eucharistic Congress.)
As more Europeans are vaccinated and coronavirus cases continue to decrease, organizers of the upcoming 52nd International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest, Hungary, are optimistic that pilgrims will be able attend the event in September in person rather than online.
ROME As more Europeans are vaccinated and coronavirus cases continue to decrease, organizers of the upcoming 52nd International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest, Hungary, are optimistic that pilgrims will be able attend the event in September in person rather than online.
May 14, 2021 THE Covid-19 vaccine acceptance among senior citizens (Group A2 in the vaccination prioritization) in Central Visayas has improved, the Department of Health (DOH) 7 reported.
Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, DOH 7 spokesperson, said as of Thursday, May 13, a total of 606,444 senior citizens in the region had already registered for the Covid-19 vaccination program.
This is about 30,000 more than the number of registered senior citizens on April 20, which was only 572,626, said Loreche in a press briefer on Friday, May 14.
Majority of the individuals who registered for vaccination are from Cebu Province (168,832), Bohol (155,918) and Negros Oriental (128,025).
Of the registered individuals, 22,499 elderly have already received the Covid-19 vaccine.
The International Eucharistic Congress (NEK) scheduled to be held in Budapest from Sept. 5 to 12 will feature holy masses, predications, and cultural and family programmes, the organisers said on Thursday.
The congress’s opening mass will be celebrated at Heroes’ Square, Gábor Mohos, the head of the NEK secretariat, told a press conference.
On Sept. 11, Cardinal Péter Erdő, the head of the Hungarian Catholic Church, will celebrate mass, followed by a procession to Heroes’ Square, he said.
Statio Orbis, the mass closing the Congress, will be celebrated by Pope Francis at Heroes’ Square on Sept. 12. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 11:30am and will feature the 120-member orchestra of the Hungarian State Opera with a choir of 2,000, Mohos said. He said the Congress’s main programmes can be attended free of charge, but he advised those wishing to follow events closely at the site to register in advance.
SunStar Espina: Historic and religious milestones
CENTURIES. The Recoletos religious community with celebrant His Excellency Archbishop Jose Palma during the Eucharistic Celebration at the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel parish, celebrating the Recoletos’ 400 Years of presence in Cebu.
PRAYER. University of San Jose-Recoletos president Rev. Fr. Cristopher Maspara, OAR, articulated the missionary mission of the Recollect through the Prayer read by Hermana General Dr. Milagros C. Espina before the Eucharistic Celebration.
EVENT. The unveiling of the Commemorative Marker of the 400 Years of Recoletos Presence in Cebu at the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel parish. Special guests were led by His Excellency Archbishop Jose Palma. / Amper Campaña
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