| English name | International Eucharistic Congress |
|---|---|
| Date | September 8–15, 2024 |
| Location | Quito, Ecuador |
| Theme | Fraternidad para sanar el mundo". "Ustedes son todos hermanos" (Mt 23,8). |
| Website | www.iec2024.ec |
The LIII International Eucharistic Congress 2024 will be the Eucharistic congress that will take place from September 8 to 15, 2024 in Quito, Ecuador.
It will be the first time that the Ecuadorian capital hosts the ecumenical event and the sixth time that it takes place in the American continent, after the various congresses in some cities in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and Colombia and after the held in the capital of Hungary, Budapest in 2021.
Background
After the visit made by Pope Francis in 2015, during the period of the then president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, the pope was enthusiastic about the warmth shown by the Andean country, for which in a meeting held in Rome, he determined that Quito is chosen for the ecumenical congress, to give greater projection to the Catholic religion in a region that has once again been divided in the religious sphere due to the constant sieges of leftist-leaning politicians that have left the region weak.[1]
In one of the masses held on Thursday, September 9, 2020, at the Eucharistic Congress in Hungary; The Archbishop of Quito, Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus, announced that Quito will host the event that will coincide with the 150th anniversary of the Consecration of Ecuador to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.[2]
Preparations
It was announced that, with this communication, the organizational and spiritual preparation of the next International Eucharistic Congress (IEC2024) begins, in which the National Delegates appointed by the Episcopal Conferences of the different countries also participate. Remembering that the International Eucharistic Congresses are not relics of the past that are difficult to integrate into today's world, but rather, much like the other great public events of the Church, they are committed to generating historical processes of growth of Christian communities around values that bear witness to the presence of God in the history of humanity and reflect more clearly the role of the Eucharist in ecclesial life and praxis.[3]
References
- ↑ "En Quito, el 53º Congreso Eucarístico Internacional en 2024". Vatican News. March 20, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ↑ "Ya es oficial: Quito acogerá próximo Congreso Eucarístico Internacional" (in Spanish). Aciprensa. September 9, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ↑ "Ecuador. Inicia la preparación para el próximo Congreso Eucarístico Internacional" (in Spanish). Vatican News. October 26, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2023.