Catholics from across New York State are getting ready to converge on the Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs this October 20-22 for the New York State Eucharistic Congress. Up to ten thousand are expected to come for 40 hours of Eucharistic adoration, inspiring talks, Masses celebrated by the bishops and priests from throughout NY State, a Eucharistic procession, uplifting music, the opportunity to pick up religious goods, and more. We are super excited to have a great program of inspiring speakers from across the state of New York and across the country. In alphabetical order, left to right above, we will have Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Fr. Dave Dwyer, CSP, Bishop Joseph Espaillat, Fr. Richard Fragomeni, Tim Glemkowski, Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly, Prof. Peter Kreeft, Fr. Roger Landry, Sr. Mary Grace Langrell, SV, Bishop Terry LaValley, Lisa Lickona, Mother Clare Matthiass, CFR, Katie Prejean McGrady, Fr. Malachy Napier, CFR, Mari Pablo, and Bishop Edward Scharfenberger. Their biographies are able to be found here. The speakers’ schedule is found below:
Anticipated Schedule
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20
4:00 pm, Registration opens and food available from vendors. (Water/beverages, and snacks will be available throughout the days and evenings of the Congress).
6:00 pm, Adoration and Confessions in Coliseum
6:30 pm, Evening Prayer
6:45 pm, Bringing of Eucharist to 40-hour Chapel
7:00 pm, Official Welcome and Start of the Congress
7:15 pm, Keynote by Tim Glemkowski, “The Need for a Eucharistic Revival.”
8:00 pm, Musical Break
8:15 pm, Keynote by Mari Pablo, “Heart to Heart: Jesus’ Eucharistic Heart and Ours” (Spanish)
9:00 pm, Musical Break
9:15 pm, Keynote by Fr. Richard Fragomeni, “Bread of Angels, Gift of Baptism, Promise of Life: The Eucharistic Fulfillment of God’s Desire”
10:00 pm, Return of Monstrance to Coliseum, Night Prayer, Adoration and Confessions through the night
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21
6:45 am, Breakfast Available
7:30 am, Morning Prayer, Bringing of Monstrance to 40-Hour Chapel, Musical Break
8:00 am, Keynote by Mother Clare Matthiass, CFR, “The Incredible Gift of Eucharistic Adoration.”
8:45 am, Musical Break
9:00 am, Keynote by Bishop Joseph Espaillat — “Adoration: Fulfilling Our Vocation of Love” (Spanish)
9:45 am, Musical Break
10:00 am, Keynote by Prof. Peter Kreeft, “The Eucharist as the Remedy and Response to Secularism”
10:45 am, Musical Break
10:55 am, Video Greetings from Cardinal Timothy Dolan
11:00 am, Mass celebrated by Bishop Terry LaValley
12:30 pm, Lunch Available
1:15 pm, Praise and Worship Holy Hour in Coliseum
2:15 pm, Return of Monstrance to the 40-Hour Chapel
2:30 pm, Keynote by Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly, “The Eucharistic Heart of a Father”
3:15 pm, Instructions for Eucharistic Procession
3:25 pm, Return of Monstrance to Coliseum
3:30 pm, Beginning of Eucharistic Procession
4:55 pm, Conclusion of Eucharistic Procession in Coliseum
5:00 pm, Dinner Available, Eucharistic Adoration in Coliseum
6:30 pm, Evening Prayer
6:45 pm, Return of Monstrance to 40-Hour Chapel, Music Interlude
7:00 pm, Keynote by Katie Prejean McGrady, “Fostering Eucharistic Love within the Family”
7:45 pm, Break and Musical Interlude
8:00 pm, Keynote by Fr. Malachy Napier, CFR, “St. Francis of Assisi and the Virtues of the Eucharistic Heart of Christ” (Spanish)
8:45 pm, Musical Interlude
9:00 pm, Return of Monstrance to Coliseum, Praise and Worship Holy Hour
9:45 pm, Night Prayer
10:00 pm, Adoration and Confessions through the night
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22
6:45 am, Breakfast Available
7:30 am, Morning Prayer, Bringing of Monstrance to 40-Hour Chapel, Musical Break
8:00 am, Keynote by Lisa Lickona, “‘My Defense and Shield and Strength and Salvation’: The Eucharist in the Lives of our American Woman Saints”
8:45 am, Musical Break
9:00 am, Keynote by Sr. Mary Grace, Langrell, SV, “Eucharistic Intimacy: Letting Love Conquer Your Heart”
9:45 am, Musical Break
10:00 am, Keynote by Fr. David Dwyer, CSP, “Understanding What We Are Doing: Toward a Revived Participation in the Mass”
10:45 am, Musical Break
11:00 am, Mass, Bishop Scharfenberger, principal celebrant
12:30 pm, Thanks and concluding remarks, Final blessing and dismissa
12:35 pm, Lunch available
Registration information and more is available here:
https://nyseucharisticcongress.org/
