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Monday - Theme of the Day: Exploring and Celebrating our Communion through Baptism
Morning Mass by Language Groups.
Principal Liturgy: Ecumenical Liturgy of Word and Water
The daily programme for the 50th International Eucharistic Congress from 11th until 16th June 2012 took place in the Royal Dublin Society (RDS). Statio Orbis, the Liturgy on the final day of the 50th International Eucharistic Congress, was celebrated in Croke Park, Dublin, on Sunday 17th June 2012.
| Time | Venue | Language | Event Type | Name of Speaker | Details | Topic |
| 9.30 | Various churches/oratories | All languages | Mass |
By Language group -Various Churches | Mass in host churches in Dublin | |
| 9.30 | Worship | Other Traditions | ||||
| 11.30 | Hall 7 |
English (Translation Italian) | Address | Archbishop Diarmuid Martin | Archbishop of Dublin | The Church in the Modern World |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Hall 3 | English (Translation Spanish) |
Dialogue | Bishop Brian Farrell LC & Dr Richard Clutterbuck | Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and Principal of Edgehill College, Belfast | Vatican II and Ecumenism Today |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Hall 5 |
French | Talk | Rev Prof André Haquin | Université de Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium | La Réforme Liturgique du Concile Vatican II |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Hall 2B |
Spanish (Translation English) | Talk | Bishop Julián López Martin | Diocese of León, Spain | La Liturgia Eucarística |
| 12:00 -13:00 | Hall 5 |
Italian | Talk | Archbishop Piero Marini | Pontifical Council for the Eucharistic Congresses | Giovanni Paolo II e il Concilio Vaticano Secondo |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Hall 2A | English (Translation French) |
Interview | Bishop Michael Smith | Bishop of Meath Diocese, Ireland | Taking Shorthand in Latin at the Second Vatican Council |
| 12:00 -13:00 | Hall 9 | English | Workshop | Ms Colette Furlong | Pastoral Services Manager IEC2012 | Receive the Light of Christ- Baptism, Parish and Faith Shared |
| 13.00 -14:00 | Arena | Music & Continuity | ||||
| 14.00-14.40 | Arena | English (Translation Spanish and French) | Catechesis | Br Alois Löser | Prior of the Taizé Community, France | A Passion for the Unity of Christ's Body |
| 15.00-15.40 | Arena | Italian (Translation English, French and Spanish) | Testimony | Dr Maria Voce | International President of the Focolare Movement | Word of Life |
| 16.00-17.30 | Arena | English (Translation Spanish and French) |
Liturgy | Archbishop Michael Jackson | Anglican Archbishop of Dublin and Glendalough | Liturgy of Word and Water |
| 16.00-17.30 | Arena | English (Translation Spanish and French) | Homily | Speaker is to be confirmed | ||
| 19:00 - 20:00 | Hall 3 |
English (Translation French) |
Talk | Prof William Reville | University College Cork | Celebrating the Miracle of Life |
| 19:00 - 20:00 | Hall 5A |
English | Workshop | Fr Michael Drumm | Catholic Schools Partnership, Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference | Christian initiation and Koinonia |
| 19:00 - 20:00 | Hall 5B | English Korean |
Workshop | Fr Ciarán O'Carroll | Rector, Pontifical Irish College, Rome | Presenting the history of the Church in Ireland to Koreans |
| 19:00 - 20:00 | Hall 5C | English | Personal testimonies | Recently baptised Christians | Archdiocese of Dublin | Rites of Christian Initiation of Adults: a personal story |
| 19:00 - 20:00 | Hall 2A |
English (Translation Italian) |
Talk | Rev Dr Ruth Patterson | Restoration Ministries, Belfast | Companions on the Journey |
| 19:00 - 20:00 | Hall 9 |
English | Panel discussion | Ms Renate Komorek | Focolare and guests | The Dialogue of Life in a New Stage of Ecumenism |
| 19:00 - 20:00 | Hall 5D | English | Workshop | Mr Norman Lévesque | Green Church, Canada | Communion with Creation |
| 19:00-20:00 | Hall 5E | English | Group reflection | Dr Anne Codd PBVM, Ms Julieann Moran and team | Council for Pastoral Renewal and Adult Faith Development |
Communion and Co-responsibility coming to life in pastoral practice |
| 19:00-20:00 | Hall 2B | English (Translation Spanish) |
Talk | Rev Dr Brendan Purcell | University of Notre Dame, Sydney, Australia | From Big Bang to Big Mystery |
| 19:00-20:00 | Hall 5 Lansdowne | French | Workshop | Archbishop Robert LeGall OSB | Archbishop of Toulouse, France | The Monk and the Lama - A Dialogue |
| 19:00 - 20:00 | Hall 7 | English | Play | Written by Mr Glenn Gannon and directed by Mr Frank Allen | Produced by Maximus International Productions | The Trial |
Liturgical music for the Congress
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