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Tuesday - Theme of the Day: Exploring and Celebrating the Communion of Marriage and Family, Family Day
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 |
| 8:30-9:00 | Prayer Space Hall 4 |
Music and continuity | ||||
| 9:00-10:00 | Prayer Space Hall 4 | English and German |
Morning Prayer | His Eminence Keith Patrick, Cardinal O'Brien | Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Children's programme | ||||||
| 10:00-11:00 | Hall 3 | English (Translation in Spanish) |
Workshop | Mrs Catherine Wiley, Mrs Maire Printer and Fr Benny McHale | Catholic Grandparents' Association | Will our Grandchildren be Catholics? |
| 10:00 -11:00 | Hall 5A | Spanish | AGM | Various | Federación Mundial de las Obras Eucaristicas | Annual General Meeting |
| 10:00-11:00 | Hall 5B | English | Workshop | Ms Jo Culhane | Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, Ireland | Catechesis of the Good Shepherd |
| 10:00-11:00 | Hall 5D | English | Workshop | Mr Pat and Mrs Carmel Cunneen | Equipes Notre-Dame Ireland (Teams of Our Lady) | Spirituality for Married Couples |
| 10:00-11:00 | 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 |
| 10:00-11:00 | Hall 5 Lansdowne | English | Workshop | Ms Maeve Mahon and Father Martin Delaney | Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland | Do this in Memory: Sacramental Preparation as an Opportunity to make Jesus Present at Home and in the Parish |
| 10:00-11:00 | Hall 7 | English | Musical | KISI-KIDS | KISI-KIDS | Paul - Called by God |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Hall 2A | English (Translation in French) |
Talk | Archbishop Luis Antonio G Tagle | Archbishop of Manila, Philippines | The Abuse of Children: Accepting Responsibility, Bringing Healing |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Hall 5C | Italian | Talk | Archbishop Piero Marini | Pontifical Committee for the International Eucharistic Congresses | San Columbano di Bobbio |
| 10:00-11:00 | Hall 9 | English | Film | Mr Peter Dunn | Radharc Trust | Vatican II - A Council in the likeness of Pope John |
| 10:00-11:00 | Hall 2B | English (Translation in Italian) | Workshop | Mr Ger Gallagher | Office of Evangelisation, Archdiocese of Dublin | Where is the Young Adult Church today? |
| 11:30-12:30 | Hall 3 | English (Translation in Spanish) | Group discussion | Mr John Quinn and Bishop Christopher Jones | Writer and broadcaster; President of The Council for Marriage and the Family, Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference | Strengthening Marriage and Family Life |
| 11:30 -12:30 | Hall 5A | Spanish | AGM | Various | Federación Mundial de las Obras Eucarísticas | |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Hall 5B | English | Workshop | Sr Elizabeth Byrne IBVM | Parish Pastoral worker, Leixlip | Being a Christian in Northdern Africa Today |
| 11:30 -12:30 | Hall 5 Lansdowne | English | Workshop | Mr Patrick and Mrs Susan Keenan | Retrouvaille Ireland | A Lifeline for Troubled Marriages |
| 11:30-12:30 | 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 |
| 11:30-12:30 | Hall 5C | English | Workshop | Ms Rosemary Lavelle | Office of Evangelisation and Ecumenism, Archdiocese of Dublin | Blessings and Prayers in Family Life |
| 11:30 -12:30 | Hall 7 | English (Translation in French) | Workshop | Ms Julie Kavanagh | Diocese of Kildare & Leighlin | Liturgy that breathes: From Written Word to Living Celebration |
| 11:30 -12:30 | Hall 2A | English (Translation in French) | Workshop | Ms Monica Brown | Emmaus Productions, Ireland and Australia | Religious Music for Children: A Practical Workshop for Teachers, Catechists And Those Who Minister To Children. |
| 11:30 -12:30 | Hall 9 | English | Film | Mr Peter Dunn | Radharc Trust | The 1932 Eucharistic Congress in Ireland |
| 11:30-12:30 | Hall 5D | English | Group reflection | Sr Terry Abraham PBVM | Presentation Sisters, Monastervin, Ireland | Open Table: hearth story...heart's memory |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Hall 2B | English (Translation in Italian) | Workshop | Mr David Quinn | The Iona Institute, Dublin | The Changing Family: for better or worse? |
| 13:30 - 14:00 | Arena | Music and Continuity | ||||
| 14:00 -14:45 | Arena | English (Translation in French and Spanish) | Catechesis | Archbishop Barry Hickey | Emeritus Archbishop of Perth, Australia | God as Loving Communion |
| 15:00-15:30 | Arena | English (Translation in French and Spanish) | Testimony | Mr Carl Anderson | Supreme Knight, Knights of Columbus | Personal testimony on Communion in Marriage and Family |
| 15:30-15:45 | Arena | English (Translation in French and Spanish) | Testimony | Breda O'Brien | Teacher and columnist | Sharing Faith with the Next Generation |
| 16:00-18:00 | Arena | English (Translation in French and Spanish) | Mass | His Eminence André Armand, Cardinal Vingt Trois | Archbishop of Paris | Mass |
| 19:00 - 20:00 | Hall 5A | English | Workshop | Mr Phil and Mrs Trisha Friel with Father Gregory Carroll | Worldwide Marriage Encounter, Ireland | Matrimony: Renewing Our Dream for Each Other |
| 19:00 - 20:00 |
Hall 5 Lansdowne | English | Talk | Ms Breda O'Brien | Teacher and columnist | Sharing Faith with the Next Generation |
| 19:00 - 20:00 |
Hall 5C | Italian | Workshop | Sr Marie Laetitia Youchetchenko OP | Dominican Sisters of the Roman Province | Famiglia e scuola: insieme per evanelizzare i giovani |
| 19:00 - 20:00 |
Hall 5B | German | Workshop | Bishop Friedhelm Hofman | Bishop of Würtzburg, Germany | Evangelisation and Church Art |
| 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 2A | English (Translation in Italian) |
Talk | Mr John Waters | Journalist | Finding my Religion |
| 19:00 - 20:00 |
Hall 5D | English | Talk | Dr Peter van der Burgt | Christians in Science, Ireland | God and the Universe: how do Christianity and science relate? |
| 19:00 - 20:00 |
Hall 2B | English (Translation in French) | Workshop | Mr Stephen Cummins | ACCORD Catholic Marriage Care Service, Ireland | Eucharist, Marriage and Family |
| 19:00 - 20:00 |
Hall 3 | English (Translation Spanish) |
Workshop | Mr Don Devaney | Divine Mercy Apostolate | The Healing Power of the Eucharist |
| 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 |
| 19:00 - 20:00 |
Hall 9 | English | Film | Mr Peter Dunn | Radharc Trust | The French Connection: Ireland and Canada |
Liturgical music for the Congress
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