The Eucharistic Congress

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 25, 4 January 1929, Page 31

The Eucharistic Congress

Interesting Angle Taken by "W orld-Radio" (THE Bucharistic Congress, with its epoch-making broadcast, has taken its placs in history, and will henceforth be a matter for students of religious and wireless history. But to many hundreds of thousands its memory will linger and be cherished; for this section of our readers this very fine pasa: from such an authority as orld-Radio" (the official organ of the B.B.C.), will prove more than interesting reading, and will, it is to be hoped, cast a new light on that great event: From the point of view of quality, the broadcasts from the Ducharistic Congress have been, perhaps, the finest ever transmitted from a Sydney gtution. This metins also that interState listeners who tutie-in to stations in the other capital cities must ulso have heard the proceédings éxcéllently, becaise all the principal stations were linked up to the same picking-up microphone. The opening services of the Congress transmitted from St. Mary’s Cathedral were considéred to: be worthy of high praise, the massed choirs and a special orchestra being magnificent. The service a8 heard over the air was considered "wonderful." The opening of St. Mary’s Cathedral was another stirring broadcast. How many pérsons in Australia had previously heard a Papal Bull officially read with full céremony? Compuritively few. But radio brought to the ears of as many aS chose to tuné-in their sets, the full text of the Pope’s brief as read by Rev. De. Sheehy in Latin and Bngsh. Then followed an addtess by the papal legate. About 18 years have ‘passed since a Curdinnl has béen in Australia, and at that time broadcusting was unknown, but it may safely be asstinied thut hundreds of thousands have now heard the voice of Cardinal Cerretti. The. events of the Congress are now past history, but they have provided listeners with a wealth of musie such as few could have . heard in person, and descriptive saccounts of ceremonies such as the Bucharistie procession whith are not likely to be repeated in Sydney a the life of the present geénera10n,