At International Eucharistic Congress: ‘The most gracious gift for us’

Dispatches from Quito, Ecuador

When World Youth Day comes to town, everyone knows it. 

Holy Mass at the International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador. Credit: Daniel Flynn/Pillar Media.

When Pope Francis makes a pastoral visit, whole countries shut down to prepare for him. 

And when the U.S. bishops held their National Eucharistic Congress this summer, the city of Indianapolis ro…