Welcome back to the Word on Fire Show. I'm your host Matthew Petruse, thank you for joining us. Today we bring you the first

half of Bishop Barron's address from the Star of the North Conference, which was an event

from early this summer associated with the National Eucharistic Revival.

Enjoy.

Well, God bless you all, thank you.

Will you still be standing when I finished tonight is the question.

Listen, I think I was just introduced.

I couldn't hear one thing back there.

I couldn't hear what they were saying.

There we go. Well listen I really am delighted and what a wonderful

crowd to see here. How many thousands have gathered here? And that to me is

just a wonderful indication of the importance of this eucharistic

revival. And boy, you know, I want to echo what Bishop Felton said, I think I heard him say this,

how Bishop Cousins, who has carried the ball so magnificently

in this revival.

It will culminate in Indianapolis,

but what a beautiful expression of it here.

So congratulations to both these great churchmen

who have sponsored our event tonight.

And when I was invited to come here,

as I think I heard them say,

as a fellow Minnesotan how could I possibly say no to this?

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