International Eucharistic Congress in Sydney (1928)

The closing celebrations of the 29th International Eucharistic Congress in Sydney, which took place 2-9 September 1928.
"Congress events included the opening of St Mary's Cathedral (where the nave had recently been completed), a Mass at St Patrick's, Church Hill, to commemorate Father Flynn's leaving behind of the Blessed Sacrament in 1818, a Children's Mass, a Women's Mass, a Men's Night and the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. There were also lectures on religious topics, given all over the city in Latin, Spanish, French, Italian, German and English
The Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament procession to conclude the Congress [documented in this news reel] took place on Sunday, 9 September. Starting from St Patrick's Seminary at Manly, the Sacred Host and its attendants were taken across the harbour to Circular Quay in a ferry, the Burra-Bra, painted white and gold for the occasion. Five biplanes flew overhead across the harbour in the formation of the Southern Cross. From the Quay, the procession headed down Macquarie Street, culminating at St Mary's Cathedral. Mounted police, Catholic Boy Scouts and returned servicemen, Children of Mary, former students of Christian Brothers' schools, a delegation of Catholic Māori from New Zealand, members of the St Vincent de Paul Society and men of various sodalities and friendly societies led the procession, followed by the clergy. At the end of the procession was Cardinal Cerretti, carrying the Sacred Host. A white and gold canopy, embroidered by the Sisters of St Joseph at St Martha's Industrial School, Leichhardt, was carried over the Host by Catholic Victoria Cross winners, surrounded by Papal knights and members of the Papal household. After the procession arrived at St Mary's Cathedral, a solemn benediction closed the pageant, as the thousands of people who had assembled from across Australia and around the world joined together in hymns of thanksgiving." (dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/international_eucharistic_congress_1928)
0:00 SLATE CARD: "Empire News Bulletin. Great Religious Pageant. Vast multitude attends closing celebrations of International Eucharistic Congress at Sydney, Australia."
0:01 EXT: General view of massed crowd
0:05 Members of clergy in front of altar
0:09 High angle views of crowd watching procession
0:30 Various of clergy at open-air ceremony, crowd watching
The added music is Quatre Motets sur des thèmes grégoriens (Four motets on Gregorian themes), Op. 10 composed by Maurice Duruflé in 1960. This is the final motet, Tantum ergo, which uses a text written by St Thomas Aquinas used during the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.