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London, England, Jul 30, 2012 \/ 11:31 am (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- Today marked the launch of a major Olympic event that you won\u2019t find in the official Games brochure, 24-hour Eucharistic adoration.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cWe\u2019re flying the flag for Christ if you like,\u201d said Franciscan Father Francis Conway of St. Francis of Assisi Friary in Stratford, the Catholic Church closest to the Olympic village in London\u2019s East End.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cWe will have Eucharistic adoration from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., when another East End parish will take over from 6 p.m. till late, and then a third parish will continue through the night until we take over again at 9 a.m.,\u201d Fr. Conway explained.<\/p>\n

\tThe two other parishes participating are Our Lady and St. Catherine of Siena in Bow and St. Antony of Padua in Forest Gate.<\/p>\n

\tUntil Aug. 12, London is hosting over 10,000 athletes from more than 200 countries, along with an estimated 5-6 million visitors from the United Kingdom and beyond.<\/p>\n

\tFr. Conway explained that the parish has drafted in extra priests from Portugal, France, Colombia, Singapore and elsewhere to cope with the expected pastoral demand from both Olympic participants and tourists.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cWe don\u2019t really know what to expect, but we\u2019re ready,\u201d he said. Yesterday, for example, \u201cwe had an archbishop from Puerto Rico arrive along with the Puerto Rican athletes to say Mass.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cObviously a lot of people have come to Stratford, and we felt we had to offer them a place of rest and hospitality.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe parishes of London\u2019s East End have the advantage that they are already multicultural and multi-lingual, since many recent immigrant communities have settled in the area. In fact, St. Francis parish kicked off the Olympics with an \u201cinternational evening.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cPeople were invited to wear their national costumes, and we had festivities and games as we watched the Olympic opening ceremony on television,\u201d Fr. Conway said.<\/p>\n

\tOver the next two weeks, the parish will hold a series of events, including prayer evenings and healing services. It is all part of the Catholic Church in England\u2019s wider initiative to mark the 30th Olympiad.<\/p>\n

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