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CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION
This is maybe old, and maybe new! The idea of a Blessed Sacrament Procession (which has the name of Corpus Christi- the Body of Christ in Latin) is very ancient. There were processions as early as 800 A.D. The order of our procession is that the consecrated Host will be put in the monstrance and accompanied by the people of the parish be processed through the streets of the parish as a blessing and a celebration of joy.
Our procession is going to be somewhat smaller. At the end of the 9:00 a.m. mass the Blessed Sacrament will be placed in the monstrance and Fr. Tom will process from the altar immediately out of the church, left up St. Lawrence Street turning at the school on Glenelg Street. We will have an Altar of Repose where we will have a Litany of the Sacred Heart then proceed around onto Huron Street where we will a second Altar of Repose and where we will have a Litany of Our Lady. Then we will come back onto Russell St. and finish on the steps of the church. We will have Benediction and the Consecration to Our Lady.
For all the 9:00 a.m. parishioners, get ready to stay later and for all the11:00 a.m. parishioners come earlier. It is only 4 blocks. You are encouraged to accompany the Blessed Sacrament for all or part of the procession. We hope to have all the parish groups and organizations represented along with music.
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Tags: Altar Of Repose, Benediction, Blessed Sacrament, Body Of Christ, Celebration, Consecrated Host, Consecration, Corpus Christi Procession, Fr Tom, Latin, Litany Of Our Lady, Litany Of The Sacred Heart, Monstrance, Music, Parish Groups, Parishioners, Russell St | 
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