Twelfth Annual Archdiocesan Corpus Christi Procession

Thank you
Millennium Ministries wishes to thank the many volunteers, donors, and supporters of the 2008 Archdiocesan Corpus Christi Procession, including:

the Most Reverend John C. Nienstedt, Archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis;
the Archdiocesan Office for Marriage, Family and Life;
the Very Reverend Joseph Johnson, Chaplain of Millennium Ministries;
the staff of the Cathedral of St. Paul;
the Little Sisters and the Holy Family staff and residents;
the seminarians of St. Paul Seminary and St. John Vianney Seminary (servers);
Team Vianney (marshals);
Theotokos (hospitality);
the Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree;
Relevant Radio (spot);
Fort Road Florist (Little Sisters’ floral arrangements);
Fleur de Lis Fresh Flowers (Cathedral floral arrangements);
Fletchers Greenhouses and A. Johnson & Sons Florists (Irvine Park hanging flowers);
Minnesota Historical Society Alexander Ramsey House (parking lot);
the St. Paul Police Reserve and mounted patrol (escort);
the City of St. Paul;
First Student Moundsview (safety vests);
Bridgeman’s Minnehaha Falls; and
Jim Strande Advance Insurance Agency.

Next year: June 14, 2009
In St. Paul for the Year of St. Paul
To receive a reminder notice or to volunteer for the 2009 Archdiocesan Corpus Christi Procession or to find out how your parish or group can get involved with next year's procession, contact Greg Smisek at Millennium Ministries at info@walkwithhim.net or (651) 489-0116 (include your name, e-mail address, phone number, and postal address).

Upcoming local Eucharistic processions. rosary processions, and events

Solemnity of the Body
and Blood of Christ
 Sunday, May 25, 2008
(Memorial Day weekend)

 Most Reverend John C. Nienstedt

Corpus Christi procession illumination from a 15th century Spanish breviary.

 Honoring the Little Sisters’ of the Poor
125 years of service to the elderly poor of Minnesota
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  “The most marvelous, abiding gift of Christ’s resurrection is the holy Eucharist, which offers to us, who profess our Catholic faith, the very body and blood, soul and divinity of God's only begotten son.”

    “I encourage you to join us for this special gathering. I also encourage parishes to have their own local processions. Our belief in the real presence of Jesus Christ in the holy Eucharist is a central tenet of our Catholic faith. We ought not hide that belief under a bushel basket, but rather publicly display it for all the world to see!”

—The Most Reverend John C. Nienstedt, Archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis

Read the rest of the Archbishop's column “Celebrating the Real Presence: That They May All Be One at website of The Catholic Spirit.

More reflections on the Holy Eucharist in the life of the Church

Upcoming local Eucharistic processions. rosary processions, and events.

O Saving Victim “Salvation — deliverance from the reality of evil, and the gift of new life and freedom in Christ — is at the heart of the Gospel.... It is in the Church’s liturgy, and above all in the sacrament of the Eucharist, that these realities are most powerfully expressed and lived in the life of believers.”

—Pope Benedict XVI, Responses to the questions posed by the U.S. bishops, n. 2.

More reflections on the Holy Eucharist in the life of the Church

 

Bl. Jeanne Jugan


My Jesus, I have only You.

— Blessed Jeanne Jugan (1792-1879), Foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor.

125th Anniversary Mass for the Little Sisters of the Poor
Sunday, June 8, 2:00 p.m.
Cathedral of St. Paul
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Procession songs
As we walk with the Lord, really and truly present in the Blessed Sacrament, we sing in His honor.
View the song lyrics.

More on Corpus Christi, processions, and the Holy Eucharist
Check out prayers, reflections, and more on the Holy Eucharist.
History of the procession.

Donations
The Corpus Christi Procession is made possible by the generosity of our hosts, the Cathedral of St. Paul and the Little Sisters of the Poor, the cooperation of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis Office for Marriage, Family and Life, and the assistance of many donors and volunteers.

Donations to Millennium Ministries are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. If you would like to contribute to our work, please make out your check to Millennium Ministries and send it to P.O. Box 68, St. Bonifacius, MN 55375. (Millennium Ministries operates under the auspices of the Church of St. Boniface in St. Bonifacius, Mn.)

Contact us
For more information on how you, your family, or group can participate in the Archdiocesan Corpus Christi Procession, to reserve seating for your group, or to volunteer, contact Greg Smisek at Millennium Ministries at info@walkwithhim.net or (651) 489-0116.

Upcoming local Eucharistic processions. rosary processions, and events

    “The devout participation of the faithful in the Eucharistic procession on the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ is a grace from the Lord which yearly fills with joy those who take part in it.”

    “In the humble signs of bread and wine, changed into His body and blood, Christ walks beside us as our strength and our food for the journey, and He enables us to become, for everyone, witnesses of hope. If, in the presence of this mystery, reason experiences its limits, the heart, enlightened by the grace of the Holy Spirit, clearly sees the response that is demanded, and bows low in adoration and unbounded love.”

—Pope John Paul II, encyclical letter Ecclesia de Eucharistia (Holy Thursday 2003), nn. 10 and 62.

More reflections on the Holy Eucharist in the life of the Church

Sponsored by Millennium Ministries in cooperation with the Archdiocesan Office for Marriage, Family and Life.