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Fifteenth Annual
Archdiocesan Corpus Christi Procession
Sing, my
tongue, the Savior’s glory, of His Flesh the myst’ry sing:
Of the Blood, all price exceeding, shed by our immortal King...
—Pange Lingua Gloriosi, hymn attr. to St. Thomas Aquinas
(1225-1274)
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Solemnity of the Body
and Blood of Christ
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Little Sisters of the Poor
to the Cathedral of St. Paul
1:15 - 1:45 Shuttle buses leave
continuously from the
Cathedral
parking lot
2:00 Gathering at
Little Sisters’
and procession
3:00 Homily and Benediction
at the Cathedral of St. Paul
3:30 Ice cream social
(Cathedral parish Masses are at noon and 5:00 p.m.) |
Join
Catholics from throughout the
Archdiocese for this joyful witness to Eucharistic
faith, hope, and love. |
Chaplain: The Very Reverend Joseph R. Johnson
Homilist: The Reverend Andrew H. Cozzens
All are welcome—families, clergy, religious, lay men and women, and organizations.
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Park and Ride: Cathedral
Park in the Cathedral parking lot
on Selby and Summit Avenues
and catch a free shuttle bus to the
Little Sisters’ from 1:15 to 1:45 p.m. (Please do
not arrive earlier, so as to give the noon Mass-goers time
to clear the parking lot).
Map with directions to the Cathedral of St. Paul.
Additional Park and Ride
options
Park at the following churches and catch an early ride
to the procession (and back) on one of our shuttle buses (note:
the
time listed is the only pick-up time at that church):
12:30 p.m.
St.
John the Baptist (parking lot), 835 2nd Ave NW, New Brighton (map)
12:40 p.m.
St.
Rose of Lima (parking lot), 2048 Hamline Ave N, Roseville
(map)
12:50 p.m.
St. Columba
(main church entrance on Lafond), 1327 Lafond Ave, St. Paul (map)
March with your parish,
religious community, or organization
Parishes, religious communities, and organizations are
encouraged to march as a group and bring banners or flags.
Is your parish having a procession or other special observance for Corpus Christi?
If so, make sure it is listed
here.
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“It is divine love that transforms [the bread and wine]:
the love with which Jesus accepts, in anticipation, to
give the whole of Himself for us....
Let us all, priests
and faithful, nourish ourselves with the same Eucharist,
let us all prostrate ourselves to adore It, because in It
our Master and Lord is present, the true Body of Jesus is
present in It, the Victim and the Priest, the salvation of
the world. Come let us exult with joyful songs! Come, let
us adore him! Amen.”
—Pope Benedict XVI,
Homily for Corpus Christi,
June 3, 2010.
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More reflections on the Holy Eucharist in the life of the Church
Procession Route
The faithful will gather in the beautiful backyard gardens of
the Little Sisters of the Poor (330 Exchange St. S., St. Paul). The clergy and
religious will process the Blessed Sacrament into
the gardens for a brief time of adoration. Then the procession will proceed
through beautiful Irvine Park and city streets, up Kellogg Boulevard and Summit Avenue, to
the Cathedral of St. Paul (Summit Ave. and Selby Ave.) for the homily and
Benediction. The procession route is 1 mile. (Map with directions)
For those who are unable to walk the procession:
Please join us for the homily, Benediction, and ice cream social at the
Cathedral.
Strollers and accessibility
We encourage the use of strollers for infants or small
children. The route is paved and all curbs have step-free ramps.
At the Cathedral, there is a step-free ramp at the western door on the south
(Selby Ave.) side.
In case of
inclement weather
The event will take place regardless of the weather. In
the case of heavy and continuous rain, the entire event will
take place at the Cathedral. You are
encouraged to bring an umbrella, because we will walk in
procession if there is only light and occasional showers (in
which case we would start in the Little Sisters’ auditorium).
Priests and Deacons
The clergy vesting room is near the Little Sisters’ Holy Family chapel.
Vesture is alb or cassock and surplice. Priests may wear a cope and deacons may
wear a dalmatic. (Clergy will need to supply their own
vestments.) Procession line-up is at 1:50 p.m. outside the chapel.
Religious
Religious are invited to gather in the chapel for silent adoration
before the Blessed Sacrament solemnly exposed. Clergy and religious
will process with the Blessed Sacrament
into the backyard garden for the opening ceremony.
Other local Eucharistic processions
and events
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.
Backing the procession
The Archdiocesan Corpus Christi Procession is sponsored by Millennium Ministries and
made possible by the generosity of our hosts,
the Little Sisters of the Poor
and the Cathedral of St. Paul,
the cooperation of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis
Office for Marriage, Family
and Life and
Office of Worship,
and the assistance of many donors and volunteers.
Special thanks to:
Seminarians of St. Paul Seminary and
St. John Vianney Seminary
(servers)
Knights of the Order of Malta
(escort)
Relevant Radio
1330 AM and St. Michael
Broadcasting UHF Channel 16 (announcements)
The Catholic Servant (ad)
University of St. Thomas Public Safety
and St. John the Baptist Church,
New Brighton (buses)
Minnesota Historical Society and
Forepaugh's Restaurant (parking
lot)
Stephen and Jenni’s Domestic Church and
Bridgeman’s Minnehaha Falls (ice cream)
AVVR, Bloomington (sound equipment) and Partnership for Youth (radios)
St. Peter's Prayer Community, Church of St. Peter, North St. Paul (printing)
Catholic Charismatic Renewal
Office
Jim Strande Insurance
Lakewood Cleaners
the St. Paul Police Reserve and the City of St. Paul
and the many volunteers, donors, and supporters of the Archdiocesan Corpus Christi Procession.
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) 239-8574.
Other local Eucharistic
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
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Sponsored by
Millennium
Ministries in cooperation with the
Archdiocesan Office for
Marriage, Family and Life.
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