June 16, 2023

Parishes celebrate Christ’s gift of himself in the Eucharist

(See a photo gallery of all the 2023 Corpus Christi celebrations in the archdiocese)
 

Archbishop Charles C. Thompson carries a monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament during a eucharistic procession on June 12 at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, traditionally known as Corpus Christi. Assisting in the procession are Frank Lloyd, left, and Thomas Motyka. Parishes across central and southern Indiana celebrated Corpus Christi last weekend. More photos from the feast day honoring Christ’s presence in the Eucharist can be found on page 16. (Submitted photo)

Archbishop Charles C. Thompson carries a monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament during a eucharistic procession on June 12 at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, traditionally known as Corpus Christi. Assisting in the procession are Frank Lloyd, left, and Thomas Motyka. Parishes across central and southern Indiana celebrated Corpus Christi last weekend. (Submitted photo)

By Sean Gallagher

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, traditionally known as Corpus Christi, is a feast begun more than 750 years ago on which the Church honors the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist.

This year’s Corpus Christi feast, celebrated last weekend, also marks the start of the second year of the three-year National Eucharistic Revival. The first year featured events organized for dioceses. In the second year, the focus shifts to parishes.

The parish year of the revival will culminate in the National Eucharistic Congress from July 17-21, 2024, in Indianapolis. Some 80,000 Catholics from across the country are expected to come to Indianapolis for what will be the 10th national eucharistic congress and the first in nearly 50 years.

To start the parish year of the National Eucharistic Revival, faith communities across central and southern Indiana celebrated Corpus Christi last weekend with festive Masses, the commissioning of extraordinary ministers of holy Communion, traditional Corpus Christi eucharistic processions, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction.

Photos from these celebrations are featured in this week’s issue of

The Criterion. More photos will be published in next week’s issue.

(For more information about the National Eucharistic Revival, visit www.eucharisticrevival.org. For more information on the eucharistic revival in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, visit eucharisticrevivalindy.org. For more information on the National Eucharistic Congress, visit www.eucharisticcongress.org.)†

Click on the image below for a larger version | See part two of our Corpus Christi photos here
 

Photo: Maps of the Catholic Schools of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis

 

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