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Cathedral to host neighborhood Corpus Christi procession
by Robert Delaney of The Michigan Catholic
Published May 22, 2009
Detroit - Catholics from throughout the Archdiocese of Detroit are expected to take part in a traditional Corpus Christi procession planned by the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament on Sunday, June 14.
The procession will follow a 2 p.m. holy hour at the cathedral, at which the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed for adoration, and including Scripture, music, preaching and adoration.
The eucharistic procession will form at 3 p.m., and will go out through the main doors of the cathedral, heading north on Woodward Avenue to Trowbridge. A cross bearer and candle bearers will be in the lead, followed by people wearing the traditional attire of various ethnic groups.
In order to highlight the commitment of the Catholic Church in Detroit to the city and surrounding suburbs, attendees are invited to wear ethnic attire to show the great diversity that exists in the archdiocese. They also may bring parish banners and signs for the procession.
At Trowbridge, the procession will head east to John R, then south to Arden Park, then continue west back to Woodward, proceeding north until participants re-enter the cathedral.
As they walk, those in the procession will sing eucharistic hymns along the route. One group may singing Spanish, another Italian, another a Spiritual, and so forth.
Archbishop Allen Vigneron will carry the Blessed Sacrament in a monstrance beneath a canopy, and will be at the rear of the procession along with servers, priests and deacons.
Once back in the cathedral, about 4 p.m., a hymn will be sung and Archbishop Vigneron will proceed to the altar, and - after a brief period of adoration - offer benediction to the assembly. Following this, the Eucharist will be reposed, a hymn sung and the assembly will recess out onto the Cathedral Plaza for a social with light refreshments.
The Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament is at 9844 Woodward Ave., adjacent to Detroit's Boston-Edison Historic District.
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