Pope Leads Corpus Christi Procession - "We Entrust These Streets to His Goodness"

Zenit News Agency ^ | May 26, 2005

[NYer]

VATICAN CITY, MAY 26, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Before taking part in the Corpus Christi procession through a section of Rome, Benedict XVI said that with this gesture believers hope that "our streets will be Jesus' streets."

The Pope celebrated Mass on a warm evening today in St. John Lateran Square, in the atrium of the Bishop of Rome's cathedral.

As night fell, the celebration ended with the procession to the Basilica of St. Mary Major, thus continuing with a tradition cherished by Pope John Paul II.

In his homily, Benedict XVI made a comparison between the Holy Thursday procession, in which the Church "accompanies Jesus in his solitude, toward the way of the cross," and the Corpus Christi procession, which "responds symbolically to the Risen One's mandate" to evangelize.

"We take Christ, present in the figure of bread, through the streets of our city," the Holy Father said.

"We entrust these streets, these homes, our daily life, to his goodness," he added. "May our streets be Jesus' streets! May our homes be homes for him and with him! May his presence penetrate our daily life.

"With this gesture, we place before his eyes the sufferings of the sick, the loneliness of young people and the elderly, temptations, fears, our whole life."

The Pope added: "The procession is intended to be a great and public blessing for our city: Christ is, in person, the divine blessing for the world."

[NYer]

Pope Benedict XVI holds the monstrance as he leaves Saint John of Laterano Basilic where he celebrated a Mass and headed a procession in Rome to celebrate the Roman Catholic feast of Corpus Domini, commemorating Christ's last supper and the institution of the eucharist May 26, 2005. REUTERS/Tony Gentile

[NYer]

"We take Christ, present in the figure of bread, through the streets of our city," the Holy Father said.

Pope Benedict XVI leads the Corpus Domini procession in an open van from St. John at the Lateran Basilica, background to St. Mary Major Basilica to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ, in Rome, Thursday, May 26, 2005. Pope Benedict celebrated the evening Mass at St. John Lateran Basilica then traveled a short distance in a procession to St. Mary Major Basilica. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

Just awesome!

[B Knotts]

Our parish is having a procession this weekend. Anyone else's?

[Rosary]

Thank you for bringing Rome and the Procession of Corpus Christi, with the Holy Father ot this site!
Hail Mary's for the Pope going daily!!!!!

[ELS]

May our streets be Jesus' streets! May our homes be homes for Him and with Him! May His Presence penetrate our daily life.

A huge Amen! to that.

[ELS]

Pope Benedict XVI (C) leads a traditional religious procession through the streets of Rome May 26, 2005. It was the first time the Pope, elected on April 19, led the Corpus Domini procession from the Basilica of St. John's to the Basilica of St. Mary Major, the two most popular churches in Rome after St. Peter's at the Vatican. REUTERS/Chris Helgren

[NYer]

Pope Benedict XVI hoists a monstrance containing the Holy Host during a Corpus Domini celebration outside St. Mary Major Basilica to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ, in Rome, Thursday, May 26, 2005. Pope Benedict celebrated the evening Mass at St. John Lateran Basilica then traveled a short distance in a procession to St. Mary Major Basilica. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

Thousands participated in the procession.

[NYer]

"With this gesture, we place before his eyes the sufferings of the sick, the loneliness of young people and the elderly, temptations, fears, our whole life."

Pope Benedict XVI leads the Corpus Domini procession in a canopied flatbed truck from St. John at the Lateran Basilica,seen in the background, towards St. Mary Major Basilica to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ, in Rome, Thursday, May 26, 2005. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

[ELS]

I LOVE Benediction!

[Rosary]

The Divine Praises:
Blessed be God,Blessed be His Most Holy Name, Blessed be Jesus Christ True God and true man......

[padfoot_lover]

We have a big diocesan-wide celebration with Mass and a procession every year at our co-cathedral here in Houston. :-)

[Salvation]

Blessed be God,
Blessed be his Holy Name,
Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man.
Blessed be the Name of Jesus,
Blessed his most Sacred Heart,
Blessed be his most Precious Blood.
Blessed be Jesus in the most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.
Blessed the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete.
Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy.
Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception.
Blessed be her glorious Assumption.
Blessed be the name of Mary, virgin and Mother.
Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse.
Blessed be God in his angels and in his saints.

[Salvation]

Best when chanted.

[Rosary]

Know them,well these,and the Tantum Ergo, O Salutaris as well...thanks

[RepubMommy]

Our parish is having a procession this weekend. Anyone else's?

Ours, in Nutley, NJ.

[Theophane]

We at Our Lady of Walsingham in Houston will, of course.

[Desdemona]

Our parish is having a procession this weekend. Anyone else's?

After the 5pm Mass Sunday with a police escort and 4 Benedictions.

[ELS]

4 Benedictions

Will that be at four different altars?

[Desdemona]

Will that be at four different altars?

Yes, set up along the route around the block.

[Saint Athanasius]

Sorry so late, but my parish is too.