Corpus Christi Procession - June 19 2022 - Saint George Parish Ottawa ON

On Sunday, June 19, Saint George Parish in Ottawa celebrated

Corpus Christi, the Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.

• 9am: Mass with Archbishop Terrence Prendergast

• 10am Procession and singing! with members of St G, St. Albertus and Annunciaion of the Bl. Virgin Mary parishes

• 11am: Potluck lunch with finger foods in St. G parish hall

All were invited to attend this special celebration for Corpus Christi

-- a liturgical highpoint before the summer.

There was a pot luck dinner after the programme

For more information click here

As a side note to this, about 11 years ago two dear friends of mine , 

Diane Naipaul and Gemma O'Sullivan organized a special mass with

 prayers for the Healing of the Nation of Canada click here  ( Diane's website) 

which was held at Saint George Parish. 

I'm thinking that  Canada as a Nation is so in need of healing, now more than ever 

Jesus heal our nation! Bring your people back!
We have strayed so far from you! Help us to enter through the narrow gate!
Give us courage to always proclaim your truth lovingly but honestly. Amen

Annunciation of the Lord - homily, June 22, 2022

Corpus Christi Procession - Saint Catherine of Sienna Metcalfe - June 19, 2022

Thank you Father Hezuk Shroff!

In honor of the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, which was celebrated in our Archdiocese this year on Sunday, June 19, the parish had a Eucharistic Procession after the 11 am Mass. This took place outside the church but remained on church property. The procession concluded with the Divine Praises and Solemn Benediction inside the church.

All were welcomed and most encouraged to attend this procession in honor of Jesus, truly present in the Holy Eucharist!

O Sacrament most holy,

O Sacrament divine,

all praise and all thanksgiving

be every moment Thine!

Corpus Christi Procession - Saint Maurice Parish - June 19 2022

Thank you Father Tim Devine and God bless you!

Procession from the church and around the block following the 9AM Mass. 

Corpus Christi Procession - Saint Clement - Ottawa On, June 19 2022

I don't have any photos of the procession which I know was sacred and beautiful. However, I did take a few pictures of the inside of Saint Clement Church a few months ago when I went to mass with Madeleine, Maryke, and Lorraine before participating in the Rosary Convoy on Parliament Hill

Thank you to the Priests of St. Clement

This is from the bulletin 

Corpus Christi Procession Sunday June 19th At the 10:30 Mass, in conjunction with our First Holy Communion. BBQ & refreshments served under the tent. Procession de la Fête-Dieu le dimanche 19 juin 

À la messe de 10h30, en même temps que les premières communions. BBQ et rafraîchissements servis sous la tente.

From Madeleine Lafleur

St. Clément with hundreds of parishioners processed down four streets and went to a nearby park, and said some prayers in the kiosk at the top of the hill with  Alleluia, praise the Lord!

Corpus Christi Procession Saint-Grégoire-de-Nazianze Church in Vankleek Hill, June 19, 2022

Article and photos by Reid Masson

https://thereview.ca/2022/06/20/saint-gregoire-de-nazianze-church-celebrates-feast-of-corpus-christi/

Parishioners at Saint-Grégoire-de-Nazianze Church in Vankleek Hill celebrated mass in the church at 10 a.m. on Sunday, June 19, before proceeding shortly after 11 a.m. with a procession through the streets around the church. 

Parishioners of Saint-Grégoire-de-Nazianze Church in Vankleek Hill commemorated the 225th anniversary of Vankleek Hill, on Sunday, June 19, by celebrating the Feast of Corpus Christi publicly and solemnly, as their forefathers did during the 50s, 60s and 70s.

A type of celebration that dates back to the second half of the thirteenth century, Corpus Christi is primarily a Roman Catholic festival, but it is also acknowledged in the calendar of a few Anglican churches and celebrated by some Western Rite Orthodox Christians. Corpus Christi means the Body of Christ and refers to the Holy Communion, Last Supper or Lord’s Supper. It honors the body of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.

Years ago, this feast was presided over by an archbishop, followed by priests, deacons and members of various parish groups like school children, Knights of Columbus, Optimist Club members, etc. The festival of Corpus Christi gave rise in many places to a procession, during which the priest carried the Eucharist, on display in a parade through the streets, then taken to a home which had been decorated with banners and flowers. The procession would proceed with parishioners praying and singing hymns.

Parishioners at Saint-Grégoire-de-Nazianze Church in Vankleek Hill celebrated mass in the church at 10 a.m. before proceeding shortly after 11 a.m. with a procession through the streets around the church. The procession ended at 154 Higginson Street, where a temporary altar, decorated with candles, flowers and various decorative objects was installed at a parishioner’s home, where the procession paused to pray and sing hymns.

Photos by Reid Mason

Corpus Christi Procession 2022 - St. Mary’s Parish, Ottawa

Thank you Father Mark Goring and God bless you!