- 2016-05-27
- This Sunday, over a dozen parishes in the Catholic Diocese of Arlington will honor the Eucharist on the Feast of Corpus Christi with a Eucharistic procession. During this procession, a priest or deacon, will display the Eucharist in a gold vessel called a monstrance and lead the faithful in prayer as they process around the parish church and, at times, through the surrounding neighborhood.
The Feast of Corpus Christi was instituted in 1264 by Pope Urban IV. Also known as the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ, this day celebrates in a special way the Holy Eucharist, which Catholics believe is truly the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The following parishes of the Catholic Diocese of Arlington will mark the Feast of Corpus Christi this Sunday, May 29, with this procession:
All Saints Catholic Church, Manassas
Following the 1:30 p.m. Mass
Further information here
St. Timothy Catholic Church, Chantilly
Following the 12:30 p.m. Mass
Further information here
St. Raymond of Penafort Catholic Church, Springfield
Following the 12:15 p.m. Mass
Further information here
St. Veronica Catholic Church, Chantilly
Following the 10:45 a.m. Mass
Further information here
Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Annandale
Following the 12:00 p.m. Mass
Further information here
St. Mary of Sorrows, Fairfax
2:00 p.m.
Further information here
St. John the Apostle, Leesburg
3:30 p.m.
Further information here
Queen of Apostles, Alexandria
Following the noon Mass
Further information here
St. John the Beloved, McLean
Following the 5:00 p.m. Mass
Further information here
St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Fredericksburg
Following the 7:00 p.m. Saturday evening Mass (May 28)
Further information here
St. John the Baptist, Front Royal
6:00 p.m.
Further information here
St. Andrew Catholic Church, Clifton
Following the 12:30 Mass
Further information here
St. Michael Catholic Church, Annandale
Following the 12:00 noon Mass
Further information here
St. William of York Catholic Church, Stafford
Following the 12:15 p.m. Mass
Further information here
