BRISBANE’S Catholic Cultural Communities are going to lead more than 4000 people at the Corpus Christi procession through the streets around St Stephen’s Cathedral this year.
Evangelisation Brisbane Multicultural Pastoral Care Inclusion project officer Liliana Ortiz told The Catholic Leader that the procession was an opportunity to give public testimony to “our Catholic faith and the Eucharist”.
“It will be a great day to celebrate together and to acknowledge our Lord with prayers, hymns, and songs,” she said.
“Part of our hope is to share our beliefs not only with Catholics but also with the wider community and society in Brisbane.
“We pray and trust that through this initiative, our Lord will bless the whole Archdiocese of Brisbane.”
In addition to the Corpus Christi Procession on Sunday, she said there would be a vigil night of Adoration on Saturday 10th from 7pm until Sunday before 8am Mass.
Through the night, each cultural community would be responsible for one hour of adoration, where there would be praying for “an increase of faith for believers from all Christian traditions as well as all those who do not believe in God”.
There would also be a Eucharistic Miracles Exhibition, which was a replica of the work done by Blessed Carlo Acutis, and provided by Kieren and Kate Hobbs.
The feast of The Most Holy Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, Corpus Christi, was officially instituted by Pope Urban IV in 1264.
It was introduced at a time in the Church when there were many Eucharistic errors taking place, which Pope Urban and others wished to correct.
Brisbane’s Corpus Christi Procession will start and end at the St Stephen’s Cathedral and includes prayers, rosary, hymns and Benediction led by Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge.
The procession would begin at 2pm.
