Eucharistic Procession

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- Encountering Jesus
  
  ON THE STREETS OF DOWNERS GROVE
  
  Sunday, June 2
  Following Noon Mass @
  St. Mary of Gostyn
  
  A Eucharistic Procession, just like Eucharistic Adoration, is an extension of the worship of Jesus Christ, truly present in the Blessed Sacrament. The supreme act of adoration and the source and summit of the Christian life is the celebration of the Mass, and that celebration is prolonged and intensified through Eucharistic worship outside of the Mass.
  
  Be a part of our Corpus Christi Eucharistic Procession between St. Mary of Gostyn and St. Joseph Catholic Churches
- What can I expect if I go?
  
  The Eucharistic Procession will process from St. Mary of Gostyn to St. Joseph Catholic Church, beginning with Noon Mass at St. Mary’s and immediately following we will process with the Blessed Sacrament to St. Joseph’s, concluding with Benediction and Divine Praises. All are welcome to stay for hospitality in St. Joseph's main parking lot.
  If you want to go to another Mass time, you can still come; simply gather by St. Mary’s Church entrance as Mass is ending to join in the Procession.
  
  Our Eucharistic Procession will include prayers, Scripture and music as we walk shoulder-to-shoulder with fellow Catholics, literally following Jesus. It’s a joyful, reverent Procession of praise and worship.
  
  Sunday, June 2
  Following Noon Mass @
  St. Mary of Gostyn
- Mission
  
  In Eucharistic Processions, the missionary aspect of the Eucharist is emphasized as we go forth into the world. Not only gazing upon our Eucharistic Lord, but walking with him, we experience what the disciples did 2000 years ago as they walked with Jesus, proclaiming the Good News to the world.
- Witness
  
  A parish community that undertakes a Eucharistic Procession has made the decision to publicly proclaim its belief in Jesus’ True Presence in the Eucharist. By this public witness of faith, the parish invites people in the community to encounter the Risen Lord present in the Eucharistic Host.
- Invite
  
  For those who participate in the procession, it is an opportunity not only to proclaim their faith but also to grow in their faith. The procession is, finally, an invitation to Jesus himself to be a part of our daily lives, to be immersed in the world in which we live.
- “We entrust these streets, these homes, our daily life, to his goodness. May our streets be streets of Jesus! May our houses be homes for him and with him! May our life of every day be penetrated by his presence.”
  
  Pope Benedict XVI, Homily on Corpus Christi, 26 May 2005
  
  For more details see the entire Knights of Columbus Guidebook on Eucharistic Processions

Encountering Jesus

What can I expect if I go?

“We entrust these streets, these homes, our daily life, to his goodness. May our streets be streets of Jesus! May our houses be homes for him and with him! May our life of every day be penetrated by his presence.”