We invite you to the CIC’s Second Annual Eucharistic Procession in Our Nation’s Capital on Saturday morning, May 18, 2024. Spread the word to your family, friends, and parishioners to come for a very special day of prayer. Please RSVP your interest in attending on the form below (scroll down).

Schedule:

  • 9:00 am: Doors open at the CIC (our building’s garage will be open)
  • 9:30 am: Mass at the CIC Chapel, with overflow through the CIC and in front of the 1501 K Street building. Mass will be projected onto a large screen on the corner of 15th and K.
  • 10:15 am (approx.): Start of Procession
  • 12:00 noon (approx.): Conclusion

The CIC invites this year’s first communicants to have a very special role processing in front of and throwing rose petals before the Blessed Sacrament (in their First Communion outfits). Please fill out the RSVP form if your child would like to take part, and we will be in touch.

Last year on May 20, 2023, the closest tabernacle to the White House got a little closer with 700 souls processing behind Christ’s Real Presence through the streets of downtown Washington. View this video montage of moments from the first CIC Eucharistic procession in 2023:

A Few FYIs:

  • The procession will go on rain or shine. So check the weather forecast, and bring your umbrella or sunscreen.
  • Dress code: Professional casual to Sunday best.
  • We will have a number of volunteers leading the crowd during the procession. Look for our volunteers wearing bright yellow vests.
  • Once the internal CIC has reached fire-safety capacity, attendee overflow will outdoors. But do not worry as the Mass will be livestreamed onto a large screen on the street and our priests will come outside and distribute Holy Communion.
  • A generous donor is donating hundreds of kneeler cushions for attendees to use to kneel at the outdoor altar stations. It will be first come, first served to receive a cushion.
  • Water and snacks will not be provided.

Here are a few additional scenes from last year:

RSVP for the CIC’s 2nd Annual Eucharistic Procession on May 18th:

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What is a Eucharistic Procession?

The Eucharist is the source and summit of the whole Christian life. A Eucharistic Procession, therefore, is a public witness of the veneration of the most holy Eucharist, conducted through public streets. It takes place in this way: A consecrated host – that is, the real and substantial presence of Jesus Christ: body, blood, soul and divinity – is placed within a monstrance, which is then lifted and carried by a priest who leads the faithful in procession.

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