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CALL Cathedral adoration part of unprecedented worldwide eucharistic effort
BETWEEN four and five hundred people responded to Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB’s call to join him in Saint Mary’s Cathedral on Sunday, June 2 for a Holy Hour to mark the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of the Lord, more popularly known as the Feast of Corpus Christi. Pope Francis had asked that all the bishops of the world gather in their Cathedrals with their people on this one day so that the whole Church might be united in prayer for the needs of the Church and the world. In particular the Pope had asked that two intentions might be especially remembered: firstly, that we pray for all those people around the world who are suffering from violence, from drug or human trafficking, or from economic insecurity and for all those who have been pushed to the margins of our society. Secondly that all pray for young people, especially those who feel lost or abandoned, those who are struggling with their faith, and those who feel no hope. These intentions were included in a series of three prayers led by the Archbishop. He prayed a prayer of repentance asking that through repentance and sorrow the Church might be seen once more as beautiful, without spot or wrinkle, holy and without
blemish. He prayed a prayer of petition in which, in addition to the intentions mentioned above, he asked that all might be given the grace to listen to God’s word and to respond to it in faith as Mary did. Lastly he prayed a prayer of thanksgiving in which, on behalf of all participants, he thanked God for the gift of the Eucharist through which all are made one body in Christ and drawn into the mystery of God’s divine life. Through the hymns, the readings, the prayers and the times of silent adoration and reflection participants were able to experience something of the peace which is the Lord’s Eucharistic gift. We experienced too a real sense of communion with the Lord, with each other and with the Holy Father and the Universal Church. At the conclusion of the Holy Hour, as the Archbishop left the Cathedral, all joined in singing the hymn “Christ our Light” as an affirmation of faith in Christ who is “the Way, the Truth and the Life”. The Archbishop expressed his gratitude to all those who had supported this important initiative, especially Fr John-Noel Marie, assistant priest at the Cathedral who took charge of the arrangements and Ms Jacinta Jakovcevic, Cathedral Organist and Director of Music. - SUPPLIED
Pope Francis carries a monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament during the Corpus Christi observance on May 30 in Rome. PHOTO: PAUL HARING, CNS
All over the world: Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles carries the Eucharist inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles on June 2 during the worldwide holy hour of eucharistic adoration. Catholics attend a eucharistic adoration service outside St Joseph Cathedral in Hanoi, the same day. PHOTOS: LEFT: VICTOR ALEMAN, VIDA NUEVA; RIGHT: REUTERS