Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Corpus Christi Processions in St Louis, June 10

Archbishop Raymond Burke will be the principal celebrant and homilist at a Mass at 5 p.m. at the Cathedral Basilica, Lindell Boulevard and Newstead Avenue, and will lead a procession around the block following Mass.

Other Catholic parishes and institutions in the St. Louis Archdiocese also will hold Corpus Christi processions. Among the June 10 processions are:

Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish,
921 Smith Ave. in Ferguson, after 11 a.m. Mass. Call (314) 210-9233.

Sacred Heart Parish,
751 N. Jefferson St., Florissant, after 9 a.m. Mass. Call (314) 868-0730.

St. Agatha Parish,
3239 S. Ninth St., following 10 a.m. Mass. Call (314) 772-1603.

St. Ambrose Parish,
5130 Wilson Ave., gather at 6 p.m., procession begins at 6:30 p.m. Call (314) 771-1228.

St. Anthony of Padua Parish,
3140 Meramec St., after 9 a.m. Mass. Call (314) 353-7470.

St. Clement of Rome Parish,
1510 Bopp Road in Des Peres, after 11 a.m. Mass. Call (314) 965-0709.

St. Francis of Assisi Parish,
4556 Telegraph Road in Oakville, after 7 a.m. Mass. Call (314) 892-2020.

St. John the Baptist Parish,
4200 Delor St. in South St. Louis, after 9 a.m. Mass. Call (314) 353-1255.

St. Peter Parish,
243 W. Argonne Dr. in Kirkwood, after 11 a.m. Mass. Call (314) 966-8600.

The St. Charles Deanery will join in the Corpus Christi observance with a procession at 6 p.m. June 10 at three sites in St. Charles. In past years, the event included about 1,000 participants.

The first Benediction will take place at St. Charles Borromeo Church, 601 N. Fourth St. The second will follow at the Shrine of St. Philippine Duchesne at the Academy of the Sacred Heart, 619 N. Second St. The third will be at St. Peter Church, 324 S. Third St. Refreshments will be served afterward at St. Peter Parish. For more information, call (636) 946-6170.

Additional information available from the St Louis Review website, here.

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