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Corpus Christi, Revisited

Some of you may remember that several weeks ago--before I braved the Wild West--I participated in Church of the Advent's 150 year anniversary celebration in San Francisco. The sesquicentennial (big word!) hit a high note with the feast of Corpus Christi, observed on May 22 with a lovely Mass, a procession of the Blessed Sacrament, and solemn benediction in the garden. It was a beautiful occasion and a wonderful way for me to end my first year of field education at Advent. Here is a youtube video of the procession and benediction.

It was really nice to watch this video for the first time yesterday, as it helped me remember all the wonderful folks at Advent and made me appreciate, even more, the deep faith and beautiful piety of our community. Can't find liturgy like this in Omaha!

Bread of Heaven

Tonight Church of the Advent celebrates Corpus Christi, the feast of the institution of the Eucharist. It is also the culmination of Advent's 150 year anniversary celebration, and we are expecting all kinds of people to join our parish in celebrating our long history of ministry. My job is to hold the bishop's hat...err...mitre, which I plan on doing flawlessly (we'll see...). For you church geeks out there, be happy to  know that we will be taking Jesus around the block in his monstrance, replete with police escort! The evening ends with solemn benediction in the garden, where I will be lying face down on the grass with the bishop's hat. Should be tricky, but also quite beautiful. I'll post pictures if I'm not too embarrassed to take them...