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Sunday, June 7, 2026Join us at St. Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception for the Archdiocesan Corpus Christi Procession. Following Mass, Archbishop Alexander K. Sample will solemnly consecrate the entire archdiocese to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and impart a Papal Blessing granted by the Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, in honor of our Cathedral’s 100th anniversary. The procession will then proceed escorted through the streets of the Pearl District, concluding with final benediction on the Cathedral’s front steps.
All parishes and schools in the Portland metro area are asked to participate together in this single, metro-wide procession. Catholics from outside the Portland metro area are encouraged to attend as pilgrim groups to the Cathedral, as they are able. Participants may receive a plenary indulgence granted by the Vatican in honor of the Cathedral’s centennial. We invite you to join this growing annual tradition alongside thousands of Catholics from across the region.
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AboutThe Feast of Corpus Christi, also known as the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, is a Catholic celebration of the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist—and thus a sacred reminder that, in every Mass, Jesus’ one sacrifice on the cross is sacramentally made present and offered anew for “the forgiveness of the sins we daily commit” (CCC 1366). Corpus Christi gives Catholics a joyful opportunity to publicly honor our Eucharistic Lord Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. This includes public devotion outside of churches apart from Mass.
The Church celebrates Corpus Christi to profess and adore our Eucharistic Lord. Jesus is truly present body, blood, soul, and divinity in the Eucharist. At every Mass we partake of the Lamb of God, the New Covenant Passover sacrifice. Not only that, this feast highlights the sacramental and sacrificial reality of Christ’s presence. Additionally, it affirms the Church’s teaching on transubstantiation, and invites the faithful into deeper Eucharistic devotion.
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St. Mary's Cathedral, Portland
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