Holy Mass will be followed by a Eucharistic Procession through the streets of Portland. Parishes across the metro area are asked to unite with the Cathedral in this public witness of faith by organizing parish groups to join the procession after their parish Masses. In celebration of the Cathedral’s Centennial Year, the faithful may receive a plenary indulgence granted by the Vatican. For this same occasion, Pope Leo XIV has also granted Archbishop Sample the faculty to impart a Papal Blessing, which he will confer at the conclusion of Mass.
The 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 of Calvary is sacramentally made present and offered anew for “the forgiveness of the sins we daily commit” (CCC 1366). While Holy Thursday recalls Christ’s institution of the Eucharist at the Last Supper, Corpus Christi gives Catholics a joyful opportunity to honor our Eucharistic Lord Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. This includes public devotion apart from Mass.