Newport Deanery

Corpus Christi Procession
Sunday 6th June 2010

On this afternoon we were all invited to gather,
with our neighbouring Catholics, neighbouring Parishes,
and Neighbouring Deanery for the annual
PROCESSION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
in Llantarnam Abbey Chapel and grounds.

 


The Procession began with a gathering in the Abbey Chapel and an introductory prayer by the Reverend Kevin Payne.




'Praise My Soul the King of Heaven'

Order of Procession:

      • Cross Bearer
      • Altar Servers
      • First Communicants
      • New Converts
      • Clergy
      • Acolytes
      • Thurifers
      • Blessed Sacrament
      • Congregation

'Sweet Sacrament Divine'

'This is my body, broken for you,
Bringing you wholeness,
making you free.
Take it and eat it, and when you do,
Do it in love for me.
'

Litany of the Holy Name
: Have Mercy on Us

 

'Oh Bread of Heaven beneath this Veil'

'Jesus, my Lord, my God, my All'



'Jesus our love for You we sing,
living Lord'
'Be still for the power of the Lord is moving in this place'


(Genesis 14: 18 - 20)
Melchizedek king of Salem brought bread and wine; he was a priest of God Most High. He pronounced this blessing: Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth. And blessed be God Most High for putting your enemies into your clutches. And Abram gave him a tenth of everything.



'Lauda Jerusalem, Dominum'

(1 Corinthians 11:23-26)
Brothers and sisters: I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you,that the Lord Jesus, on the night he was handed over,took bread, and, after he had given thanks,broke it and said, "This is my body that is for you.Do this in remembrance of me."In the same way also the cup, after supper, saying,"This cup is the new covenant in my blood.Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me."For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup,you proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes.

Luke 9:11b-17

Jesus spoke to the crowds about the kingdom of God, and he healed those who needed to be cured. As the day was drawing to a close, the Twelve approached him and said, "Dismiss the crowd so that they can go to the surrounding villages and farms and find lodging and provisions; for we are in a deserted place here." He said to them, "Give them some food yourselves." They replied, "Five loaves and two fish are all we have, unless we ourselves go and buy food for all these people." Now the men there numbered about five thousand. Then he said to his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about fifty." They did so and made them all sit down. Then taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing over them, broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. They all ate and were satisfied. And when the leftover fragments were picked up, they filled twelve wicker baskets.

Prayer for Priests

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Eternal Father,
Son of the Virgin Mary,
We thank you for offering your life in the sacrifice on the Cross
and for renewing this sacrifice in every Mass celebrated throughout the world.
In the power of the Holy Spirit we adore you
and proclaim your living presence in the Eucharist.
We desire to imitate the love you show us in your death and resurrection
by loving and serving one another.
We ask you to call many young people to religious life,
and to provide the holy and generous Priests that are so needed in your Church today.
Lord Jesus, hear our prayer.
Amen.

Divine Praises
Blessed be God.
Blessed be His Holy Name.
Blessed be Jesus Christ true God and true man.
Blessed be the name of Jesus.
Blessed be His Most Precious Blood.
Blessed be Jesus in the most Holy Sacrament of the altar.
Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete.
Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy.
Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception.
Blessed be Saint Joseph, her most chaste Spouse.
Blessed be God in his angels and in his Saints.

Therefore we before Him bending

This great Sacrment revere.
'Thine be the glory,
risen conqu'ring Son'