The power of Adoration
The Bishop of Cork and Ross, Bishop Fintan Gavin, led the annual Corpus Christi Eucharistic Procession which took place on Sunday, through the streets of Cork City. This year marked the 99th anniversary of the inaugural Procession. One of the longest running traditions in the city - the first procession took place in 1926. Taking the Eucharistic Procession through the streets emerged in the years after the War of Independence and the Civil War in a bid to heal division. To facilitate the increasing numbers taking part each year, the liturgy and benediction of the Blessed Sacrament took place on a specially erected stage and altar on the Grand Parade.
Brian Lougheed
An abundance of individual testimony shows that attendance at a service of Benediction, or just being present in silence while the Blessed Sacrament is exposed, can change hearts and heal minds.
It is even possible that every individual Catholic has had some such experience, but has not felt obliged to share it. Benediction and Adoration went out of fashion after the Second Vatican Council, but is enjoying an inspiring resurgence, especially among young people, as last weekend’s Adoremus celebrations across Great Britain – and across the globe – proved.
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