Many hundreds of Catholics joined the Eucharistic procession in D.C., which is part of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage traveling the country.
More than 1,000 people processed through the streets of downtown Washington, D.C. on Saturday morning as the third annual National Eucharistic Pilgrimage made its way through the nation’s capital.
“Today we are going to bring Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament to the streets of Washington, D.C.,” Father Charles Trullols, the director of the Catholic Information Center, said in a homily during the June 6 morning Mass before the procession began.
The procession offers “public witness to our faith,” Father Trullols said, displaying “the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist, Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity” to each person the procession passes by. Dozens of onlookers stopped to watch the procession, with many taking photos and videos.
The route began outside the Catholic Information Centerʼs K Street headquarters and went past Lafayette Square, which faces the White House. It also passed Farragut Square, McPherson Square, and the Veterans Affairs building.
