7,000 Strong: St. Paul Eucharistic Procession Called ‘A Minor Miracle’, by Jonathan Liedl
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The Source and Summit Eucharistic Procession makes its way along Summit Avenue in St. Paul on its way to the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul. DAVE HRBACEK | THE CATHOLIC SPIRIT
By Jonathan Liedl , EWTN News, May 29, 2024
Jonathan Liedl is senior editor for the Register. His background includes state Catholic conference work, three years of seminary formation, and tutoring at a university Christian study center. Liedl holds a B.A. in Political Science and Arabic Studies (Univ. of Notre Dame), an M.A. in Catholic Studies (Univ. of St. Thomas), and is currently completing an M.A. in Theology at the Saint Paul Seminary. He lives in Minnesota’s Twin Cities. …
The Source and Summit Eucharistic Procession in St. Paul was the single largest event thus far of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, uniting the past, present, and future of the local archdiocese
No one was expecting 7,000 people to walk the streets of St. Paul with Jesus.
Less than 3,000 had registered for the May 27 Eucharistic procession, and the combination of a foreboding forecast and the Memorial Day holiday dampened organizers’ expectations for an extraordinary turnout.
And yet extraordinary is exactly what happened on Summit Avenue, as an enormous crowd of Catholics braved ominous thunderclouds and forewent holiday relaxation to make the 4.5-mile walk with the Blessed Sacrament down the Minnesota capital city’s most iconic thoroughfare, past rows of Victorian-era estates — including the governor’s mansion. …
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