Over 3,000 Catholics Fill Portland, Oregon, Streets for Eucharistic Procession

Over 3,000 Catholics fill Portland, Oregon, streets for Eucharistic procession

The event marked the first time the city of Portland, Oregon, has permitted a public Catholic procession through the main streets of downtown in several decades.

Over 3,000 Catholics Fill Portland, Oregon, Streets for Eucharistic Procession

Courtesy photo Over 3,000 Catholics filled the streets of Portland, Oregon, on Sunday, June 22, 2025, for a major Eucharistic procession led by Archbishop Alexander Sample. In his homily at the Mass, Archbishop Sample framed the day as a turning point for the archdiocese.

Coast-to-Coast Corpus Christi Processions: Portland’s Historic First & DC's Enduring Tradition Draw Thousands

As the Blessed Sacrament was brought forth after Corpus Christi Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland, Oregon, this marked the first time in decades that Portland authorities permitted a public Catholic procession to pass through the heart of downtown. Thousands of Catholics filled the city’s streets for the landmark Eucharistic procession led by Archbishop Alexander Sample. In his homily at the Mass preceding the…

From the Incarnation to the Ascension, Pentecost, and Corpus Christi

The Feast of Corpus Christi, celebrating the Eucharist as the true Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Christ, invites profound reflection on the sanctity of life, especially in light of contemporary discussions surrounding abortion, what many call the “anti-sacrament” of what we consider the “source and summit” of the spiritual life of the Church (Lumen […]

Eucharistic processions mark the feast of Corpus Christi - The Record Newspaper

Parishioners of Holy Spirit Church processed with the Blessed Sacrament on the feast of Corpus Christi on June 22. The procession was the first of its kind for the parish, said associate pastor Father Matthew Millay. (Record Photo by Ruby Thomas) On the feast of Corpus Christi, June 22, more than a dozen parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville honored the Blessed Sacrament with eucharistic processions. For one parish — Holy Spirit Church — it …