Washington Auxiliary Bishop Mario Dorsonville is joined by clergy and members of Our Lady Help of Christians Parish in Waldorf as they participated in a Corpus Christi procession outside the church on June 19, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Our Lady Help of Christians Parish)
As he celebrated a June 19 Mass at Our Lady Help of Christians Church in Waldorf and led a Corpus Christi procession there after the Mass, Washington Auxiliary Bishop Mario Dorsonville emphasized that the Eucharist is central to the lives of Christians.
Father Alain Colliou, the pastor of Our Lady Help of Christians, and the parochial vicar there, Father Jan Pietryga, concelebrated the Mass marking the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.
Washington Auxiliary Bishop Mario Dorsonville elevates the Eucharist during a June 19 Mass for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ at Our Lady Help of Christians Church in Waldorf. Standing beside him is Father Alain Colliou, the parish’s pastor who concelebrated the Mass. (Photo courtesy of Our Lady Help of Christians Parish)
In his homily, Bishop Dorsonville said the Eucharist has played a central role in his vocational journey. He said that the Corpus Christi procession after the Mass would offer a “visible sign of the mission of every Christian,” that is, “the proclamation of the Kingdom of God with one’s one life after being nourished by the Eucharist.”
After the June 19 Mass for the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, Bishop Dorsonville led the Eucharistic procession outside Our Lady Help of Christians Church, joined by clergy and parishioners there. (Photos courtesy of Our Lady Help of Christians Parish)
Following the Mass, Bishop Dorsonville was accompanied by the priests, deacons, a dozen altar boys, and more than 100 parishioners who processed outside the church with the Blessed Sacrament and then around the Smallwood Village Center in Waldorf.
The Corpus Christi procession on June 19 that began at Our Lady Help of Christians Church continued past the nearby Smallwood Village Center in Waldorf. (Photos courtesy of Our Lady Help of Christians Parish)
With hymns and songs, the parish community shared the joy of the Paschal Mystery made present in the sacrament of the Eucharist.
Participants in Our Lady Help of Christians Parish’s Eucharistic procession in their neighborhood on June 19 concluded their prayerful walk by returning to the church, and Washington Auxiliary Bishop Mario Dorsonville led the benediction near the church entrance. (Photos courtesy of Our Lady Help of Christians Parish)
The procession concluded with the benediction at the entrance of the church.
