Cork's Corpus Christi Procession choir in 2005 was the Cathedral Choir.
Cork City's Eucharistic Procession is to take to the streets of Cork on Sunday June 11th after a three-year absence.
This will be the first Procession in the city since 2019, with the previous three being cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic and guidelines.
The 2023 Procession will begin at 3pm at the Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne, and, for the first time, will take a new route, crossing Christy Ring Bridge concluding at Ss Peter and Paul's Church for a Homily and Benediction celebrated by Most Reverend Fintan Gavin, Bishop of Cork and Ross.
The Eucharistic Procession has been a milestone in religious and community life since the first one took place in 1926.
Before this, each parish held its own Eucharistic Procession, but it was felt that it was needed to unite the people of Cork city in prayer after the divisions of the Civil War. This worked, and the first Procession was attended by 40,000 people who took to the streets to worship as a community of parishes.
This year, as well as taking a slightly different route, people are being encouraged to join at the Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne, and walk the Procession collectively from this point, if they are able.
Photo shows the Choir of the Cathedral of St. Mary and St. Anne singing at the Procession in 2005. This year's choir will have members of choirs from parishes and churches across the city.
