Hundreds gathered at Rochester’s St. Stanislaus Kostka Church June 3 to participate in a Mass and eucharistic procession to mark the feast of Corpus Christi and the conclusion of the diocesan Year of the Eucharist. Bishop Salvatore R. Matano carried the Blessed Sacrament in the procession, preceded by children who sprinkled flower petals on the ground. Five of the children wore their first Communion outfits, while the rest were dressed in traditional Polish attire.
Anthony Makula, dressed in traditional Polish attire, participates in a eucharistic procession around St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in Rochester June 3 after the closing Mass for the Year of the Eucharist.
Bishop Salvatore R. Matano exits Rochester’s St. Stanislaus Kostka Church to begin the eucharistic procession around the church.
Children who recently made their first Communion — Emily Whitehouse (from left,) Julia Wnuk, Gabriel Wyrozebski, Adam Mrozek and Maja Gan — bring forward the gifts during Mass.
Anthony Makula, dressed in traditional Polish attire, participates in a eucharistic procession around St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in Rochester.
Bishop Matano processes with the Blessed Sacrament toward the third altar.
The procession makes its way to the final altar.
