40-Mile Boat Procession to Honor Blessed Sacrament churchmilitant.com
Fete-Dieu 2020 set to overcome COVID-19
The religious community of the diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana is sponsoring its sixth annual holy eucharistic boat procession on Aug. 15 and is inviting Catholics from around the country — and the world — to join in.
Fête-Dieu du Teche organizer Fr. Michael Champagne, CJC, explained the purpose of the procession to Church Militant: "Here in Catholic Louisiana we can show America and the world that men and women, black and white, young and old, can exercise safely and peacefully our right to religious freedom and adore our God together."
"The Church has always held eucharistic processions for the end of plagues and pandemics, and we do the same this year offering Fête-Dieu 2020 to overcome COVID-19," Fr. Champagne stated…
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