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Priest with Blessed Sacrament

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Vacation in Tirol
Austria, Lechtall, Elbigenalp
Photojournalism - documentary & street photography

Sacraments Procession - photo story
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This photo:
At the third stopping place, near the holy cross at the crossroads : Priest in front of the blessed sacrament, that is now placed on the altar table with angles statues. For the third time the priest is performing the ritual prayers and reading from the Bible.

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NOTE: all external links refer to a Wikipedia page

"A Sacraments procession is a devotional procession in the tradition of the Roman Catholic Church, in which the Blessed Sacrament in a Monstrance in a solemn manner is carried by a priest through the streets of a town or village.
Usually, the Sacraments Processions go out on Sacraments Day. For this occasion, the priest is wearing the Cope, a specific liturgical vestment, and walks under a Baldachin " (Partially translated from the Dutch Wikipedia)

Preliminary to the procession, there is a solemn Eucharist in the church. Sometimes, this Eucharist also can be held outside.

During the procession, traditionally, the Priest with the Holy Sacrament is preceded by the acolytes , carrying the cross and some candles. Then follow the marching band and several groups of the village/town, in their best uniforms or traditional dresses. Often, representatives of these groups are carrying some of the statues of saints and other religious symbols important to that community. The procession can be followed by a (large) group of villagers in prayer (anybody can follow).
During the procession, the rosary is prayed, and religious songs are sung, accompanied by the marching band. There are several stopping places along the route, where the Blessed Sacrament is put down on a table or some kind of 'altar', and other traditional prayers are said, including a reading from the bible. At each stopping place, the people participating in the procession, including all bystanders and watchers, are blessed by the priest holding the Blessed Sacrament. This also can be combined with a blessing of the houses and fields.

A beautiful illustration of this old religious tradition is the painting Artesië by Jules Breton, 1857

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Image size
2592x3872px 5.8 MB
Make
PENTAX Corporation
Model
PENTAX K10D
Shutter Speed
1/90 second
Aperture
F/19.0
Focal Length
38 mm
ISO Speed
400
Date Taken
Jun 17, 2012, 11:22:48 AM
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