{"id":488000,"date":"2026-06-07T20:15:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T20:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/488000\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T20:15:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T20:15:12","slug":"thousands-brave-elements-for-centenary-cork-city-eucharistic-procession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/488000\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands brave elements for centenary Cork city Eucharistic procession"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">The appalling weather could not deter the faithful attending the 100th Eucharistic procession in Cork city yesterday, and neither could a one-point defeat to Limerick.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5110314_7_articleinlinemobile_EOHCorpus15.jpg\" alt=\"Braving the wet weather during the centenary year Eucharistic procession in Cork.\u00a0\u00a0\" title=\"Braving the wet weather during the centenary year Eucharistic procession in Cork.\u00a0\u00a0\" class=\"card-img\"\/>Braving the wet weather during the centenary year Eucharistic procession in Cork.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In truth, the Munster hurling final didn\u2019t seem to be on too many minds on the slow walk from the North Cathedral to the Grand Parade, even if \u2013 in the words of Bishop Fintan Gavin \u2013 \u201cthe weather couldn\u2019t have been much worse\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5110317_7_articleinlinemobile_EOHCorpus18.jpg\" alt=\"A section of the large crowd who braved the wet weather during the centenary year Eucharistic procession.\" title=\"A section of the large crowd who braved the wet weather during the centenary year Eucharistic procession.\" class=\"card-img\"\/>A section of the large crowd who braved the wet weather during the centenary year Eucharistic procession.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">One organiser estimated there were more than 5,000 people in attendance, well up on last year, and that didn\u2019t seem too much of a stretch, as young and old braved June rain that no longer feels unseasonal.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5110320_7_articleinlinemobile_EOHCorpus19.jpg\" alt=\"Joe Murphy, Ballincollig a former marshall who has attended over 60 processions who braved the wet weather.\" title=\"Joe Murphy, Ballincollig a former marshall who has attended over 60 processions who braved the wet weather.\" class=\"card-img\"\/>Joe Murphy, Ballincollig a former marshall who has attended over 60 processions who braved the wet weather.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Cork&#8217;s first Eucharistic procession occurred a century ago in a bid to bring the city together in the wake of the Civil War.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">That first procession saw 40,000 people attend, and for many years the annual Cork ceremony was the largest in the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Times have changed since 1926, but Bishop Gavin told  The Echo\u00a0the turnout was a testament to the great faith of Cork people of all ages.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5110323_7_articleinlinemobile_EOHCorpus09.jpg\" alt=\"The massed choir during the centenary year Eucharistic procession in Cork.\u00a0\u00a0\" title=\"The massed choir during the centenary year Eucharistic procession in Cork.\u00a0\u00a0\" class=\"card-img\"\/>The massed choir during the centenary year Eucharistic procession in Cork.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In his homily, the bishop said a century after the first Cork Eucharistic procession, the Catholic community in the city gathered \u201cin faith, in prayer, and in hope\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">It was he said, a gathering in gratitude for all those who had go<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5110326_7_articleinlinemobile_EOHCorpus03.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a0Representatives from various countries who braved the wet weather during the centenary year Eucharistic procession in Cork.\u00a0\u00a0\" title=\"\u00a0Representatives from various countries who braved the wet weather during the centenary year Eucharistic procession in Cork.\u00a0\u00a0\" class=\"card-img\"\/>\u00a0Representatives from various countries who braved the wet weather during the centenary year Eucharistic procession in Cork.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">ne before, who had carried the tradition through the century.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cToday isn\u2019t just about looking back, it&#8217;s not just an anniversary, about something that happened 100 years ago, it\u2019s about recognising the Lord today, in the people who have gathered, in the Eucharist that we carried, the Lord who is with us, and leads us forward in faith.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The appalling weather could not deter the faithful attending the 100th Eucharistic procession in Cork city yesterday, 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