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Celebrating Jesus in the Eucharist

Parishioners of St. Ferdinand Parish, 5900 W. Barry, marked the annual Feast of Corpus Christi with a procession through the parish neighborhood on May 25. Many European and Hispanic cultures customarily honor this feast with public eucharistic processions like this one.

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Parishioners carry a statue of the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child through the streets surrounding St. Ferdinand Parish on the Northwest Side.

Photo: Brian J. Morowczynski / Catholic New World