Corpus Christi at Gricigliano and the celebration of the 70th anniversary of priesthood of His Eminence Cardinal Simoni, friend of the Institute, now retired in Florence after 28 years spent in the atrocious prisons of the Albanian communist regime.
Solemn Mass, procession of the Most Blessed Sacrament through the gardens of the Seminary, Adoration and the reading of the Apostolic Blessing of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV in honour of His Eminence.
“I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, he shall live for ever.”
(Gospel according to Saint John, VI)
“Whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthily shall be guilty of the Body and Blood of the Lord.”
(First Epistle of Saint Paul to the Corinthians, XI)
“How sweet is Your Spirit, O Lord! To show Your tenderness to Your children You give them a delicious bread from heaven; You fill the hungry with good things, and the rich and weary You send away empty‑handed.”
(Antiphon of the Magnificat – First Vespers of the Office of the Feast of the Most Blessed Sacrament)
