Candlelight Eucharistic procession after volleyball game at Sedalia Sacred Heart School
Part of a new series of activities giving witness to faith’s influence
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“Here I am Lord. Is it I Lord? I have heard you calling in the night. I will go, Lord, if you lead me. I will hold your people in my heart.”
Chosen and led by a group of Sacred Heart students, this well-known hymn rang out with gusto through the halls of Sacred Heart School the evening of Sept. 11, following the girls’ volleyball victory over Sweet Springs.
More than 100 students, parents, and members of St. Vincent de Paul Parish took part in a Eucharistic Procession from McGremlin Gym through the halls on each floor of the school building, finishing with a candlelight procession across Third Street into Sacred Heart Chapel for a brief time of prayer, followed by Benediction.
Despite a late start due to the varsity volleyball game going to five sets, more than 100 students and parishioners stayed to take part in the procession.
It was the first in a series of events being planned for this year to give public witness to the Catholic faith that informs every activity at Sacred Heart, including its athletic program.
Through these events, students show the broader community that they are both athletes and disciples.
By bringing Jesus fully present in the Most Blessed Sacrament through the school’s halls, they not only blessed the building, but actively expressed their desire to make Jesus a part of all they do there — from the gym to the cafeteria, from the kindergarten to the high school classrooms and everywhere in between.
Several teachers expressed that having had the Body of Christ carried in procession through the school, the hallways are now “holy land.”
The next event in this series will be on Friday, Sept. 27, immediately following the boys’ homecoming soccer game.
All are invited to take part in Adoration Under the Stars out at the soccer field.
The time of adoration will include Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, communal prayers, silence and music, concluding with Benediction.
Fr. Berhorst is associate pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Parish and director of faith formation for Sacred Heart School, both in Sedalia.
