June 6, 2025 - Archbishop Henning to lead a Corpus Christi Procession by Sea

What
During Corpus Christi weekend, June 21 and 22, Archbishop Richard G. Henning will lead the first Eucharistic procession by sea in the history of the Archdiocese of Boston.

In honor of the feast, the Archbishop will bring the Blessed Sacrament by boat along the North Shore to 11 towns, cities, and Boston neighborhoods for Mass, prayer, and adoration.

Archbishop Henning will be traveling on a 36-foot boat fittingly named Shepherd's Pie, donated for the weekend by the Shepherd family of Winchester. Over two days the boat will be captained by Mark Shepherd and Frank Harrington, Winthrop Harbormaster Charles Famolare, and Father Dan Hennessey, pastor of St. Rose and St. Agnes parishes in Topsfield and Middleton.

When
June 21 & 22, 2025

Where
The Eucharistic procession will begin at Our Lady of Good Voyage in Gloucester and end at Gate of Heaven in South Boston with multiple stops along the way.

Saturday, June 21

• 8:30AM – Mass at Our Lady of Good Voyage, Gloucester

• 10:50AM – Reed Park, Manchester-by-the-Sea

• 12:20PM – Beverly Town Pier, Beverly

• 1:30PM – Salem Maritime National Historic Site, Salem

• 2:50PM – Hammond Park, Marblehead

• 4:15PM – Fisherman’s Beach, Swampscott

• 6:00PM – Prayer Service at St. Michael the Archangel, Winthrop

Sunday, June 22

• 8:15AM – Piers Park, East Boston

• 9:20AM – Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park, North End

• 10:15AM – Fan Pier Park, Seaport District

• 11:05AM – Boston Harbor Yacht Club, South Boston

• 12:00PM – Mass at Gate of Heaven Parish, South Boston
  *All arrival times are estimates. For the full up to date schedule of stops including which locations the Archbishop will disembark, please click here.