BULLITT COUNTY, Ky. — Among the Corpus Christi celebrations that took place around the Archdiocese of Louisville over the weekend was a motorcade that processed down Highway 61 the morning of June 7, carrying the Eucharist for 14 miles in the bed of a truck from St. Benedict Church in Lebanon Junction to St. Aloysius Church in Shepherdsville.
Incense filled the street and flooded the air as bells rang out from the motorcade, composed of parishioners from the two parishes. As the 20 or so cars progressed down Highway 61, curious residents stepped out on their porches to watch the spectacle pass by.
“The Blessed Sacrament is a gift to the entire church,” said Father Adam Carrico, the pastor of both parishes, who was buckled in the bed of the truck for stability as he held the monstrance. He said the procession was part of an effort to “strengthen ties” between the two communities.
The procession began at St. Benedict after the 9 a.m. Mass and concluded at St. Aloysius, where the 11 a.m. Mass began. In his homily during the Mass at St. Aloysius, Father Carrico encouraged parishioners to “really build it up” if they see questions about the procession on social media.
“The road is an image for life,” said Father Carrico. “How many of us — including myself — have driven up and down 61 time and time again, never really recognizing that the Lord is with you in that ordinary reality you’ve experienced?”
Father Carrico added that he will never be able to drive down the highway “the same” way again, knowing that the Lord, consecrated, made the journey in his physical form.
