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March 5, 2025The smell of incense and the sound of bells and cantors singing filled the halls of Bishop
McGuinness Catholic High School Feb. 25 as a Eucharistic Procession moved through in honor of Jubilee Year 2025.
Joined by altar servers and theology teachers, Father Rick Stansberry processed with the
Blessed Sacrament in a monstrance from the chapel through the hallways of the school.
Symbolic of their current status as pilgrims on the way to full reunion with God, students,
faculty and staff left their classrooms and offices to kneel in reverence as the procession
passed.
As an altar server in the procession, freshman Franchesca Santos, witnessed the students’
reaction along the way.
“Seeing all of the students kneeling and bowing and genuflecting, it made me hopeful for our future, but also in the school that we were growing closer to God in this way,” Santos said.
Campus Minister Kelly Allen organized the Eucharistic Procession in an effort to teach students about the Jubilee tradition. She said the idea for the procession came from a group of parents.
Once approved by Father Stansberry and school administrators, the school’s Saint Tarcisius Society began finding altar servers for the event, and the theology teachers worked to educate the student body.
“One thing that I love about this was that it was a full community event,” Allen said. “All of the staff and the faculty helped set the tone. I was in awe of how respectful and reverent the
community was. It really was a whole, school-wide effort.”
Photo: (Above) Fr. Rick Stansberry processed with the Blessed Sacrament in a monstrance from the chapel through the hallways of Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School. Photos provided.
Students, faculty and staff held a Eucharistic Procession on Feb. 25 at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School in Oklahoma City.
