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Ninth Annual Fête-Dieu du Teche Bayou Eucharistic Procession to
Begin in Franklin and Is Offered to End Violence in our Communities
The 9th annual Fête Dieu du Têche will travel a southern route this year. The great procession will begin in the
city of Franklin at the historic Church of the Assumption and will work its way north to St. Peter Catholic Church in New Iberia. The 37-mile Eucharistic Procession by boat this year is offered to beseech the Prince of Peace for peace in our hearts, families, and communities and an end of gun violence now so
prevalent. Once gun violence was a concern only in large cities, now even along the peaceful shores of the Teche there remains a constant threat of violence and death, especially among the youth.
As we enter into this second year of the National Eucharistic Revival, a Renaissance Eucharistique, it is a joy to be
able to honor Our Lord with solemn boldness and love in this manner and share the graces of the Fête- Dieu du Teche with the southern residents of the bayou. Fr. William Blanda, Pastor of St. Peter’s in New Iberia and Vicar Forane of the Southern Deanery stated, “The Fete-Dieu has become a noble tradition here in the Diocese of Lafayette. Our people richly steeped in devotion to Our Lord present in The Most
Blessed Sacrament and to His Holy Mother give honor to this richness which has nurtured the people of our Diocese for many generations. This yearly pilgrimage down the Teche sustains our devotion for our generation and for generations to come.