Today 19 june 2014 the second day of the carpet of flowers at arundel cathedral bishop kieran will be joined by the apostolic nuncio archbishop antonio mennini for a mass for corpus christi at 5 30pm followed by the procession of the blessed sacrament from the cathedral to the arundel castle grounds where he will lead prayers and benediction.
Corpus christi carpet of flowers.
Throughout the day you can see the carpet across the center of sitges.
This is the second day of the visit of the nuncio.
Now famous for its carpet of flowers down the aisle which is free to visit corpus christi is a special time to visit arundel.
One of the main events is the sitges flower carpet festival on sunday 18th june 2017 only.
Mass preceding the procession takes place at 5 30.
Carpet of flowers and procession are cancelled this year.
Swept over the carpet.
A carpet that leads between the aisles towards the high altar the oldest such carpet in britain.
Corpus christi carpets of flowers are often outside displays and ca be found across catholic southern countries such as spain and italy.
View sitges flower streets corpus christi 2011 in a larger map.
It s now too late for this year plan your visit for next year which is on thursday 31st may.
The cathedral is worth a visit anytime and this is a lovely british city to walk around it is full of unique shops country pubs and walks by the river arun.
See the google map below and a printable one here.
For over 140 years arundel cathedral has celebrated the feast of corpus christi with a magnificent festival of flowers featuring a world famous carpet of flowers in the central aisle of the cathedral and a procession of the blessed sacrament from the cathedral to the courtyard of arundel castle where benediction is given.
We have been asked for views of this year design of this year s carpet of flowers corpus christi 2016.
Between 10 00 to 15 00.
The sitges corpus festival celebrates the corpus christi for a week from saturday 17th to sunday 25th june 2017.
Catifa de flors means flower carpet in the catalan language.
You can watch the carpet being made at the cathedral on the preceding tuesday following the 10am mass the finished carpet is on view from the wednesday morning from 9 30 until 8pm and again from 9 30 on corpus christi itself.
For more than 140 years arundel cathedral has celebrated the christian feast day of corpus christi with a festival of flowers.
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The memory of this special day lives on for me and serves as one of the magical occasions in the christian calendar.
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On return to the church the flowers have been cleared away and the service concludes.
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A wonderful visit to view the carpet of flowers which is created each year for corpus christi.
The finish carpet of flowers.
Corpus christi flower carpet festival sitges 2017.