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No 26 : December 8, 1962

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Catholics Honour Christ the King

One of the principal feasts of the Catholic calendar, the Kingship of Christ, was celebrated in Nelson with a procession and benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at St. Mary's Church, Manuka Street. About 900 people took part in the procession.

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The Cross Bearer and altar boys head the procession as it leaves the church

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First communicants kneel as the parish priest, Rev Father C. S. Cheesman, carries the Monstrance containing the Blessed Sacrament back into church

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Part of the huge crowd which made up the procession

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Flower girls preceded the Monstrance

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