A procession is an assembly on the move. It symbolizes, in every instance, our pilgrimage through this world to our true homeland; we are citizens of heaven. There is a difference between "gathering" and "assembly." A gathering can be any group. An assembly, on the other hand, is a group called together, formed into a body, united in their purpose and in their destination.
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