LITURGICAL
Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)
A day of the liturgical calendar
Celebrates the gift of the Holy Eucharist, the Real Presence of Christ under the appearances of bread and wine.
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Established by Pope Urban IV in 1264 (Transiturus de hoc mundo). Sequence Lauda Sion (St. Thomas Aquinas) sung at Mass. Celebrated on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday or, where transferred, on the following Sunday. The traditional Corpus Christi procession is a public profession of faith in the Real Presence.
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