Feast of Corpus Christi
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The Feast of Corpus Christi, also known as the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, is a liturgical solemnity celebrating the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist; the feast is obs
Corpus Christi procession. Oil on canvas by Carl Emil Doepler.
A stained glass window in the Saint Mary Basilica in Tongeren
Silver-gilt Corpus Christi monstrance of Toledo, Spain
Procession in Ottersweier, Germany
There are a number of Christian denominations that teach that Jesus Christ is truly present in the Eucharist, not merely symbolically or metaphorically. These denominations include Catholic, Eastern O
Feast of Corpus Christi
…and Blood of Jesus Christ the Lord'), also known as the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, is a liturgical solemnity celebrating the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist; the feast is observed by the Catholic Church, in addition to certain Western Orthodox, Lutheran, and Anglican churches. Nine weeks earlier, the…
Catholics give adoration to Christ, whom they believe to be really present, in body and blood, soul and divinity, in sacramental bread whose reality has been changed into that of his body.
A 3rd-century fresco in the Catacomb of Callixtus, interpreted by the archaeologist Joseph Wilpert as showing on the left Jesus multiplying bread and fish, a symbol of the Eucharistic consecration, and on the right a representation of the deceased, who through participation in the Eucharist has obtained eternal happiness
Ecce Agnus Dei ("Behold the Lamb of God") at Solemn Mass
Eucharistic celebration at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima