CORPUS CHRISTI

BASIC R.C. BELIEF

Means "Body of Christ"; a Roman Catholic feast celebrated yearly to

commemorate the institution of Holy Eucharist. In many parishes,

processions with the elevated Host, the Body of Christ, go forth among the

people who worship the Host.

POST VATICAN II

In the Vatican II document EUCHARISITICUM MYSTERIUM (5/27/67) we read: "In

processions in which the Blessed Sacrament is solemnly carried through the

streets to hymn-singing, especially on the feast of Corpus Christi, the

Christian people give public witness to their faith and devotion toward

this sacrament. However, it is for the local ordinary to decide whether

such processions are opportune in present-day circumstances. He will

determine the place and form of such processions, so that they may be

conducted with dignity and without detriment to the reverence due this

sacrament."

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