Feast of the Most Precious Blood

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The Feast of the Most Precious Blood is a former Roman Catholic liturgical celebration honoring the saving power of Christ’s blood shed in the Passion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic feast
Christian feast
liturgical feast
associatedDevotion Devotion to the Precious Blood of Jesus
associatedWith Litanies of the Precious Blood NERFINISHED
indulgenced prayers to the Precious Blood
celebratedBy Latin Church NERFINISHED
traditionalist Catholic communities
celebratedOn 1 July
celebrationType Mass and Divine Office
commemorates Passion of Jesus Christ NERFINISHED
saving power of Christ’s blood
currentStatusInPostVaticanIICalendar not observed as a distinct feast in the ordinary form
dateType fixed date
devotionalMonthAssociation July as month of the Precious Blood
devotionalPurpose to deepen devotion to the Passion and the Eucharist
to encourage reparation for sins
to foster gratitude for Christ’s redemptive sacrifice
extendedToUniversalChurchBy Pope Pius IX NERFINISHED
hasProperMassTexts Missal of the Roman Rite (pre‑Vatican II) NERFINISHED
hasProperOffice Roman Breviary (pre‑Vatican II) NERFINISHED
honors Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ NERFINISHED
introducedBy Pope Pius IX NERFINISHED
isPartOf General Roman Calendar (historical) NERFINISHED
Roman Rite NERFINISHED
languageVariant Italian: Festa del Preziosissimo Sangue di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo NERFINISHED
Latin: Festum Pretiosissimi Sanguinis Domini Nostri Iesu Christi NERFINISHED
Spanish: Fiesta de la Preciosísima Sangre de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo
linkedTo Eucharistic theology
devotion to the Passion of Christ
devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
liturgicalColor red
liturgicalFocus redemption through the Blood of Christ
liturgicalRank double of the second class (historical classification)
observedIn Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite NERFINISHED
originContext 19th-century Roman Catholic Church
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
scripturalBasis New Testament references to the blood of Christ
scripturalTheme “This is my blood of the covenant” (Synoptic Gospels)
“You were ransomed…with the precious blood of Christ” (1 Peter 1:18–19)
“the blood of Jesus…cleanses us from all sin” (1 John 1:7)
statusInRomanCalendar suppressed as a separate feast
theologicalTheme atonement for sins
redemptive suffering of Christ
sacrifice of Christ
value of Christ’s blood in salvation

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The Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ hasFeast Feast of the Most Precious Blood