Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

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The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, commonly known as Corpus Christi, is a major Catholic feast celebrating the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic liturgical solemnity
Christian feast
holy day
associatedWith Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
surface form: Eucharistic adoration

Eucharistic procession
public witness to faith in the Eucharist
celebratedBy Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

some Anglican churches
some Lutheran churches
some Old Catholic churches
celebrationIncludes Mass with special Eucharistic prayers
blessing of the city or parish with the Eucharist
procession with the Blessed Sacrament in a monstrance
dateRule Sunday after Trinity Sunday in many countries
Thursday after Trinity Sunday
emphasizesDoctrine transubstantiation
focusesOnSacrament Holy Eucharist
surface form: Eucharist
geographicalSpread celebrated worldwide where the Catholic Church is present
hasAlternativeName Corpus Christi
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
surface form: Feast of Corpus Christi
hasCategory Christian liturgical year
surface form: Catholic holy days

Eucharistic devotions
Moveable feasts
hasHymn Adoro te devote
Te Deum
surface form: Lauda Sion Salvatorem

Pange lingua gloriosi
Tantum ergo Sacramentum
hymnAuthor St. Thomas Aquinas
surface form: Thomas Aquinas
inspiredBy Eucharistic visions of Saint Juliana of Liège
institutedBy Pope Urban IV
institutionDocument papal bull Transiturus de hoc mundo
institutionYear 1264
isHolyDayOfObligationIn some countries
liturgicalColor white
liturgicalRank solemnity
mainTheme adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist
thanksgiving for the institution of the Eucharist
observedByRite Latin Rite
surface form: Roman Rite
occursAfter Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
occursIn liturgical season of Ordinary Time
originatedInCentury 13th century
promotedBy St. Thomas Aquinas
surface form: Saint Thomas Aquinas
publicDevotionAspect carrying the Eucharist through the streets
purpose to honor the Body and Blood of Christ outside the context of Holy Week
scripturalBasis 1 Corinthians 11:23–29
Last Supper narratives in the Gospels

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Ordinary Time contains Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge namedAfter Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
this entity surface form: Feast of Corpus Christi
General Roman Calendar includesFeast Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
this entity surface form: Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ hasAlternativeName Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
this entity surface form: Feast of Corpus Christi
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity precedes Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Corpus Christi processions associatedWithFeast Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
this entity surface form: Feast of Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi namedAfter Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
this entity surface form: Feast of Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, Texas, United States namedAfter Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
subject surface form: Corpus Christi, Texas
this entity surface form: Feast of Corpus Christi
Guild of Corpus Christi namedAfter Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
this entity surface form: Feast of Corpus Christi
Solemnity includes Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
this entity surface form: Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Roman Rite liturgical calendar includesFeast Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
this entity surface form: Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ
Corpus Christi isAlsoKnownAs Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
papal bull Transiturus de hoc mundo subject Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
subject surface form: Transiturus de hoc mundo
this entity surface form: Feast of Corpus Christi
papal bull Transiturus de hoc mundo establishes Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
subject surface form: Transiturus de hoc mundo
this entity surface form: Feast of Corpus Christi
Pange lingua gloriosi associatedFeast Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
this entity surface form: Feast of Corpus Christi
Adoro te devote associatedWith Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
this entity surface form: Feast of Corpus Christi
Diocese of Liège associatedWithDevotion Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
this entity surface form: Feast of Corpus Christi
Catholic Church in Austria mainFeastDay Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
this entity surface form: Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam)