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The history of Corpus Christi

A Pillar explainer

Meghan Lescault
Jun 13, 2022
∙ Paid

Catholics this Sunday will celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ — also known as Corpus Christi. Some parishes will have extended periods of Eucharistic adoration, or Eucharistic processions, and these words from Thomas Aquinas will be proclaimed in most Masses:

Laudis thema specialis,
Panis vivus et vitalis,
Hodie proponitur.

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