Real presence of Christ in the Eucharist
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| - | The '''Feast of Corpus Christi''' ([[Latin language|Latin]] for ''[[Body of Christ]]''), also known as '''Corpus Domini''', is a [[Latin Rite]] liturgical [[solemnity]] celebrating the tradition and belief in the body and blood of [[Jesus Christ]] and his [[Real presence of Christ in the Eucharist|Real Presence]] in the [[Eucharist]]. It emphasizes the joy of the institution of the Eucharist, which was observed on [[Holy Thursday]] in the somber atmosphere of the nearness of [[Good Friday]]. | ||
| - | In the present [[Roman Missal]], the feast is designated the solemnity of ''The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ''. It is also celebrated in some [[Anglicanism|Anglican]], [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]], and [[Old Catholic Church]]es that hold similar beliefs regarding the Real Presence. | + | '''Real Presence''' is a term used in various Christian traditions to express belief that in the [[Eucharist]], [[Jesus Christ]] is ''really'' present in what was previously just bread and wine, and not merely present in symbol, a figure of speech (metaphorically, common amongst the Radical Reformers and their descendants), or by his power (dynamically), or by the grace of the Holy Spirit in the individual believer partaking of the species (pneumatically, common amongst [[Calvinism|Reformed]] believers). |
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| - | The feast is liturgically celebrated on the Thursday after [[Trinity Sunday]] or, "where the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ is not a [[Holy Day of Obligation]], it is assigned to the Sunday after the Most Holy Trinity as its proper day". At the end of [[Holy Mass]], there is often a [[procession]] of the [[Blessed Sacrament]], generally displayed in a [[monstrance]]. The procession is followed by [[Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament]]. | + | |
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| - | A notable Eucharistic procession is that presided over by the [[Pope]] each year in [[Rome]], where it begins at the [[Archbasilica of St. John Lateran]] and makes its way to the [[Basilica of Saint Mary Major]], where it concludes with Benediction. | + | |
| - | ==See also== | + | |
| - | * ''[[Adoro te devote]]'' | + | |
| - | * [[Feast of the Most Pure Heart of Mary]] | + | |
| - | * [[Feast of the Sacred Heart]] | + | |
| - | * ''[[Lauda Sion]]'' | + | |
| - | * ''[[Pange Lingua Gloriosi Corporis Mysterium]]'' | + | |
| - | * ''[[Sacris solemniis]]'' | + | |
| - | * ''[[Verbum Supernum Prodiens]]'' | + | |
| - | * ''[[Spello's Infiorate]]'' | + | |
| + | Not all Christian traditions accept this [[doctrine]]. Efforts at mutual understanding of the range of beliefs led in 1980s to consultations on ''[[Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry]]'' (BEM) through the [[World Council of Churches]], consultations that included the [[Catholic Church]]. | ||
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Real Presence is a term used in various Christian traditions to express belief that in the Eucharist, Jesus Christ is really present in what was previously just bread and wine, and not merely present in symbol, a figure of speech (metaphorically, common amongst the Radical Reformers and their descendants), or by his power (dynamically), or by the grace of the Holy Spirit in the individual believer partaking of the species (pneumatically, common amongst Reformed believers).
Not all Christian traditions accept this doctrine. Efforts at mutual understanding of the range of beliefs led in 1980s to consultations on Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry (BEM) through the World Council of Churches, consultations that included the Catholic Church.
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