The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
A Corpus Christi procession
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| Rank | Solemnity |
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| Season | Ordinary Time |
| Liturgical color | White |
The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ is a solemnity in the Roman Rite on which the Church confesses and adores Jesus Christ truly, really, and substantially present in the Eucharist and gives thanks for the sacrifice and banquet of the New Covenant.[1]
Mystery celebrated
The Church confesses and adores Jesus Christ truly, really, and substantially present in the Eucharist and gives thanks for the sacrifice and banquet of the New Covenant.
The celebration belongs to the Church's objective liturgical worship; its doctrine is expressed in the proper prayers, readings, chants, and ritual observance appointed by the liturgical books.[2]
Date and calendar
It is celebrated on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday or, where lawfully transferred, on the following Sunday.
Its actual observance in a given year follows the universal table of liturgical days, including the rules for concurrence, occurrence, omission, and transfer.[3]
Celebration
The Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours use the propers assigned to the day. The rank determines whether the celebration begins with First Vespers, includes the Gloria or Creed, and supersedes another observance.
References
- Back to citation General Instruction of the Roman Missal — Universal norms for celebrating Mass in the Roman Rite.
- Back to citation Lectionary for Mass — The Roman Rite cycle of readings for Sundays, solemnities, feasts, and weekdays.
- Back to citation Universal Norms on the Liturgical Year and the Calendar — Universal norms governing seasons, Sundays, ranks, precedence, and the calendar.