Corpus Christi procession

Corpus Christi processions are Eucharistic processions held on the Thursday of the Feast of Corpus Christi or the following Sunday. They are held at the end of Mass and the Blessed Sacrament is generally displayed in a monstrance. The procession is followed by Benediction.

During the procession, the consecrated host is displayed in a monstrance held aloft by a member of the clergy. At the end of the procession, Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament is imparted. Many Corpus Christi guilds were formed to support these processions which due to the seasonal conditions in early summer were often a high point of the area's religious year.

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