Celebrations around the world
Corpus Christi Processions
Spain, Italy, and Latin America · the Thursday after Trinity Sunday
Corpus Christi honors the body of Christ given in the last supper. For the traditions that keep it, it is a public celebration of thanksgiving for the presence of Christ with his people.
How it is celebrated
Processions move through streets often carpeted with flowers, and towns are decorated in celebration; observance varies across traditions.
In the Word
And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.1 Corinthians 11:24 (KJV)
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