By Kate Quiñones
Catholics across the United States took to the streets over the weekend to celebrate the solemnity of Corpus Christi and share their faith by processing with Jesus in the Eucharist.
The Corpus Christi processions took place at a time when the Catholic Church in the U.S. is embarking on a National Eucharistic Revival in an effort to foster a greater understanding and appreciation that Jesus is truly present in the Eucharist. As part of the initiative, four different pilgrimages were launched last month to bring the Eucharist across the U.S. and converge at the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis from July 17–21.
Latin for “Body of Christ,” the Corpus Christi feast was popularized in France in the mid-13th century until Pope Urban IV extended it to the whole Church in 1264. This feast highlights two manifestations of the body of Christ, the Eucharist and the Church.
