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Today Italy and many other countries are celebrating Corpus Christi, the solemn Feast of the Body and Blood of the Lord… which every year renews Christians’ joy and gratitude at Jesus’ Eucharistic presence among us”, said the Pope to faithful gathered at midday in St. Peter’s Square to pray the Angelus.
Pope Benedict XVI says the Second Vatican Council did not reject Eucharistic adoration outside of Mass, including the Corpus Christi procession that he led this evening in Rome. “One unilateral interpretation of the Second Vatican Council has penalized this dimension, restricting in practice the Eucharist to the moment of celebration,” the Pope said during his [...]
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