Wordless Wednesday: Hoc Est Enim Corpus Meum

By Scott P. Richert, About.com GuideJune 10, 2009

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June 10, 2009 at 8:26 am (1) Nancy says:: Corpus Christi is one of my favorite feast days, especially after living in Italy and seeing the processions there.
June 10, 2009 at 9:09 am (2) Beth says:: I really appreciate how each step in a scared procession can help us calm our inner self and help us reach a fully worshipful state of being.
June 10, 2009 at 1:37 pm (3) Amy says:: How solemn he looks.

Amy
June 10, 2009 at 1:42 pm (4) Connie G. says:: I love the aspect of pageantry the Catholic faith has. I grew up as a Protestant. Our worship is very austere in comparison.

June 10, 2009 at 9:02 pm (5) Sukhmandir Kaur says:: Interesting festival. I’d like to know more about the name and signifigance of what he is holding.
June 12, 2009 at 2:18 pm (6) Brad says:: This is the feast of Corpus Christi (Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ). Pope Benedict is holding a monstrance…a vessel used to display the consecrated host for everyone to see and revere.