the Eucharist
noun
: a Christian ceremony in which bread is eaten and wine is drunk as a way of showing devotion to Jesus Christ : communion
celebrate the Eucharist
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Sunday fell on the Catholic Corpus Domini feast day, which often features processions of faithful through towns and cities led by a priest carrying the Eucharist.
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Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
Sunday’s Mass fell on the Catholic Corpus Domini feast day, which often features processions of faithful through towns and cities led by a priest carrying the Eucharist.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026
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Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
Sunday’s Mass fell on the Catholic Corpus Domini feast day, which often features processions of faithful through towns and cities led by a priest carrying the Eucharist.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026
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“The Eucharist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Eucharist. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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