The Eucharist to shape our whole life The feast of Corpus
Christi, which the Catholic Church celebrates today, is meant to
combine reverent participation in the Eucharist with the
transposition of the Eucharist into daily life. The two are
inextricably bound together. Through Baptism, human beings are
born anew in Christ. In the Holy Eucharist, Christians are
united with the sacrifice through which Jesus our Saviour
redeemed us. Through the Eucharist, Catholics receive the real
Body of Christ, that vital nourishment that is essential to
their spiritual growth. It is therefore understandable that
Catholics have a deep love for the sacrament of the Eucharist,
and that they manifest this attachment publicly. Many parishes
have a Blessed Sacrament procession, usually with the
participation of children who have just celebrated their first
Holy Communion. Authentic popular religiosity is not to be
looked down upon, for it is important in keeping the Faith
alive. The feast of Corpus Christi, one of the more specific