The Solemnity of Corpus Christi, also known as the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, honors Jesus Christ, Really, Truly, and Substantially Present under the appearances of bread and wine. The Feast of Corpus Christi is a public affirmation of faith in the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. The procession was from St. Richard Church, Westland, to St. Mary, Wayne, on June 11, 2023. The Feast of Corpus Christi, also known as the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, observed this year on June 11, celebrates the institution of the Eucharist. The Corpus Christi procession is a centuries-old tradition of the Catholic faith to process the Real Presence of Jesus — the Eucharist — in public. The Feast of Corpus Christi was established in Liege, Belgium, in 1247. Pope Urban IV extended it to the Universal Church almost two decades later, and the Corpus Christi procession followed soon after.