CCC 1378

Catechism of the Catholic Church

Online Catechist: Bro. Emil

CCC 1378

 Worship of the Eucharist. In the liturgy of the Mass we express our faith in the real presence of Christ under the species of bread and wine by, among other ways, genuflecting or bowing deeply as a sign of adoration of the Lord. "The Catholic Church has always offered and still offers to the sacrament of the Eucharist the cult of adoration, not only during Mass, but also outside of it, reserving the consecrated hosts with the utmost care, exposing them to the solemn veneration of the faithful, and carrying them in procession.

GIRM 275

Sources:

[1] Catechism of the Catholic Church

[2] General Instruction of the Roman Missal

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