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The Feast of Corpus Christi (Latin for Body of Christ), also known as Corpus Domini, is a Latin Rite liturgical solemnity celebrating the tradition and belief in the body and blood of Jesus Christ and his Real Presence in the Eucharist. It emphasizes the joy of the institution of the Eucharist, which was observed on Holy Thursday in the somber atmosphere of the nearness of Good Friday. The feast is liturgically celebrated on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday or, "where the Solemnity of The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ is not a holy day of obligation, it is assigned to the Sunday after the Most Holy Trinity as its proper day". At the end of Holy Mass, there is often a procession of the Blessed Sacrament, generally displayed in a monstrance. The procession is followed by Benediction of Blessed Sacrament. A notable Eucharistic procession is that presided over by the Pope each year in Rome, where it begins at the Arch basilica of St. John Lateran and makes its way to the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, where it concludes with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. On Sunday, 22nd November 2015 all the Christian-Catholic teachers and support staff of Loreto Convent Intermediate College, Lucknow reached Cathedral Church, Hazrat Ganj, Lucknow, in the morning and participated in the decoration of the church. Superior Sister Helen (Manager) and Ma’am George (Principal) also participated in it by managing the staff involved in the decoration. In the evening the Christian-Catholic students also participated in this event. Holy Family Church, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, St. Thomas Church, Amausi, St. Francis Church, Nigohan, Mary Magdalene Church, Mahmudabad etc. also participated in it. The Warden in charge of the Church led the march from Cathedral Church to St. Francis College, Lucknow. After everyone reached St. Francis, The Bishop of Lucknow came with the flower girls. During the march everyone was singing the melodious prayers for Lord Jesus. At St. Francis, The Bishop began with the rituals and prayed to Lord Jesus and everyone followed him. After the completion of ritual they all marched back with the lighted candle in their hands to the Cathedral Church. The Bishop came to the Cathedral Church at the end and proceeded with the rituals to be followed at the Church, all prayed together and sang a melodious prayer for Lord Jesus and the ceremony came to the end.