Immediately after Mass there takes place the solemn translation and reservation of the

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When the Prayer after Communion has been said, the priest, accompanied by the ministers,

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carries the Blessed Sacrament through the church in procession, to the place of reposition. The
Blessed Sacrament will remain there until the following day.
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