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THE FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI

(THE SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST) 

A contemporary Corpus Christi Procession 

➡️ Feasts, Solemnities, and Liturgical Seasons

Corpus Christi or Domini in Latin, this feast is called "Fronleichnam" in German, a word derived from the Old High German, meaning "Body of the Lord." In the Catholic Church, this term refers to the consecrated Host transformed into the Body of Jesus. Pope Urban IV instituted the Feast of Corpus Christi (the Thursday after Trinity Sunday) in 1264 to venerate the consecrated Host, and it is celebrated with magnificent processions. In addition, in medieval times, religious plays (Corpus Christi plays) were performed on this feast day.

(Source: Brockhaus' Concise Encyclopedia, fifth edition, Volume 1. Leipzig 1911, p. 627.)

Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

The Feast of Corpus Christi, also known as the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, 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 Mass there is often a procession of the Blessed Sacrament, generally displayed in a monstrance. The procession is followed by the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. A notable Eucharistic procession is that presided over by the Pope each year in Rome, where it begins at the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran and passes to the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, where it concludes with the aforementioned Benediction. Corpus Christi wreaths, which are made of flowers, are hung on the doors and windows of the Christian faithful, in addition to being erected in gardens and fields.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_Corpus_Christi







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