Corpus Christi celebrations in Antigua Guatemala, 14 June, 1979

Corpus Christi (Latin: Body of Christ) in Catholicism is a religious feast celebrated by Roman Catholics on the eighth Thursday after Easter, i.e. 53 days after Easter, to commemorate the institution of the Holy Eucharist. It is also celebrated by some in the Church of England and the Episcopal Church. Download high resolution version (861x654, 137 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (861x654, 137 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Antigua Guatemala (commonly referred to as just Antigua or La Antigua) is a city in the central mountains of Guatemala famous for its well-preserved Spanish New World Baroque architecture as well as a number of spectacular ruined churches. ... Jump to: navigation, search This page refers to the year 1979. ... Jump to: navigation, search Latin is an Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... Jump to: navigation, search Christ is the English representation of the Greek word Χριστός (transliterated as Khristós), which means anointed. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article considers Catholicism in the broadest ecclesiastical sense. ... Village Feast. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Catholic Church, known also as the Roman Catholic Church, is the Christian Church whose visible head is the Pope, currently Benedict XVI. It teaches that it is the one holy catholic and apostolic Church founded by Jesus Christ, and that the sole Church of Christ... Jump to: navigation, search Easter is one of most important religious holiday of the Christian liturgical year, observed in March, April, or May to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus after his death by crucifixion in AD 30-33 (see Good Friday). ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... The Episcopal Church may refer to several members of the Anglican Communion, including: Episcopal Church in the United States of America Scottish Episcopal Church Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East Episcopal Church of Cuba idk of the Sudan Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church ...

The day of Corpus Christi is a national holiday in some Catholic countries. It is also the festival around which it is traditional to perform a cycle of mystery plays. The proportion of Catholic population of each country of the world was taken from the US State Departments International Religious Freedom Report 2004. ... Mystery plays are one of the earliest formally developed plays in medieval Europe. ...

History

Initially, the institution of the Eucharist was celebrated on Holy Thursday. However, this always takes place during Holy Week, a time of sadness for Christians during which meditation is aimed principally at the passion and suffering of Christ. Moreover, so many other functions took place on this day that the principal event was almost lost sight of. This is mentioned as the chief reason for the introduction of the new feast, in the papal bull Transiturus issued in 1264 by Pope Urban IV. Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... In the Christian calendar, Holy Thursday (also called Maundy Thursday) is the Thursday before Easter. ... Jump to: navigation, search Holy Week is the Christian week from Palm Sunday through Holy Saturday. ... Jump to: navigation, search Christ is the English representation of the Greek word Χριστός (transliterated as Khristós), which means anointed. ... Papal bull of Pope Urban VIII, 1637, sealed with a leaden bulla. ... Events May 12 - The Battle of Lewes begins (ends May 14). ... Urban IV, né Jacques Pantaléon (Troyes, ca. ...

St Juliana was an Augustinian nun who from her youth had great adoration for the Eucharist and had fervently desired a feast in its honor. She made a request to Robert de Thorete, the Bishop of Liège; to the learned Dominican Hugh, later cardinal legate in the Netherlands; and to Jacques Pantaléon, Archdeacon of Liège, who later became Bishop of Verdun, Patriarch of Jerusalem, and finally Pope Urban IV. At that time, bishops could order feasts in their dioceses, and so Bishop Robert called a synod in 1246 and ordered the celebration to be held in the following year and that a monk named John should write the Office for the occasion. The decree is preserved in Binterim (Denkwürdigkeiten, V, 1, 276), together with parts of the Office. The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430), are several Roman Catholic monastic orders and congregations of both men and women living according to a guide to religious life known as the Rule of Saint Augustine. ...

Corpus Christi celebrations in Poznan, Poland, 2004

Bishop Robert and Juliana both died before seeing the Feast become widespread. However, a friend of Juliana, Eve, urged Henry of Guelders, Bishop of Liège, to request the pope to extend the celebration to the entire world. Pope Urban IV obliged and published the Bull "Transiturus" (8 September, 1264), in which he ordered the annual celebration of Corpus Christi on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday. He then requested Thomas Aquinas write the Office for the universal celebration. Bamberki during Corpus Christi procession in 2004, Poznan-Jezyce. ... Bamberki during Corpus Christi procession in 2004, Poznan-Jezyce. ... The Poznan is also a breed of horse. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search Trinity Sunday is the first Sunday after Pentecost in the Western Christian liturgical calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Thomas Aquinas (1225 – March 7, 1274) was an Italian Catholic philosopher and theologian in the scholastic tradition. ...

Urban IV died October 2, 1264, again halting the spread of the Feast. Clement V, at the Council of Vienne, in 1311, ordered the adoption of the feast worldwide and published a decree to this effect. Above all else, the Roman Catholic Council of Vienne was the Ecumenical Council that withdrew papal support for the Knights Templar, confirming the destruction of the rich Order by the bureaucrats of Philip IV of France. ...

When is the Feast of Corpus Christi?

The Feast of Corpus Christi is held on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday. As such, it is a mirror to Holy Thursday, the Thursday before Easter. In the Christian calendar, Holy Thursday (also called Maundy Thursday) is the Thursday before Easter. ...

• 2002: May 30
• 2003: June 19
• 2004: June 10
• 2005: May 26
• 2006: June 15
• 2007: June 7

In some countries, however, this moveable feast is observed three days later, on the Sunday after Trinity Sunday. Jump to: navigation, search 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... In Christianity, a moveable feast or movable feast is a holy day -- a feast or a fast -- whose date is not fixed to a particular day of the calendar year but moves in response to the date of Easter, which date varies according to a complex formula. ... Jump to: navigation, search Trinity Sunday is the first Sunday after Pentecost in the Western Christian liturgical calendar. ...

There is also a Cloistered Dominican Monastery in the South Bronx called the Corpus Christi Monastery. It is the oldest Dominican monastery in New York. Jump to: navigation, search The DOMINICAN NUNS of Corpus Christi Monastery, Bronx, New York, are a monastic community dedicated to a life of prayer and penance for the preaching mission of the Dominican Order and for the salvation of souls. ...

External links

• Catholic Encyclopedia: Feast of Corpus Christi
• Thomas Aquinas in Honor of the Feast
• John Thomas Lane, "From Corpus Christi to the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ:": historical context
• Spread and development of eucharistic worship outside of Mass