by: Tessa R.
This year Corpus Christi falls on June 23. Corpus Christi is the feast when we remember the precious gift of the Eucharist. In Latin, Corpus Christi means “Body of Christ.” During the thirteenth century a nun from Belgium named Sister Juliana loved the Eucharist very much. Our Lord told her in several visions to make a feast of the Blessed Sacrament of the Eucharist. Sister Juliana tried to spread the news and influenced many people. She died in 1258. In 1263 a German priest named Father Peter had been having doubts about the Eucharist. During the Mass the host started bleeding. Through the influence of Father Peter’s miracle and Sister Juliana’s visions, Pope Urban IV instituted the feast of Corpus Christi.
Some ways to celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi is a Eucharistic procession! Many beautiful hymns were also written for Corpus Christi, for example Panis Angelicus and Ave Verum Corpus.
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