The Feast of Corpus Christi

The Feast of Corpus Christi is celebrated on the Thursday or Sunday following Trinity Sunday the second Sunday of Pentecost.The appearance of Corpus Christi as a feast in the Christian calendar was primarily due to the petitions of the thirteenth-century Augustinian nun Juliana of Liège. From her youth she claimed that God had been instructing her to establish a feast day for the Eucharist and later in life petitioned the learned Dominican Hugh of St-Cher, Jacques Pantaléon (Archdeacon of Liège and later Pope Urban IV) and Robert de Thorete, Bishop of Liège. At that time bishops could order feasts in their dioceses, so in 1246 Bishop Robert convened a synod and ordered a celebration of Corpus Christi to be held each year thereafter. The decree is preserved in Anton Joseph Binterim's Vorzüglichsten Denkwürdigkeiten der Christkatholischen Kirche, together with parts of the first liturgy written for the occasion.

The celebration of Corpus Christi only became widespread after both Juliana and Bishop Robert had died. In 1263 Pope Urban IV investigated claims of a miracle in which blood had issued from a host. One alternate theory is that the blood was actually a clustering of Serratia marcescens, a reddish bacterium that often grows on bread. Regardless, in 1264 he issued the papal bull Transiturus in which Corpus Christi was made a feast day. A new liturgy for the celebration was written by Thomas Aquinas.

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[NightHaze87]

Thank you cathaustralia for this video. It makes me proud to be Catholic and I will remain in the Faith until the day I die. God Bless!

[lourdesgirl101]

Glory to God in the Highest and peace to His people on Earth!

His Son has given us this Perfect Sacrifice. Blessed be the Body and Blood of Our Lord, for He has made the Perfect Sacrifice so there would be hope for the sinner. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Amen.

Praised be Jesus Christ, now and forever!

[gonzo361]

the city i live in is corpus christi a very catholic city even our main hospital are catholic. Jesus is Lord

[jerrysmith29]

I am the living bread that came down out of heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread also which I will give for the life of the world is My flesh." John 6

[iosacriost]

Amen.

[seltian]

AMEN! The Eucharist is GOD!

[IAmBiggestFan]

thanks ,,, i know its Latin for the Body of Christ and the day is in honour of the Solemnity of the body blood soul and divinity of the Eucharist

[andrerosh89]

Cover us all in your Precious Blood oh Lord!!! =)

[RonFetty]

The Feast of Corpus Christi is a joyous affair. Blessed are we as Catholics that have The Sacrament of The Holy Eucharist. Thank you for this heartfelt video.

We are so blessed to believe in transubstantiation as well.

[Catholic83]

another great video Brother.God Bless.