It is a Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Western Orthodox liturgical solemnity celebrating the Real Presence of the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ in the elements of the Eucharist.
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| monstrance on the altar |
Two months earlier, the institution of the Eucharist at the Last Supper is observed on Maundy Thursday in a somber atmosphere leading to Good Friday. The liturgy on that day also commemorates Christ's washing of the disciples' feet, the institution of the priesthood, and the agony in the Garden of Gethsemane.
The gift of faith we received is now ours to give. In word and deed we are called to give our lives, becoming the Living Bread that we consume, that heals our world and welcomes all to salvation in Christ.
Corpus Cristi - also known as the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ - is a feast honoring Jesus Christ, really, truly and substantially present in bread and wine.
Corpus Cristi Chant
This presence happens through the change which the Church calls transubstantiation (change of substance) - when at the consecration of the mass, the priest says the words attributed to Christ himself.
At the Last Supper, when he pronounced over bread and wine, “This is My Body,” “This is the chalice of My Blood,” “Do this in remembrance of Me.”
When Jesus consecrated bread and wine at the Last Supper, he said these gifts, His Body and Blood, would be given up for us—as they were on Good Friday—and that our Eucharistic celebration was to continue in his memory.
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| dancing egg tradition |
The gift of faith we received is now ours to give. In word and deed we are called to give our lives, becoming the Living Bread that we consume, that heals our world and welcomes all to salvation in Christ.
A truly apt and timely message this month of June - as we celebrate Pride Month for the LGBTQIA+ community.
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