Corpus Christi
The Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, celebrating the real presence in the Eucharist.
Corpus Christi falls on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday, 60 days after Easter, between May 21 and June 24. In the United States and many other countries it is moved to the following Sunday.
When Is Corpus Christi?
Corpus Christi falls on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday, 60 days after Easter, between May 21 and June 24. In the United States and many other countries it is moved to the following Sunday.
Because the Gregorian date changes from year to year, check a calendar published by the tradition or your local community for this year's date.
Why It Matters
Corpus Christi celebrates the Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation, that the bread and wine of the Eucharist become the actual body and blood of Jesus Christ. Established in the 13th century.
How It Is Observed
Grand outdoor processions bearing the consecrated Eucharist in a monstrance through city streets, flower petals strewn on the procession route, Benediction, solemn Mass.
Sacred Text
“I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever.”
, John 6:51 ↗