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When is the Feast of Corpus Christi celebrated?

It was celebrated yesterday, as a Holy Day of Obligation, in the Province of Omaha and four other Provinces. In the rest of the US, it's on Sunday.

From Aleteia

By Philip Kosloski

The feast of Corpus Christi, a holy day of obligation in many places, is celebrated either on the Thursday or Sunday following Trinity Sunday.

In the Church's calendar there are several holy days of obligation, on which the faithful are invited to attend Mass to celebrate a specific aspect of the Catholic faith.

The feast of Corpus Christi (also known as the feast of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ), has been for many centuries a holy day of obligation.

Initially this feast was celebrated on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday, in accord with the requests of Juliana of Liege, a 13th-century religious woman who promoted this devotion.

The purpose behind this feast was to place more emphasis on the mystery of the Holy Eucharist and how Jesus is present under the appearances of bread and wine.

Corpus Christi Thursday

Pope John Paul II explains in a homily the symbolism of celebrating the feast on a Thursday.

On the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, we return to that "Thursday" which we call "Holy," on which the Redeemer celebrated his last Passover with the disciples:  it was the Last Supper, fulfilling the Jewish Passover supper and inaugurating the Eucharistic rite.

For this reason, for centuries the Church has chosen Thursday for the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, feast of adoration, contemplation and exaltation. On the feast the People of God draw close to the most precious treasure left by Christ, the Sacrament of his own Presence, and they praise, celebrate and carry it in procession through the streets of our cities.

Corpus Christi Sunday

It eventually became a holy day of obligation, which meant Catholics had to stop their work week to attend Mass.

In the 20th century this became increasingly difficult in countries where there did not exist a dominant Catholic culture, and the demands of work prevented most people from attending the celebration.

As a result, the feast was moved in many places to the Sunday following Trinity Sunday to make it possible for more of the faithful to participate in the Mass of Corpus Christi.

Regardless of when it is celebrated, the feast honors the great gift of the Eucharist and how Jesus is still present in our midst.

Be sure to consult your local diocese to determine the precise date that Corpus Christi is celebrated in your area. This depends on your local bishop and the various traditions in your region of the world.

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Medieval Way explores the mechanics of pottage, a persistent staple of European life for over a millennium. By examining the system of the one-pot method, this investigation reveals how a single hearth could sustain families across all social classes while minimizing waste and maximizing nutritional efficiency through constant, slow-simmered reuse.

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Why St Boniface Is Called the Apostle of the Germans

Today is the Feast of St Boniface, Archbishop of Mainz. He was martyred by the people he was trying to convert, but his efforts were successful in the long run.

From Aleteia

By Philip Kosloski

St. Boniface played an essential role in the spread of Christianity in Central Europe, especially in what is now called Germany.

Each region in the world has a particular saint who has been called its "apostle." This is typically a saint who either brought Christianity to the region or who helped renew the practice of Christianity.

When it comes to Central Europe, St. Boniface is widely known as the "Apostle of the Germans."

Pope Benedict XVI, who was from Germany, spoke at length about St. Boniface in a general audience in 2009:

Today, we shall reflect on a great 8th-century missionary who spread Christianity in Central Europe, indeed also in my own country: St. Boniface, who has gone down in history as "the Apostle of the Germans"...He was ordained a priest at the age of about 30 and felt called to an apostolate among the pagans on the continent. His country, Great Britain, which had been evangelized barely 100 years earlier by Benedictines led by St Augustine, at the time showed such sound faith and ardent charity that it could send missionaries to Central Europe to proclaim the Gospel there.

A new name and mission

What's interesting is that St. Boniface was baptised with the name Winfrid, and only received the name Boniface when the pope sent him to Central Europe:

Having returned home, he did not lose heart and two years later travelled to Rome to speak to Pope Gregory ii and receive his instructions. One biographer recounts that the Pope welcomed him "with a smile and a look full of kindliness," and had "important conversations" with him in the following days, and lastly, after conferring upon him the new name of Boniface, assigned to him, in official letters, the mission of preaching the Gospel among the German peoples.

Bishop of all Germany

At the time there were no bishops in Central Europe and St. Boniface quickly became its first and only bishop:

The Supreme Pontiff himself consecrated Boniface "Regional Bishop," that is, for the whole of Germany...The Successors of Pope Gregory II also held him in the highest esteem. Gregory III appointed him Archbishop of all the Germanic tribes, sent him the pallium and granted him the faculties to organize the ecclesiastical hierarchy in those regions.

St. Boniface is essentially responsible for building the Church in Germany from the ground-up, ordaining priests, assigning bishops and establishing dioceses.

All Christians of German descent can trace their spiritual lineage back to St. Boniface, who firmly established the Church in that region.