Christianity

The 7 Sacraments

1. Baptism
2. Reconciliation
3. Confirmation
4. Holy Communion
5. Marriage
6. Holy Orders
7. Annointing of the Sick

Corpus Christi Feast Celebration

•Takes place on Thursday the 7th June every year.

•It is a time when Catholics worship Christ publically and in every way they can.

•In commemoration many Christians receive communion on this day.

•There are processions through streets, masses for the Eucharist, 6 or 4 candles burn on the alter.

•In some countries the bread (or host) is paraded throughout the streets. Priests carry the bread in a monstrance, which is a type of vessel. In Spain and Provence the processions can be elaborate, featuring saints and characters from the Bible, following a path decorated with wreaths and flowers.

•The most important part of the ceremony is when the bishop raises the silver monstrance and exposes the Blessed Sacrament, the “body of Christ.”

•Background: Corpus Christi has been in honour of the Catholic Church since 1246. The term is latin thats means the body of Christ. The date changes every year and is celebrated on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday or on the Sunday after Holy Trinity in some countries.

The feast was introduced from Belgium to England at some stage between 1318 and 1325, according to various sources.