The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and
Blood of Christ is also known as the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, which translates from Latin to "Body of
Christ." This feast originated in France in the mid thirteenth century, in
response to the visions of St. Juliana of Liege, a Norbertine canoness in what
is now Belgium, and was extended to the whole Church by Pope Urban IV in 1264.
This feast is celebrated on the Thursday following the octave of Pentecost, but
is now commonly transferred to the next Sunday.
Every time we celebrate the Holy Sacrifice
of the Mass our attention is called to the Real Presence of Christ in the Holy
Eucharist, but the Feast of Corpus Christi is commonly used as an opportunity
for public Eucharistic processions, which serves as a sign of common faith and
adoration. Our worship of Jesus in His Body and Blood calls us to offer to God
our Father a pledge of undivided love and an offering of ourselves in service
to others.____________________
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SOLEMN
LATIN MASS FOR
THE
FEAST OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS
There will be a special Mass in the more ancient form
of the Roman Rite (1962 Missal of St. John XXIII) on:
Friday
June 27th at 7:30 pm. St. John Paul II
established that on the solemnity of the Sacred Heart the Church throughout
the world should observe the World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of
Priests. On this day, all Catholics are asked to pray for holy priests, and
we at St. Joseph’s pray especially for our pastor, Fr. Marc-André, as he celebrates the 15th anniversary of his
priestly ordination.
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