#feast of corpus christi

[pol-ski]

Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ - Corpus Christi

© Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Łódź, Poland

[dramoor]

“I devoutly adore You, hidden Deity, Who are truly hidden beneath these appearances. My whole heart submits to You, And in contemplating You, it surrenders itself completely. Sight, touch, taste are all deceived in their judgment of You, But hearing suffices firmly to believe. I believe all that the Son of God has spoken; There is nothing truer than this word of Truth. On the Cross only the divinity was hidden, But here the humanity is also hidden. Yet believing and confessing both, I ask for what the penitent thief asked. I do not see wounds as Thomas did, But I confess that You are my God. Make me believe much more in You, Hope in you, and love You. O memorial of Our Lord’s death, Living Bread that gives life to man, Grant my soul to live on You, And always to savor Your sweetness. Lord Jesus, Good Pelican*, wash my filthiness and clean me with Your Blood, One drop of which can free the entire world of all its sins. Jesus, whom now I see hidden,I ask You to fulfill what I so desire: That the sight of Your Face being unveiled I may have the happiness of seeing Your glory. Amen.”

~Hymn “Adoro Te Devote” (“I devoutly adore You), written by St. Thomas Aquinas for the Feast of Corpus Christi

*Christ is called “The Good Pelican” and the pelican is a symbol of Christ because pelicans will, if need be, peck at their own chests and feed their young on their own flesh and blood.  ~Via barnhardt.biz

(Art: Victorian stained glass window from a church in Devon, England, via devonchurchland.co.uk)

[little-catholic-diva]

[foreverpraying]

Today is the Feast of Corpus Christi

Picture by geralt on Pixabay

Daniel Gerhartz: Vespers on Rue Royale

Eucharistic Adoration by Sidney de Almeida on GettyImages

[helloparkerrose]

[ami-ven]

Happy Feast of Corpus Christi!

[stone-cold-groove]

Corpus Christi.

[abuddyforeveryseason]

It's June 8th. Not only is today the Feast of Corpus Christi Celebration, it's also the birthday of XIXth century artist John Everett Millais.

I had this older drawing I traced off his controversial work Christ in the House of His Parents, seen below:

So, I figured today was a great day to upload it, since off to the right we have none of than Buddy, bringing young Jesus a bowl of water to wash his hand.

[chicoinematt7]

Embracing Corpus Christi: The Transformative Power of the Eucharist

In a world marked by constant change, it is reassuring to find an unchanging source of love and nourishment. For Catholics, that source is the Holy Eucharist, the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. In this blog post, we will explore the significance of critically reading John 6 for Protestant conversions, delve into the profound beauty and power of the Eucharist, and discover the rich history behind…

[gratiae-mirabilia]

Let us adore Christ the Lord, the King of Kings, who transforms His body and blood into food for our hearts.

St. Juliana of Liège

[jameslmartello]

Oculi Omnium - Gradual for the Feast of Corpus Christi - Gregorian Chant

[audreyh002]

How do I explain that I truly had the most beautiful dream last night and woke up and dozed a couple more times this morning and each time I fell back asleep the dream continued which NEVER HAPPENS and it was utterly beautiful.

Normally my dreams are either an awkward social situation (think keep my estranged parents apart at a carnival, but in the style of parks and rec) or else an all out Law & Order SVU episode style where I’m being hunted with the threat or rape, torture and murder, so the fact that this dream was just so … happy? Was phenomenal in and of itself.

It was one of those dreams where everything you want falls into place, but not in the ways you expected and people and situations surprise you. And it ended with me going toe to toe with an evil guest child wrangler who was flat out abusive to the kiddoes backstage (yes I dream about theatre haha) and I stepped up and facilitated a meeting between the ASM and director and used my personal social connections for the highest good and got to play a romantic lead opposite my friend with whom I have insane sexual chemistry and everytime he held me for blocking reasons it felt. so. damn. good.

I just … today is the feast of Corpus Christi and I think this is Jesus’ way of telling me it’s all gonna be okay. My dream began with folks going to Confession & getting Baptized and then these Sacraments turned into Sacramentals as the dream continued, with Grace becoming physically manifested through ordinary means.

It’s pouring rain and everyone is sick, but this dream gave me this overwhelming sense of peace and I wonder if that’s all prophetic dreams are. Like, those old prophets — maybe all they ever dreamt of was peace. Not that things would happen the way they wanted, or that the status quo would even change, but just maybe God granted them a dream that when they woke up just felt like a cozy blanket (or shroud or mantel) of Peace and I think that’s just so Beautiful.

[little-catholic-diva]

[cursedauxiliary]

Ngl I wish more pagan stuff was preserved in poland

[bwv572]

The Kyrie/Christe Eleison movements are so astoundingly beautiful.

[katakaluptastrophy]

Happy(?) Feast of Corpus Christi to probable Corpus Christi College Oxford alum John Gaius, who heard the idea of consuming God; body, blood, soul, and divinity, and made it everyone's problem....