Papal celebration of Corpus Christi moves to Sunday
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By Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis will celebrate thefeast of the Body and Blood of Christ and the Corpus Christi procession on aSunday -- June 18 -- and not on the traditional Thursday feast day, which isJune 15 this year.Throughout Italy and in most other countries, the feastwas transferred to the following Sunday years ago. The pope celebrating on theSunday "can strengthen the participation of the faithful in this solemn,public act of adoration of the Blessed Sacrament," said Cardinal AgostinoVallini, the papal vicar of Rome.Announcing the change in a letter May 1, the cardinalsaid he hoped changing the date of the celebration to a non-work day wouldallow more people to participate in the traditional procession through Romefrom the Basilica of St. John Lateran to the Basilica of St. Mary Major.The date of the papal celebration was announced by theVatican May 18 along with a list of Pope Francis' other public liturgical celebrationsfor June.Pope Francis will celebra...
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis will celebrate the
feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and the Corpus Christi procession on a
Sunday -- June 18 -- and not on the traditional Thursday feast day, which is
June 15 this year.
Throughout Italy and in most other countries, the feast
was transferred to the following Sunday years ago. The pope celebrating on the
Sunday "can strengthen the participation of the faithful in this solemn,
public act of adoration of the Blessed Sacrament," said Cardinal Agostino
Vallini, the papal vicar of Rome.
Announcing the change in a letter May 1, the cardinal
said he hoped changing the date of the celebration to a non-work day would
allow more people to participate in the traditional procession through Rome
from the Basilica of St. John Lateran to the Basilica of St. Mary Major.
The date of the papal celebration was announced by the
Vatican May 18 along with a list of Pope Francis' other public liturgical celebrations
for June.
Pope Francis will celebrate Mass in St. Peter's Square on
Pentecost June 4 and he will mark the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul with Mass June
29 in St. Peter's Basilica and the blessing of palliums to be given to new
metropolitan archbishops.
The pallium is a band made
from lamb's wool, which is worn over the shoulders and symbolizes both an archbishop's role as the shepherd of the
archdiocese and his communion with the pope.
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