Corpus Christi Explained: When Heaven Walks Among the Faithful | SG News
As church bells ring and millions of worshippers follow the Blessed Sacrament through city streets, Corpus Christi turns ordinary roads into powerful pathways of faith. Known officially as the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, this cherished Catholic feast honours the profound belief in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist: Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity.The origins of this global feast trace back to 1208 and the mystical visions of St. Juliana of Liège, a young Belgian nun. The feast gained definitive momentum following the 1263 Miracle of Bolsena, where a doubting priest witnessed real blood flowing from a consecrated Host. Deeply moved, Pope Urban IV established Corpus Christi as a universal solemnity in 1264 through the papal bull Transiturus.While the institution of the Eucharist is rooted in Maundy Thursday, the Church created this separate, joyful summer feast to celebrate the Blessed Sacrament outside the somber context of Holy Week. Today, the solemnity finds modern inspiration through millennial St. Carlo Acutis, who famously called the Eucharist the "highway to heaven." 0:00 - The Living Meaning of Corpus Christi 1:12 - St. Juliana of Liège & The Moon Vision 2:18 - The Miracle of Bolsena (1263) 3:30 - Why Separate Corpus Christi from Holy Thursday? 4:45 - St. Carlo Acutis & The Highway to Heaven 5:50 - Pope Francis on the Real Presence Today Stay Updated with SGNEWS-SG