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Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi means body of Christ in Latin. It is a moveable feast that commemorates the institution of the Holy Eucharist or Communion. Corpus Christi is celebrated by Catholics on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday (eighth Sunday after Easter), i.e. 60 days after Easter, except in the United States, when it falls on the following Sunday instead. The day is a national holiday in some Catholic countries.
The Eucharist is either the Christian sacrament of consecrated bread and wine or the ritual surrounding it. The term "Eucharist" is used mainly in Roman Catholic, Anglican, Eastern Orthodox and Lutheran traditions, and is based upon the Greek word ευχαριστω, eucharisto, meaning to give thanks or to rejoice. The form of the ritual within the liturgy and its attendant theology vary from tradition to tradition. Many Protestant traditions refer to "Communion", a term used abundantly in Roman Catholic and Orthodox circles as well. The three synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) as well as Saint Paul's first Letter to the Corinthians contain versions of the so-called "Words of Institution" spoken by Jesus at the Last Supper: "Take, eat, this is my body.... Take, drink, this is my blood.... Do this in remembrance of me." All subsequent celebration of the Eucharist is based on this injunction. After Corpus Christi, Ordinary Time resumes, and green vestments are worn by the priest and celebrants for the rest of the liturgical year, until Advent begins, except on certain special days, including those designated as a holy day of obligation. This season was sometimes referred to as 'Kingdomtide' or 'Dominiontide'.
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