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Feast Of Corpus Christi My dear brothers and sisters, today we celebrate a feast that is both beautiful and deeply challenging. The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ traditionally called "Corpus Christi" asks us to step out of our everyday assumptions. Every Sunday, we walk up this aisle. We cup our hands or open our mouths, and a minister looks us in the eye and says, "The Body of Christ." And we answer, "Amen." But if we are honest, familiarity can breed routine. It is easy to look at the small, white wafer and think of it merely as a holy symbol. Today, the Church stops us in our tracks and says: No. It is not a symbol. It is Him. The Vision of St. Juliana: The Black Dot in the Moon We might wonder where this specific feast came from. We already celebrate the Eucharist on Holy Thursday, but that day is shadowed by Christ's upcoming betrayal and passion. We needed a day of pure, unadulterated joy. To give us this day, God chose a hu...