The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-24
The Festival sr Corpus Christi, -Grsat CATH
Ollie Holiday.

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Ollie Holiday.
Yesterday the festival Of Corpus CAriss (body OF
Cnrs), which observed in all tho Catholic churches
here rs held annually the Thursday after Trinity
Sunday in memory OF the miraculous confirmation Of the
socsrne OF rransuosaDrs,on under Pope Urban w. In
all Ca,boc Countries from tine mnemorai, has been
observed with PROFESSIONS, music, lights flower
along the Streets and their richest apesres hung oul
upon the walls.
The day Of keeping Corpus Christi depends on Easter
Tor Whuunday (so called from the ancient custom OF
those newly baptized appearing 10 white Dress in Inc
churcbes) Ia seven weeks after Easier Sunday,
and 10 known as Pentecoss, vach means E" afietn,
beng nity days after Easter the Passover and there
tore also called by the Jews from whom the festival Is
borrowed, the feast of weeks''-that s, u week Of
weeks (seven times seven); this the day 90 which
the BOY Chest descended Apostles in mirAcaIous
tongues O. are After this the Sun trinity and
Corpus Christi the Dext Thursday after Trinity II
ne least OF the consecrsed host wafer which accord
Dg 10 Catholic docrne changed by ransu Dissemination
nto "tbe oody ofCnrs IL Its orsia the vision
Of nun Of Lege, named Julisna, xho, 1880, while
locking a. the full moon, saw gap in its orb, aud, oy
peculiar revelation from heaven, earDed moon
represented the Christian Church. gap the want of
certain ftstva-hat Of the alteration OF the body OF
10 Lege One same Who Afterwards became Pops under
the title Of Urban W. IN order 20 20 fes
tval, AND DO was confirmed mis- purpose Dy a miracle.
In 1904 priest Al Boseos VINO dd believe 10 toe
change Of tie bread the body Of Cars was going
through the ceremony o. the benedouon orops OF
blood fell upon his slrplce WHEN he endeayored 70
conceal them N toe folds OF his garment, formed cody
images Of the hott. The surpice is still
Cvita veccba This circumstance lorna the subjsc,
OF one Of the beautiful pcres Raphael in the stance di
Rafaello. Urban ~. published in the year ouu
in which he appointed the thursday Of week after Pen
tecost tor the cee oatOn Of the Corpus festival
throughout Christendom.
Is kept "a Of the greatest OF the Catholic church.
sDo splendd processons form essential part Of In
Cathonc countries the host carried A0t thro gh the
streets, and the people fall down and worship
passes All who are riding oismount or leave their
rsRes TO exhibit this mark VI respect. Sometimes obsti
nate Proes'sns, from England ana America, have gwen
great offence and occasionally get themselves into trouble
by refusing 10 comply with this s0journ
ers IN those countries 10 SPAN the festival general
holiday, in which bull fights take place. Ia the royal
teriannent Of the EDgsh Earl OF Nottingham, Am
bssracOr to Spain in 1906 Is stated that Corpus
Christi, "tbe greatest day Of account in Spape
yeare, at VsiadOld, where the Court was, the King
went in procession with all the apostles very richly aud
eight giants four and -four women and the ,neefa
vas named Cog Aagog." In Sicily all the freedom OF
masquerade 10 allowed, and the whole people in
state of excitement The festival kept with
plcity and dignity by the German Catholics. 10 Proes
tAbt countries Catholics merely 70 round the churches
procession and celebrate their worship with peculiar
lemntled.