Thanksgiving for Holy Communion (Corpus Christi)
Thursday 8 June 2023
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A festival in honour of the Eucharist, observed on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday.
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‘Eucharist’ comes from the Greek word for ‘thanksgiving’. At the Eucharist the Church remembers Jesus’ last supper where he gave bread and wine to be his body and blood, a sign of his saving love. See also Holy Communion.
At Holy Communion blessed bread and wine is shared, by which we receive the body and blood of Jesus Christ. The congregation gives thanks for Jesus’ life, his death and resurrection and his continuing presence. See also Eucharist.