--- title: Articles – Church Life Journal | Corpus Christi description: Corpus Christi | --- Search [![churchlife](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Churchlife_Aug2016_Theme/Images/church-life-journal-white-horizontal-1.png)](http://churchlife.nd.edu/) - [Essays](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays) - [Articles](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles) - [Blog](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post) - [Contributors](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contributors/) All posts filed under: ARTICLES [![](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/OMalley-Corpus-Christi-crop.jpg)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/2016/05/25/the-carnival-of-corpus-christi) ## [The Carnival of Corpus Christi](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/2016/05/25/the-carnival-of-corpus-christi) Published by [Timothy O'Malley](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/author/timothy-omalley) In late medieval culture, the feast of Corpus Christi was an occasion for a carnival-esque celebration. Plays were performed throughout the city, remembering the entirety of salvation history. Processions unfolded upon beds of roses, as prince and pauper alike praised the sacrament of the Eucharist. Share - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [May 25, 2016](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/2016/05/25/the-carnival-of-corpus-christi) [Articles](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/articles) / [communion](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/communion) / [Eucharist](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/eucharist) / [Jesus Christ](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/jesus-christ) / [Corpus Christi](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/corpus-christi) / [timothypomalley](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/timothypomalley) ### Share [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Farticles%2Ftopic%2Fcorpus-christi%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on LinkedIn](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/linkedin-24x24.png)](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Farticles%2Ftopic%2Fcorpus-christi%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dlinkedin) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Farticles%2Ftopic%2Fcorpus-christi%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Farticles%2Ftopic%2Fcorpus-christi%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Articles%20%E2%80%93%20Church%20Life%20Journal%20%7C%20Corpus%20Christi) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Farticles%2Ftopic%2Fcorpus-christi%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Farticles%2Ftopic%2Fcorpus-christi%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) ### Categories - [Articles (91)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/articles) - [timothypomalley (22)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/timothypomalley) - [Jesus Christ (18)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/jesus-christ) - [Scripture (17)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/scripture) - [Archive (12)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/archive) - [preaching (10)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/preaching) ![Institute for Church Life](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Churchlife_Aug2016_Theme/Images/icl-lockup-01.png?width=318&name=icl-lockup-01.png "Institute for Church Life") ### About the ICL The Institute for Church Life animates the University of Notre Dame’s direct service to the Church through outreach in theological education, research, faith formation, and leadership development. ### Church Life Journal - [About](http://churchlife.nd.edu/about/) - [Archives](http://churchlife.nd.edu/archives/) - [Contact](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contact/) - [Contributors](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contributors/) - [Journal Submission Guidelines](http://churchlife.nd.edu/journal-submission/) ### Follow Us - - - Copyright © 2016 University of Notre Dame | Institute for Church Life