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Colorfully decorated: Corpus Christi celebration in Rosenheim delights everyone!
On Corpus Christi 2025, Rosenheim celebrated a festive procession through the city center in brilliant weather to honor the Eucharist.
Colorfully decorated: Corpus Christi celebration in Rosenheim delights everyone!
On June 20, 2025, the Corpus Christi festival was celebrated in Rosenheim in brilliant summer weather. The highlight of the day was the celebratory procession through the picturesque city center. This procession is the central element of the festival, in which the consecrated host is carried through the streets in a monstrance, a symbol of the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. This time the Corpus Christi service was held in the church, a change from previous years when the ceremony usually took place in the church forecourt. Rosenheim's mayor Andreas März was among the numerous participants.
The altar was particularly festively decorated: an artistic floral carpet representing the “Sage of Heaven” adorned the area. However, the tradition of magnificently decorating the houses along the procession route was only seen sporadically. Red cloths, symbolic of the blood of Christ, were the exception rather than the rule.
The roots of Corpus Christi
But what do you actually celebrate on Corpus Christi? The name “Corpus Christi” comes from Middle High German and means “The Body of the Lord”. It is a solemnity of the Catholic Church that honors the Eucharist and whose origins date back to the 13th century. Saint Juliana of Liège, an Augustinian choir lady, played a central role in the creation of this festival. She had visionary experiences that showed her that the church needed a celebration of veneration of the body and blood of Christ. With the support of her confessor John of Lausanne, the first festival was finally established, which was introduced in his diocese by Bishop Robert von Turotte in 1246.
Another significant moment in the history of Corpus Christi occurred in 1263, when the Bread Miracle of Bolsena established the necessity of the festival. Blood dripped from a divided host onto an altar cloth. This miracle led to Pope Urban IV officially introducing the feast of Corpus Christi to the entire Latin Church in 1264 and commissioning numerous hymns for the occasion, including the well-known sequence “Lauda Sion” by Thomas Aquinas.
Modern celebrations
Today, Corpus Christi is celebrated as a public holiday in many Catholic regions, and the processions are often celebratory to celebrate the creative expression of the faithful. The tradition of flower carpets and festive altars remains a beautiful custom, even if the splendor of the colors no longer reaches its former dimensions. The celebration of the Eucharist is and remains an integral part of the Catholic faith, and the ceremonial processions are a living witness to the faith.
As Rosenheim shows, even today there is room for such celebrations that not only enrich spiritual life but also bring the community together. The city lives with these customs and celebrates the values of faith and tradition, creating a colorful and cheerful atmosphere in the heart of the city.
For more information about the origins and meanings of Corpus Christi, you can check out coverage from innpuls.me, katholisch.de and catholicnewsagency.com read up.