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When Is Corpus Christi 2011?

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Pope Benedict XVI offers benediction, October 15, 2005. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images)

Pope Benedict XVI blesses the crowd with the Eucharist during a meeting and prayer with children who made their First Communion during 2005 in St. Peter's Square, October 15, 2005. About 100,000 children and parents attended the event.

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Question: When Is Corpus Christi 2011?
The Feast of Corpus Christi is a moveable feast, which means that it depends on the date of Easter Sunday. Corpus Christi is celebrated on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday, which falls one week after Pentecost Sunday. What is the date of Corpus Christi 2011?
Answer: Corpus Christi falls on June 23, 2011. In the dioceses of the United States, the celebration is transferred to the following Sunday, June 26, 2011.

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