The Roman Catholic Church year begins on the first Sunday in Advent, which is the fourth Sunday before Christmas. Until 1969, after Advent and Christmas, there followed the seasons of Epiphany, Pre-Lent, Lent, Easter, Ascension, and Pentecost. The first day of Lent is Ash Wednesday, being the 40th day (exclusive of Sundays) before Easter. A special festival of the Holy Trinity occurs on the first Sunday after Pentecost. Corpus Christi, a feast celebrating the real presence of Christ in the bread and wine of the Eucharist (Communion meal, or the Lord’s Supper), was instituted in 1264 by Pope Urban IV ...(100 of 7998 words)