Krajnc, Slavko (2014) Liturgy and Mission. Bogoslovni vestnik, 74 (3). pp. 435-448. ISSN 1581-2987
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In this paper the author claims that the liturgy is the source from which the Church draws the strength and dynamism for her mission so as to bring to the world the good news of salvation. Investigating the relationship between the liturgy and mission, the author first focuses on the texts of the New Testament and concludes that in the first Christian communities the mission was intrinsically bound to the liturgical life. Though in the beginning liturgy and mission were two different realities, no antinomy existed between them, but their mutual shaping strengthened the ties between the lay faithful and the Church as an institution. Furthermore, the liturgical movement at the beginning of 20th century, which started with Beauduin, understood the liturgy as a common action of the people and the priests. The movement considered liturgy as an antipode to the secularization and de-Christianization of the society. At the end of the paper the author shows that a deep relationship exists between the liturgy and the mission, which is also the case concerning the relationship between the liturgy and the pastoral or social activity of the Church. He supports his thesis by the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy Sacrosanctum Concilium and by two encyclical letters of Pope John Paul II, namely Redemptoris Missio and Ecclesia de Eucharistia. He highlights that the Eucharist is “the font from which all the power of the Church flows” and “the summit toward which the activity of the church is directed” (SC 10), thus being also the core of the missionary activity of the Church.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Liturgy, Eucharist, Liturgical Movement, Renewal of Parish Life |
| Subjects: | B Mission theology/theory > Theology of revival and renewal B Mission theology/theory > Spirituality B Mission theology/theory > Evangelism/Proclamation of Gospel D World Christianity and Central Eastern Europe > Europe G Christian traditions/Denominations > Roman Catholic |
| Divisions: | Balkan countries Balkan countries > Slovenia |
| Depositing User: | Speranca Tomin |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Nov 2021 17:09 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Nov 2021 17:09 |
| URI: | https://ceeamsprints.osims.org/id/eprint/2289 |
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