Original scientific paper

Universal Prayer for the Good Friday Liturgy

Zvonko Pažin
Karlo Višaticki

Abstract

The universal prayer at the end of the liturgy of the Word
draws its origins back to apostolic times and it is one of the oldest
components of Christian liturgy ever. When it was replaced with
litany prayers before the liturgy of the Word at the end of the 5th
century, the universal prayer has remained at its original and
logical place – after homily – only in the Good Friday liturgy, and
that so even since the 3rd century to the present. Today it consists
of ten calls to prayer with relevant prayers for various needs: for
the Church, Pope, bishops, the faithful, catechumens, unity of
Christians, Jews, non-Christians, unbelievers, state governors,
and for various needs. Throughout history some prayers have
changed (the prayer for the emperor has been replaced with the
prayer for state governors), some added (for those who do not
believe in God), and some completely modified (prayer for the
Jews, for the unity of Christians and for non-Christians). The
universal prayer for Good Friday represent precious treasure of
the Church and by itself also a model in which way to enrich the
universal prayer again in the Eucharist.

Keywords

Universal prayer; Kyrie eleison; Good Friday; prayer for the emperor; unity of Christians; prayer for the Jews; Roman missal

Hrčak ID:

84262

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/84262

Publication date:

11.7.2012.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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