Review article

Liturgical-Theological Foundation of the Homily

Zvonko Pažin ; Catholic Faculty of Theology in Đakovo, J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Đakovo, Croatia

Abstract

In this article the author reveals the liturgical-theological foundation of homily. In the first section biblical texts, Church traditions and recent Church documents are used by the author to show that the Word and act (liturgical sign) are equally presenting the act of liturgy. The second part clarifies the special place of the liturgy of the Word within the liturgy itself: the Word proclaims the act which is realized in the mystery of Christian liturgy: without the Word the sign of mystery could be understood as an act of magic. The third section provides a systematic clarification of the position the homily occupies within the liturgy of the Word and the liturgy itself. The Holy Scripture, Church tradition, and in particular the documents which disappeared after the Second Vatican Council, call attention to the fact that the homily is a constitutive part of the liturgy of the Word and of the liturgy as such. It should primarily be based on the proclaimed Word of God, even in the case when the truths of the faith are to be interpreted systematically. The conclusion of the article contains some concrete suggestions on how to prepare and present a homily.

Keywords

liturgy; liturgy of the Word; homily; sermon; preacher; Lectionary; Missal

Hrčak ID:

62307

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/62307

Publication date:

20.12.2010.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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