Original scientific paper
THE PRIEST MINISTER OF THE MOST HOLY EUCHARIST – CANONICAL-JURIDICAL NORMS
Slavko Zec
; Theology of Rijeka, Dislocated Studies of Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Zagreb, Rijeka, Croatia
Abstract
In this study Author explains relationship between the priest and the Holy Eucharist in the light of canonical-juridical norms in regard to his triple position: the priest at the same time presides, celebrates and is the minister of the Eucharistic celebration. Selecting those canonical-juridical norms of universal and particular Canon law that directly refers to this matter, Author offers their interpretation and application to the concrete and everyday practice of priest. In doing so he takes into consideration universal Canon law (Code of Canon Law 1983 and other juridical norms valid for the whole Latin Church) as well as particular law: directives and instructions of the Croatian Bishop Conference, and each particular diocese, in the first place the norms and instructions of the dioceses belonging to the ecclesiastical province of Rijeka.
The study is divided in four sections: 1. Mention of the name of deceased in the Eucharistic prayer; 2. Celebration of the Holy Mass more than once a day (binations and trinations); 3. Celebration of the Holy Mass per so-called “collective intention” (“Cumulative Mass”); 4. Mass offering. Dividing the study in this way, the obligations and rights of the priest as a minister of the Eucharist become clear. Canonical norms about this issues, currently valid, and with which church legislator wanted to define ministering of the Eucharist by priests, is explained in this way in order to be clear, usable and useful first of all to the priests themselves, and to others who are interested in these very important issues.
Keywords
Holy Mass; priest; mention of the name of deceased; binations and trinations; Mass intention; Mass offering; cumulative Mass; collective intention
Hrčak ID:
74819
URI
Publication date:
16.8.2010.
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