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The Lord’s Day. History and Theology
Zvonko Pažin
; Katolički bogoslovni fakultet u Đakovu Sveučilišta J. J. Strossmayera u Osijeku, Đakovo, Hrvatska
Tea Reponj
Sažetak
The authors present a historical-theological overview of celebrating the Christian Sunday as the Day of the Lord from the very beginning until today.
Even though the first nucleus of Christians was composed of Jews, who had a very strongly emphasized observance of the Sabbath as the day dedicated to God and the day of rest, nevertheless Christians - even those from Judaism - from the very beginning have celebrated Sunday as the day of Christ's resurrection and as the day of the Eucharist where we actualize the paschal mystery of Christ's death and resurrection. Only with Constantine, from 321, has Sunday become a day off.
When from the early Middle Ages - due to the clericalization of the liturgy and the incomprehensible Latin language - people no longer took an active part in the liturgy, the Sunday Eucharist and solemn rest were reduced to the legal framework of obligation.
The Second Vatican Council has rediscovered the core significance of the Lord's Day, and that is the Eucharistic celebration in which the faithful can once again actively participate. In this context, the emphasis is also on the importance of the solemn rest. In this secularized time, the rediscovery of the significance of Christian Sunday is a paradigm of the renewal of Christian spirit and life, particularly in Europe emptied by secularism.
Ključne riječi
Christ's resurrection; Sunday; the Sunday Eucharist; Constantine; solemn rest; the Second Vatican Council
Hrčak ID:
157304
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Datum izdavanja:
5.5.2016.
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