Sunday in the Light of the Handbooks of Penance
Sunday in the Light of the Handbooks of Penance

Summary/Abstract: Handbooks of penance created in the late ancient Christianity period and early Medieval times are evidence of a formative practice of penance in the Church. The aim of this article is to discuss the role that Sunday played in the lives of particular followers of Jesus, and how it was celebrated in the light of the handbooks of penance. In the 21st century, when Sunday, the Lord’s Day, is often treated only as a day off by those who were included into the Church through the sacrament of Baptism, and while many people are concerned only with the things of the flesh and not with spiritual well-being – can we use the handbooks of penance as a source of wisdom in discovering the meaning of Sunday, its celebration and importance for the human and Christian life?

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