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The Holy Eucharist – Icon of the Unity of the Church

Author(s): Emilian Dumitru Păunescu
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Facultatea de Teologie Ortodoxă Alba Iulia
Keywords: Eucharist; Holy Communion; Unity; Church; Soteriology; Holy Trinity

Summary/Abstract: By the Holy Lithurgy an Eucharist, the Saviour Christ present Himself to tell us all in the state of sacrifi ce in which they bring to the father as man in our name for us the people and for our redemption and holiness. By the sacrifi ce from Golgotha, he lift ed the humanity in the relationships of presenting to God – Father aft er his humanity weakened the link with Father through sin. Presenting to us in the Holy Eucharist the Saviour att racts all of us to himself as man, in order to att ract Father’s love for us, too aft er He, Jesus Christ, att racted this love as a man, in our name. in front of Christ Jesus looks at the people’s face with love. By the words: „Take, eat, this is My body; drink you all from this cup, this is My blood, of the new Law which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins” (Mathew 26:26-28) as well as by His order: „Do this for My remembrance” (Luke 22: 19) Lord Jesus Christ assures us that He will be so present in our life and He will present Himself in the image of bread and wine, in the Holy Eucharist, whenever the Apostles and their descendants the priests will pray to Him for doing this, as he also did at the Last Supper. In a mysterious and spiritual manner we become Christ’s members and Christ becomes Himself our members: „For we are the members of His body, from His fl esh and from His bones” (Eph. 5:30)

  • Issue Year: XIX/2014
  • Issue No: Suppl_2
  • Page Range: 475-486
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Romanian