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Usprawiedliwiający wymiar Eucharystii
Justificatory aspect of the Eucharist

Author(s): Jarosław M. Lipniak
Subject(s): Systematic Theology
Published by: Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne w Łodzi
Keywords: the Eucharist; sacrament; justification; grace; forgiveness of sins; sanctification; restoration

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this paper was to show a justificatory aspect of the Eucharist. This sacrament has got positive and negative aspects. The Eucharist is a sacrament which leads to gradual justification through transformation of a whole human being into the resurrected Christ, which will beimmortalized in the final kingdom in which the whole Christian life is included. This is a splendidsynthesis of grace and cooperation of a human being, sacramental and ascetic life, liturgy and life, presence and future. The Eucharist continues the process of justification initiated by baptism. Therefore, it is a sacramentwhich in its repeatable character points out this healing effect of Christ on our nature, sick dueto sin. The grace of justification is particularly received in the Eucharist. The sacrament of Baptismwe take only once. We often receive the Eucharist because we often offend God. Looking for thegrace of justification we are trying to expiate for our guilt, that is why we have to turn back andto overcome sin; those factors would not be effective in our fight against the sin, if we did not add theEucharist, the only remedy for human evil.

  • Issue Year: 26/2017
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 145-172
  • Page Count: 28
  • Language: Polish