Волинський благовісник (Oct 2020)
Dogmatic aspects of the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. Part ІІІ.
Abstract
The relevance of this article in theological sense is due to the need for a multilateral and full service to God: to fulfill the will of God; do what God desires; believe in God; hope for God and love God. Divine service has a spiritual and mystical character and is the core of the Christian and non-Christian religions of the world - therefore, the direct practical participation of man in the process of Christian ministry is extremely relevant. It is in this religious sense that ministry to God is the relevance of this article. To serve God is the spirit and the truth (John 4:24). This is an internal ministry to God, called divinely-worshiped. However, worship must be external, because man consists of soul and body. To thank God, to give thanks to Him, to ask His person must and spiritually and bodily, because the soul and body are closely interconnected, mental movements are expressed in the body. «From the fulness of the heart speak the mouth» (Matthew 12: 34). The Word of God inspires us: «glorify God in your bodies and in your souls which are God‘s» (1 Corinthians 6:20). Therefore, because of the active ministry to God, the faithful receive the blessed novelty of peace and joy in the Holy Ghost. The article deals with the dogmatic and mysterious aspects of the Divine Liturgy The third part, «faithful», analyzes the sacrament: the mysterious entrance of the Lord to free suffering and death, the confession of the priesthood and the faithful dogmas of faith, the mysterious implementation by the High Priest through visible sacred actions of the Sacrament of the Eucharist, the Holy Spirit‘s consecration and thanksgiving to God. The dogmatic difference in the consecration of the Gifts in Orthodoxy and Catholicism is highlighted.
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