Liturghie, theosis, misiune
Liturgy, theosis, mission

Summary/Abstract: The article „Liturgy, theosis, mission” proposes a theological articulation of the Orthodox mission around the triad liturgy–deification–mission, as an expression of the organic unity between the sacramental life and the testimony of the Church. The liturgy is interpreted as the „living memory” and „breath” of the Church, a space of communion and mission, in which the Eucharist simultaneously fulfills the eschatological and missionary dimension of Christian existence. Participation in liturgical life underpins the process of deification (theosis), through which man is transfigured and becomes a living witness of Christ. Mission is identified with the holiness of life and with ecclesial communion. In this perspective, the principle lex orandi – lex credendi – lex missionis expresses the internal dynamics of the Church, where worship, faith and mission mutually condition each other. In this way, liturgy and theosis constitute the foundation of a mission that seeks the transfiguration of the world through participation in divine grace.

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