Prayers of the Byzantine Liturgy
of the Word as an Introduction
to Meditation on the Holy Scriptures
Prayers of the Byzantine Liturgy
of the Word as an Introduction
to Meditation on the Holy Scriptures
Author(s): Vasyl RudeykoSubject(s): History of Church(es), Pastoral Theology, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: byzantine liturgy; liturgy of the word; liturgical theology;
Summary/Abstract: This article analyzes the prayers of the Liturgy of the Word in the Byzantine tradition with regard to meditation on the Holy Scriptures. In particular, the author draws attention to the fact of the need to prepare for participation in the divine service through a deeper knowledge of the prayer and patristic tradition of reading the Bible. Regarding individual prayer, the context of reading and commenting on the Gospel in the Eucharistic assembly is indicated. Among other things, the author encourages re- thinking the modern rite of the Liturgy of the Word in the Byzantine tradition, which underwent significant changes during its formation and partially lost its authentic structural simplicity.
Journal: Polonia Sacra
- Issue Year: 27/2023
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 65-78
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English