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The Rite of Major Exorcism as a Source of Preaching

Author(s): Tomasz Szałanda
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: exorcisms; exorcist; exorcism rite; Satan; demons; demonology; preaching

Summary/Abstract: The ministry of an exorcist has existed in the Church from the beginning, but went into visible decline in the early modern centuries. It is only now, at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries, that this ministry is having a renaissance. Although the new Rite was published in 1998, after nearly 400 years (the previous one had been in force since 1614), exorcisms can still be performed according to the “old” rite under special permission from the Holy See. Thus, both liturgical books “function” in the Church. For contemporary preaching, both of them are an important source that should not be neglected. After all, it is them that contain the wisdom of the Church, which finds help and protection in the Triune God in its struggle against Satan and demons.

  • Issue Year: 52/2015
  • Issue No: 52
  • Page Range: 163-175
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish