The use of the teaspoon for the communion of the faithful in the Orthodox Church. The historical framework of the appearance of this liturgical object and current trends regarding the way of sharing the faithful Cover Image

Întrebuințarea linguriței pentru împărtășirea credincioșilor în Biserica Ortodoxă. Cadrul istoric al apariției acestui obiect liturgic și tendințe actuale privitoare la modul împărtășirii credincioșilor
The use of the teaspoon for the communion of the faithful in the Orthodox Church. The historical framework of the appearance of this liturgical object and current trends regarding the way of sharing the faithful

Author(s): LUCIAN FARCAȘIU
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion
Published by: EDITURA ARHIEPISCOPIEI DUNĂRII DE JOS
Keywords: Liturgical Theology; Eucharist; spoon;

Summary/Abstract: The joy receiving the Eucharist (Christ) should be the first thought when we come to receive the Eucharist and not anxiety for not getting ill by using the spoon successively. If we got ill by using the spoon successively, then the first subject to contamination should be the priests, because they consume after each Divine Liturggy everything that remained in the Holy Chalice, after the believers received the Eucharist by introducing the spoon in it successively. The reality shows us that the situation is different because no priest got ill after consuming the Eucharist from Chalice. The Holy Eucharist is not a cause for the fact that we get ill, but it is the fountain of life and health.

  • Issue Year: 18/2020
  • Issue No: 18
  • Page Range: 96-123
  • Page Count: 28
  • Language: Romanian