Published: 2021-10-05

Eucharistic Presence and the Re-presentation of Christ in the Word of God: A Study Inspired by the Views of Robert Sokolowski

Sławomir Zatwardnicki
Collectanea Theologica
Section: Articles
https://doi.org/10.21697/ct.2021.91.3.04

Abstract

Robert Sokolowski writes that biblical words activate God’s presence. However, is it appropriate to speak about the sacramentality of the Word of God analogous to the sacrament itself? The article presents reflections on the word of God “becoming present” intra mysteriorum celebrationem. This issue is related to the topic of the relationship between the past and the present in the Eucharist, which Sokolowski deals with. The article recapitulates the philosopher's views on the Eucharistic presence, then, in dialogue with him, it reflects on the presence of Christ in the word of God. The “Passover centeredness” of Scripture implies a kind of re-presentation of God's anticipatory self-giving in the events witnessed to in the inspired texts. The liturgy of the Word must lead to the climax of the Easter event and its sacramental re-presentation. There can be no question of “two presences” of the Lord during the Holy Mass. The words of institution uttered at the Last Supper play a role in the actualization of the Passover, while the inspired words are not in the same way “institutive”. Only in their interior orientation do they lead to the mystery of Christ present in the Blessed Sacrament.

Keywords:

Eucharistic presence, re-presentation of the Word of God, liturgy of the Word, sacramentality of the Word of God, Most Blessed Sacrament, Robert Sokolowski

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Zatwardnicki, S. (2021). Eucharistic Presence and the Re-presentation of Christ in the Word of God: A Study Inspired by the Views of Robert Sokolowski. Collectanea Theologica, 91(3), 95–123. https://doi.org/10.21697/ct.2021.91.3.04

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