Cardinal Francis Arinze
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CLEARANCE SALE: This title is available at this price only while stocks last.Cardinal Arinze, the greatly esteemed African churchman, elucidates the Church's faith in the Eucharist as the high point of her public worship and the source and summit of the Christian life.
The Cardinal emphasizes that the priest is ordained, first and foremost, to celebrate the Sacrifice of the Mass and other rites. The priest "finds himself at the highest moment of his vocation when 'in persona Christi'he celebrates the Eucharistic Sacrifice".
The laity also find in the Mass "the fount and apex of their entire Christian lives". The Eucharist gives "life, meaning and direction" to all of their works and actions. Cardinal Arinze shows how the Eucharistic celebration sends the lay faithful out into the world to spread the gospel, giving special mention to the role of the family in the work of evangelization.
The Cardinal also discusses in this book the changes in the Mass and other liturgical rites that have taken place during the last forty years. The responsibilities of the diocesan Bishop, the celebrating priest, and the assisting assembly are examined in depth.
Francis Cardinal Arinze grew up in Nigeria and became the youngest bishop in the world and the first African cardinal to head a Vatican office.
Pages: 125
Format: Paperback
Availability: In stock
ISBN: 1-58617-158-5
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