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An investigation on ancient sources (patristic and liturgical) on the Cross and the Eucharist that sheds light on contemporary discussions.
List of contents
Part I. The Cross and the Eucharist in Patristic Sources: 1. The continuity from the Cross to the Eucharist; 2. The Cross as origin of the Eucharist; 3. The identity of the Eucharistic flesh and blood of Christ with the flesh and blood on the Cross; 4. The sacrifice of the Cross; 5. The Cross at the Eucharist: gesture and object; Part II. The Cross and the Eucharist in Roman Liturgical Sources: 6. The early Roman Sacramentaries; 7. The Roman Canon; 8. The Ordines Romani; Part III. Contributions to Contemporary Debates: 9. The unity of the Last Supper and the Cross and the discussion of the Eucharist as meal; 10. The sign of the Cross and the problem of the Roman epiclesis; 11. The history and importance of the altar Cross.
About the author
Daniel Cardó is Adjunct Assistant Professor of Patristics, Sacraments, and Homiletics at St John Vianney Theological Seminary, Denver and Visiting Professor of Theology at the Augustine Institute in Denver, Colorado. He is author of La fe en el pensamiento de Joseph Ratzinger (2013).
Summary
This book is intended for those interested in patristics, liturgy, and sacramental theology: scholars, theology students and seminarians. While making available critical material, it presents a substantial and rich amount of early texts in a comprehensible way, showing their significance for the liturgical debate of the recent decades.