The Eucharist in the actualization of Christian initiation

analysis from the perspective of Zubirian metaphysics

Authors

  • Sidnei Fernades Lima
  • Valeriano dos Santos Costa Faculdade de Teologia da PUC-SP

Keywords:

Eucharist, Actualization, Realization, Christian initiation, Xavier Zubiri

Abstract

This article aims to show that the importance of the Eucharist or Holy Supper in the life of the Christian Churches and of each of the faithful in particular rests on the fact that the Eucharist is the moment that realizes and actualizes the Christian Initiation Project, very strong and active as it was at the beginning of Christianity. Then the Eucharist realized and actualized Christian life in the dynamism of the ritual commensality among brothers. The concept of realization and actualization with which we work is founded on Zubirian metaphysics, whose axis is reality. Thus, we are obliged for logical reasons to 2021431expose, even briefly, the bases of Zubiri’s thought to develop the proposed argument.

Author Biographies

Sidnei Fernades Lima

Doutor em Teologia. Professor na Gradução do Curso de Teologia, Departamento de Sistemática e membro do Grupo de Pesquisa Teologia Liturgia.

Valeriano dos Santos Costa, Faculdade de Teologia da PUC-SP

Professor de Lituriga e sacramentos na na Fraduação e Pós-Graduação na Faculdade de Teologia da PUC-SP. Atualmente, Direitor da Faculdade

Doutor de Liturgia pelo Pontifício Instituto Litúrgico Sant'Anselmo, Roma, professor no Programa de Pós-Gradulçao e Graduação. Departamento de Teologia Sistemática

Published

2022-03-05

How to Cite

Fernades Lima, S. ., & Santos Costa, V. dos . (2022). The Eucharist in the actualization of Christian initiation: analysis from the perspective of Zubirian metaphysics. Estudos Teológicos, 61(2), 430–447. Retrieved from http://198.211.97.179/periodicos_novo/index.php/ET/article/view/811