Jacob of Sarug's Homily on the partaking of the Holy Mysteries /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jacob, of Serug, 451-521
Other Authors: Harrak, Amir
Format: Book
Language:English
Syriac
Published: Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press, 2009
Edition:1st Gorgias Press ed
Series:Metrical homilies of Mar Jacob of Sarug ; fasc. 17
Texts from Christian late antiquity ; v. 19
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Outline
  • Summary
  • Text and translation
  • On the partaking of the holy mysteries
  • Prologue
  • Invitation to the Eucharist by the church
  • Baptismal dimension of the Eucharist
  • The church is the place of peace
  • Dangers of the material world
  • Christ physician and source
  • Pastoral exhortations
  • Exhortations to the repentants
  • The liturgy of the Word
  • The Apostles are rivers
  • Dismissal of the Catechumens
  • The Lord's prayer
  • The Epiclesis
  • Satan annoyed by the Eucharist
  • God is ever merciful
  • Necessity for full attendance in the healing Eucharist
  • Eucharistic hymn of Jacob of Sarug
  • The celebrant begs for mercy of behalf of the congregation
  • The Eucharist is a new deed by Christ