Celebrating the Eucharist

Sacrifice and Communion

The annual Fota International Liturgy Conferences bring together panels of distinguished scholars on Catholic liturgy. This book comprises the papers of the Fota V conference, which discussed the relationship between the aspects of sacrifice and communion in the liturgy of the Mass. From the preface:

?Whereas it is common today to think of the Eucharist in terms of communion? the sacrificial nature of the eucharistic celebration is often neglected or misunderstood.? The contributions in the present volume address this twin topic from a very wide range of perspectives: scriptural, patristic, dogmatic, liturgical, canonical, spiritual, philosophical, anthropological and historical.? (Gerard Deighan, editor)