Agere in persona Christi - Aspects of the Ministerial Priesthood
edited by Mariusz Biliniewicz

‘Priests (...) by the power of the sacrament of orders, in the image of Christ the eternal high Priest, are consecrated to preach the Gospel and shepherd the faithful and to celebrate divine worship, so that they are true priests of the New Testament (...) They exercise their sacred function especially in the eucharistic worship or the celebration of the Mass by which, acting in the person of Christ and proclaiming His Mystery, they unite the prayers of the faithful with the sacrifice of their Head and renew and apply in the sacrifice of the Mass, until the coming of the Lord, the only sacrifice of the New Testament namely that of Christ offering Himself once for all as a spotless Victim to the Father.’ (Lumen Gentium, 28). The idea of acting ‘in persona Christi’ is an important theological concept developed further and pondered upon in this valuable collection of essays. The question of priesthood is discussed by a pool of acclaimed scholars and analyzed from biblical, patristic, systematic, historical and canonical points of views. The input made during the Seventh Fota International Liturgical Conference is an important contribution to the ongoing debate about the character and essential identity of the ordained priesthood. 

Mariusz Biliniewicz is a theologian with competence in biblical and systematic theology. He worked as occasional lecturer at Mater Dei Institute in Dublin, Ireland, and spoke internationally on a number of theological topics.


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Celebrating the Eucharist - Sacrifice and Communion
edited by Gerard Deighan

Sacrifice and communion are central concepts in any serious discussion of the Eucharist, but have seldom been without controversy, either in themselves or in relation to each other. The essays in this book, originally delivered as papers at the fifth Fota International Liturgical Conference, seek to re-examine both these aspects of the Eucharist. The authors come from a wide range of academic backgrounds, and the subject-matter is treated from a scriptural, patristic, liturgical, dogmatic, spiritual and canonical point of view. Taken as a whole, the contributions demonstrate not only the historical importance but also the abiding relevance of these essential eucharistic categories. 

Gerard Deighan is a priest of the Archdiocese of Dublin, Ireland, and pastor of the city parish of St Kevin. He lectures in Sacred Scripture at the Mater Dei Institute.




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