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The author of this article discusses the question of the necessity of the renewal of the liturgical tradition of the UGCC, pointing at the importance of the liturgical prayers of the priest. Nowadays, in the tradition of most Byzantine Churches, the priest prays "his" prayers parallel to the congregational chant or other activities of the liturgical gath-ering. The importance of those prayers to be recited aloud is treated in three différent theological-liturgical perspectives: tjhe iconicity of the person of the priest, the dialogical character of the Byzantine liturgy, and the integrity of the liturgical célébration. As a concrète example, the author uses the prayers before and after communion in the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil, which, as known, was placed as the theological basis for the text of the new Catechism of the UGCC, "Christ - our Pascha". |
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