Sacrament of penance and reconciliation in the liturgical mystagogy

Abstract

Polish Catholics in principle, they go to the sacrament of penance several times a year before important events, many of the faithful still confess every month before the first Friday. The problem is more or less, the regular approach to these sacraments. It is therefore sensible to look at the sacramental world of mercy from the perspective of its presence in the liturgical mystagogy exercised in the Church. The article reminds of the founding of modern liturgical mystagogy. Nevertheless, the main part is an attempt to bring the theological content closer to those that have been developed for the mercy, the ecclesial character of the liturgy of the discussed and its personal aspect. An important complement is to show that the sacrament of penance and reconciliation is always the celebration of the Church's liturgy.

Therefore, it shouldn’t be something that someone believing in Christ should fear, but a mean enabling conciliating with God and brothers. For that to be it’s necessary to constantly re-enter the pastoral effort of the mystagogical proclamation of the sacrament of penance and reconciliation.