Dies Domini

Dies Domini (English: Day of the Lord ) is an Apostolic Letter of Pope John Paul II, is dated 30 July 1998 and refers with its subtitle "On the sanctification of Sunday ' content on the subject. The Pope encouraged to do the Catholics to rediscover the importance of Sunday.

Summary

The Apostolic Exhortation shall be compulsory of an introduction and a conclusion and consists of five chapters, with each chapter a special Leittitel and thought was prefixed.

  • The first chapter is entitled ' DIES DOMINI ", with the subtitle indicates that it here to " celebrate the creative work of God " goes.
  • The second chapter is called "THIS CHRIST " and the subsequent subtitle points out that here on " the day of the Risen Lord and the Gift of the Spirit" will be discussed.
  • "THIS ECCLESIAE " refers to the third chapter and indicates the subtitle that there is this to be " the Eucharistic assembly ", " in the heart of Sunday " is the act.
  • In the quarter section, which is entitled "THIS HOMINIS " is " the Sunday - a day of joy, peace and solidarity " described.
  • Finally, in the last chapter, describes the Pope with the chapter name "THIS DIERUM " Sunday as " the original holiday, the sense of time" is disclosed.

Summary

Sunday, the holiday shall, on the authority of this Apostolic Exhortation, be for the Christians of the expression of worship. The believer is to be strengthened in the faith, he should be able to worship and he is to be re -equipped for the service in this world. At the same time the Sunday, people from the diverse pressures of everyday life free. However, the person should also be his dignity as a man and Christian realize again and again. In this letter, the Pope brings again expressed that if the Christian observes the sanctification of Sunday, he really can receive rest and enjoyment.

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