The Feast of Pentecost: The Feast of the Holy Spirit in the Syro-Malankara Liturgy
PDF (English)

Palabras clave

Christian Liturgy, Antiochene Liturgy, Liturgical year, Feasts, The feast of Pentecost, Holy Spirit, Syriac Theology, Syriac Fathers, Syro-Malankara Liturgy.

Cómo citar

Varghese, D. (2023). The Feast of Pentecost: The Feast of the Holy Spirit in the Syro-Malankara Liturgy. Alpha Omega, 25(2), 265–293. Recuperado a partir de https://riviste.upra.org/index.php/ao/article/view/4288

Resumen

This article focuses on the celebration of the feast of Pentecost in the Syro-Malankara liturgy. It analyzes this feast with a focus on the presence of the Holy Spirit reflected in both the liturgy and the liturgical prayers of the feast of Pentecost, from a biblical and a patristic perspective. This article also examines the origin of this feast in the Christian liturgical tradition and how it relates to the Jewish tradition. Since, the Syro-Malankararite belongs to the Antiochene family of the Oriental rite, this paper also deals with the historical origins and development of the celebration feast of Pentecost in the West Syrian liturgy. This study wil consider liturgical texts used by the Syro- Malankara Catholic Church in the celebration of the feast of Pentecost, concentrating on the theological richness of the celebrations of the outpouring ofthe Holy Spirit.

PDF (English)