“With Clean Hearts and Pure Conscience”

CONSCIENCE IN THE CELEBRATION OF THE LITURGY

Authors

  • Paulachan Kochappilly Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram (DVK)

Keywords:

Christian Ethics, Conscience, Formation of Conscience, Liturgy, Pure Hearts, Syro Malabar Qurbana

Abstract

“Clean heart and pure conscience,” is a recurring theme in the celebration of the Syro Malabar Qurbana of the Saint Thomas Christians of India. Liturgy, the school of Christian life and formation, illustrates the significance of the formation of conscience and character. The explicit usage of the term “conscience” at different important moments of the Qurbana helps persons in the process of the formation of conscience, namely, to examine one’s conscience in order to enter the sanctuary, to establish reconciliation with the community, and to receive the Mysteries and to enjoy the mystical union with the Lord. This structure and nature provide a meaningful and fruitful pattern to form our conscience in following Christ, the essence of Christian ethics and morality.

Author Biography

Paulachan Kochappilly, Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram (DVK)

Rev. Dr Paulachan Kochappilly, CMI is an ordinary Professor of Moral Theology at DVK, where he served as the Dean of the Faculty of Theology. Currently he is the president of DVK. His publications include, Celebrative Ethics. Ecological Issues in the Light of the Syro-Malabar Qurbana (1999), The Folly of the Cross, ed. (2000), Evangelization as Celebration (2002), The Lord of Heaven and Earth, ed. (2004), The Mystery of the Eucharist, ed. (2005), Christian Leadership and Integration, ed. (2007), Life in Christ: Eastern Perspectives on Christian Ethics (2010), and The Way of Life: Festschrift in Honour of Prof. Dr Varghese Pathikulangara, CMI, ed. (2011). Email: paulachan.kochappilly@cmi.in

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Published

2017-12-31

How to Cite

Kochappilly, P. (2017). “With Clean Hearts and Pure Conscience”: CONSCIENCE IN THE CELEBRATION OF THE LITURGY. Asian Horizons, 11(04), 765–780. Retrieved from https://dvkjournals.in/index.php/ah/article/view/2836

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Vol. 11 No. 04 (2017): ASIAN HORIZONS

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