You Shall Worship One God: The Mystery of Loving Sacrifice in Salvation History

by Marie Dominique Philippe O.P.

Overview

It is by means of worship that man recognizes his absolute dependence upon God, comes into His presence, and gains practical knowledge of His goodness and sovereign majesty. Father Marie-Dominique Philippe, founder of the Congregation of St. John and one of the twentieth century s most profound theological and pastoral minds, takes us back to the First Commandment, back to the primacy of worship, in You Shall Worship One God. For only by recognizing the singular importance of worship, of making ourselves an offering of love before God, can we hope to fulfill the other commandments and develop a deep and lasting spiritual life. Divine revelation, says Father Philippe, presents true worship to us in the form of sacrifice. The Old Testament stories in which goods and lives are offered to God, and the holocausts and oblations of the Jewish Temple, train God's people to express their love and fidelity and penitence through sacrifice. In so doing they also prefigure and prepare us for the Passion of Our Lord on Calvary, the perfect and lasting sacrifice that completes and gives meaning to all the others. Christ s offering of Himself is at root a sacrifice of filial worship, glorifying the Father in the truest way possible and thereby effecting the greatest spiritual fruits. You Shall Worship One God is a fascinating study of the development of sacrificial worship throughout salvation history, a rich meditation on the mystery of the Cross, and a necessary reminder to our busy world that the heart of Christianity is found not in service to our fellow man, but in recognizing the Lord s supreme majesty before all. Such worship is essential to salvation, says Father Philippe, for it makes us die to ourselves in order to proclaim that God is first. New from Saint Benedict Press.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781935302902
Publisher:	St. Benedict Press LLC
Publication date:	09/01/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	171
File size:	449 KB

About the Author

Father Marie-Dominique Philippe, O.P., was born in 1912 at Cysoing, in Northern France and entered the Order of Preachers in 1930. He studied theology and philosophy at the Dominican house of studies of Le Saulchoir and at Paris, and was ordained a priest in 1936. He taught philosophy at the Pontifical University of Fribourg, Switzerland, from 1945 to 1982. From 1982 until two months before his death on August 26, 2006, he continued teaching philosophy and theology at the houses of studies of the Congregation of Saint John in France. His published works include studies of Aristotle, Saint Thomas Aquinas, and Mystical Theology.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

1 The Old Testament Sacrifices: Types of the Sacrifice of the Cross 1

Sacrifices Before the Law 1

The Sacrifice of Abel 1

Noah's Sacrifice After the Flood 4

The Sacrifice of Isaac 7

Sacrifices Under the Law 18

The Passover 18

The Sacrifice of Elijah 28

The Sacrifice of the Seven Brothers and of Their Mother 40

2 The Sacrifice of Adoration on the Cross 47

The Mystery of Christ Crucified 47

The Mystery of the Cross: Worship in Spirit and in Truth 51

3 Christ Crucified, Our Wisdom: The Revelation of God's Mystery 71

The Sacrifice of the Cross: The Revelation of the Mystery of the Love and Simplicity of the Father 71

The Sacrifice of the Cross: The Revelation of the Mystery of the Justice and Mercy of the Father 88

The Sacrifice of the Cross: The Revelation of the Father's Omnipotence and His Presence in All That Exists 104

The Sacrifice of the Cross: The Revelation of the Eternity and Holiness of the Father 132

Conclusion 151

About the Author: Father Marie-Dominique Philippe 157