Praise and invocation of God over the water

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As worship and invocation of God above the water or Taufwasserweihe is Prayer of Baptism in the Roman rite called. Between 1971 and 2007 four different forms were available for prayer; the oldest comes from antiquity and is v. a. Used in the celebration of the Easter vigil : After the invocation of God ( Anaklese ), the redeeming acts of God in salvation history are commemorated, namely creation, the flood, passage through the Red Sea, the baptism and crucifixion of Jesus and finally his baptismal command in Mt 28 ( anamnesis ). This leads to the epiclesis , in which the gift of the Holy Spirit is asked, who mediated through the baptismal water is supposed to cleanse the baptized from guilt and make them children of God. The epiclesis is symbolized by lowering the Easter candle into the water. The prayer closes with a doxology . The second form, which in connection with the infant baptism rite as a result of the liturgical reform Paul VI. consists of three thankful anamnetic stanzas in which God is praised for having created the water as a purifying and invigorating power, for sending Jesus Christ for the redemption of people and for having him baptized in the Jordan, as well as (outside of Easter) three or (in Easter) an epicletic stanza in which prayer is made for the sanctification of water so that those baptized with it will be born again. The congregation responds to each stanza with an acclamation. The third form is built in the same way as the second, but much simpler. The fourth form, an addition peculiar to the German-speaking world, is a very short blessing prayer, which consists of a single anamnetic and a slightly more detailed epicletic sentence. In 2007, a revision and new translation of the Roman Editio typica altera from 1973 replaced the child baptism rite that had been valid until then. In the renewed “Celebration of Child Baptism” there are only three forms for the baptismal prayer: The previous first form can only be used outside of Easter. The previous second form has been revised. The three anamnetic stanzas retain their meaningful content, but change the direction of the statement: The first stanza is addressed to God the Father, the second to the Son, the third to the Holy Spirit. The content of the epicletic stanza (s) with its ecclesiastical coloration has remained. The third form has also been re-translated. The fourth form was omitted. The celebration of the adult baptism of 2001 still knows the first to third form in the language version of the celebration of the child baptism of 1973.

Before the liturgical reform of Paul VI. the first form - as well as the Exsultet and the Eucharistic Prayer - began with the opening dialogue. It was interrupted by elements of exorcism - also recognizable by the changed tone of the speech. In addition, the celebrant breathed on the water (a symbol for the Holy Spirit who is supposed to work through the water) and mixed it with chrism . The origin of the complex form of this prayer before the reorganization by Paul VI. is one of the unsolved questions in liturgical science.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.erzabtei-beuron.de/schott/register/schott_anz/index.html?file=osterzeit%2Fostersonntag%2FNacht_3.htm ; also: Celebration of the Baptism of Children 1971, No. 23a
  2. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; also: Celebration of the Baptism of Children 1971, No. 23 B @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.martinus.at
  3. ↑ Celebration of Child Baptism 1971, No. 23 C.
  4. ^ Celebration of infant baptism 1971, No. 23 D: "Almighty God. From the beginning of the world you have made water a symbol of life. We ask you: Bless + this water which is intended for baptism and give the children who are baptized with it new life in your church through Christ our Lord. Amen."
  5. ↑ Celebration of Child Baptism 2007, No. 54.
  6. ↑ Celebration of Child Baptism 2007, No. 225.
  7. ^ Celebration of Child Baptism 2007, No. 226.
  8. Jump up ↑ The Celebration of Adult Inclusion 2001, no. 254-256.
  9. ↑ Missale Romanum ex decreto Sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini restitutum S. Pii V Pontificis Maximi jussu editum aliorum Pontificum cura recognitum a Pio X reformatum et Ssmi DN Benedicti XV auctoritate vulgatum. Editio I juxta typicam vaticanam, Regensburg 1920, 213-222.
  10. ↑ Bruno Kleinheyer: Sacramental celebrations I. The celebrations of integration into the church (church service 7.1), Regensburg 1989, 116ff.

literature

  • Bruno Kleinheyer: Sacramental celebrations I. The celebrations of integration into the church (church service 7.1), Regensburg 1989.
  • The celebration of the incorporation of adults into the Church. Basic form. Manuscript edition for testing, ed. v. the Liturgical Institutes of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Trier 2001.
  • The celebration of infant baptism. In the Catholic dioceses of the German-speaking area, Einsiedeln u. a. 1971.
  • The celebration of infant baptism. In the dioceses of the German-speaking area. Second authentic edition based on the Editio typica altera 1973, Freiburg u. a. 2007.
  • Missale Romanum ex decreto Sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini restitutum S. Pii V Pontificis Maximi jussu editum aliorum Pontificum cura recognitum a Pio X reformatum et Ssmi DN Benedicti XV auctoritate vulgatum. Editio I juxta typicam vaticanam, Regensburg 1920.