In Orationem Dominicam / Influențe patristice în Explicarea Rugăciunii Domnești a Sfântului Toma de Aquino
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Among his many theological contributions, St. Thomas Aquinas also composed a commentary on the Lord’s Prayer. In 1273, a year before his death, the Dominican theologian was invited to Naples to preach the Lenten Sunday homilies. On this occasion, he proposed a catechetical itinerary structured around the three theological virtues: faith, hope, and charity. To cultivate faith, he expounded the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed, outlining the truths to be believed; to foster hope, he explained the two principal prayers—the Our Father and the Hail Mary—highlighting the goods to be hoped for; and to encourage charity, he commented on the Decalogue, as the practice of the commandments grounded in love. This article traces Aquinas’ theological method in these Lenten instructions, emphasizing his capacity to synthesize the Christian faith through biblical exegesis and the patristic tradition.
Source: Verbum
DOI: 10.62229/vb-v/24/4
Authors: Universitatea din București, Facultatea de Teologie Romano-Catolică, Lucian Dîncă
Institution: University of Bucharest
Language: English
Subfield: Philosophy
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4411422340