Bóg Trójjedyny – źródłem jedności sakramentów wtajemniczenia

Abstract

The pastoral year 2007/2008 was given the theme „Let’s be disciples of Christ” by Polish Episcopate Conference. The profound meaning contained in the term used for believers as disciples of Christ and, at the same time, a reminder that Jesus Christ is „Good Shepherd”, encourage to reflect upon the sacramental life through which both the Church and individual believers become actual disciples of Christ. In this reflection we remind that particularly the unity between the three sacraments – baptism, confirmation and Eucharist – form the foundation of the Christian way to „being a disciple of Christ” This present study brings to attention the fact that the Christian usage of the term mysterion for three different initiation sacraments underscores the fact that there is an internal ontological link between these Christian sacraments. An important area of this link is meeting the particular God’s persons taking place in each of the mentioned sacraments. The article, in a synthetic manner, illustrates the mystery of the triune God being the source of supernatural power by which the Christian initiation sacraments truly lead a man to „being a disciple of Christ” Furthermore, the article emphasizes that mysterion in the realm of the Christian faith is the notion pointing to the „extension” of the Trinitarian messages in the Church’s mission of salvation. Thus the originality of the mysterion term is inseparably tied to the originality of the entire Christianity for which the foundation is the truth of the triune God. The justification for close unity of the initiation sacraments is the mystery of unity of God’s three persons. Hence „weakening” or even „contradicting” the truth of the supernatural character of the Christian initiation results in the prospect of „being a disciple of Christ” devoid of the redemptive sense. Faith, however, is the fruit of God’s working. It is a gift by grace. It is accepting the personal God, putting trust in Him, believing Him, acknowledging Him to be the highest authority directing my life. This adhering to a Person is followed by accepting the whole truth He communicates and leading one’s life accordingly.