Dignum et iustum est! It is Right and Just

When we Gather for Eucharist – it is our opportunity to give Praise and Thanks to God.  The word Eucharist comes from the Greek and means to Give Thanks.  The Eucharistic Prayer is our perfect prayer of Thanks – Offered by all of us and spoken by the priest

In the last line of the Preface Dialogue: The LATIN Has not changed from 1971 to 2011: Dignum et iustum est
Was translated in 1970 to english as:

“It is right to give Him thanks and praise” 

But you can clearly see:      Right    and    Just    it is

Right & Just – When we remember that Biblical Justice – Is about Right Relationship.  This is our relationship – that we, the creation, the created order, gives praise and thanks to God the Creator the Author of all that exists.  This is the right Relationship.

This Sunday/this weekend – Our Society – invites us to be thankful. Often times that social idea of thanks – for all the stuff - all the harvest stops where our social idea of justice stops – before getting to God – And our Right Relationship with God.  God created us in relationship - for relationship.  God did not just make Adam, he created Adam and Eve.  We are built for relationship - and our Celebration of the Eucharist "rights" our relationship with God.

Dignum et iustum est     -    It is Right and Just.

Even though it is shorter than the phrase we use now, I think that this text, when we ponder it, presents a rich biblical image for us to imagine.

Dignum et iustum est     -    It is Right and Just that we give thanks for the relationships - the right relationships - we have this day. We do this at the wedding feast of the Lamb - where heaven and earth are wed. 

Peace