Patriarch Douaihy and the Trinitarian Paradigm in the Maronite Mass

A research book on the work of the Seventeenth Century Maronite Patriarch Estephan Douaihy who developed a Trinitarian Paradigm to highlight the manifestation of the Trinity in the Mass. The book analyses Douaihy's Trinitarian thought in his masterpiece Manaratul Aqdas. Through the Trinitarian Paradigm, the Trinity is allegorised in objects, signs, movements, prayers, readings and hymns throughout the liturgy. The design of the church, priesthood and the Eucharistic communion are also...
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A research book on the work of the Seventeenth Century Maronite Patriarch Estephan Douaihy who developed a Trinitarian Paradigm to highlight the manifestation of the Trinity in the Mass. The book analyses Douaihy's Trinitarian thought in his masterpiece Manaratul Aqdas. Through the Trinitarian Paradigm, the Trinity is allegorised in objects, signs, movements, prayers, readings and hymns throughout the liturgy. The design of the church, priesthood and the Eucharistic communion are also parts of Douaihy's Trinitarian Paradigm.Douaihy liturgises the theology of the Trinity in order to bring the Trinity closer to the average human. With his paradigm, every faithful can relate to the Trinity, not only scholars or theologians, but also ordinary people, literate or illiterate, intelligent or simple, rich or poor. By experiencing the Trinity in the Mass, the faithful can know more about the Triune God and understand God's love in their own lives.Douaihy draws on the work of the Western and Eastern Fathers of the Church to build his Trinitarian theory. While he adopts the various Trinitarian approaches undertaken by the Church Fathers, including faith, reason, awe, economy and Scripture, Douaihy makes liturgy his main approach. In the Mass, the bond of love between the Triune God and the human is perfected through the Eucharistic communion. The Eucharist is the ultimate experience of the Trinity.