Eucaristia e Spirito Santo

Abstract

Starting off with the comparison with J.M.R Tillard’s proposal on the neces-sity of considering the action of the Spirit with reference to the eucharistic mystery as a whole and having concisely reconstructed the question of the epiclesis, this article focuses on perspectives able to propitiate a «spiritual» reinterpretation of the eucharistic celebration. Re-reading the celebration as the Lord’s action en Pneumati, the identification that the Canadian theo-logian poses between the eucharistic and the risen/«pneumatic» body of the Lord is discussed. Thanks to some investigations into the liturgical tradition, the theme of the Spirit as the fruit of the eucharistic celebration is elaborated. Thus the bond between the gift of the Spirit and the unity of the Church as well as the paradigmatic character of the action of the Spirit within the celebration is highlighted.