Homiletical implications of the “Ecclesia militans” motif in the liturgical texts of the Roman missal for Polish dioceses

Abstract

This article addresses the problem of the “militant” Church, which has disappeared from theological reflection and terminology but remains present in both liturgical texts and pastoral activity. The “pilgrim” Church maintains the awareness that the struggle is inscribed not only in her history but also in her identity and remains an everyday necessity. In the ongoing struggle, she asks God for defense and the saints for intercession. In her liturgical texts, the Church repeatedly refers to the idea of struggle, which thus becomes one of the issues that finds its expression in the homily preaching of the Word of God.