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Joys and Sorrows of the Proclaimer of the Good News
Mladen Parlov
; Katolički bogoslovni fakultet u Splitu, Split, Hrvatska
Sažetak
The author initially explains the priestly existential sadness, which is a consequence of certain characteristics of the modern society. We are warned of the exaggerated secularization, which, according to Pope Francis, is identified as “spiritual mundanity”. The sources of the priestly existential sadness are seen in the the dangers of the exaggerated individualism, pastoral inertness, pessimism and dependency. The second part of the article extensively presents the reasons for the priestly happiness. The starting point is the fact that the priest is, as a person endowed to proclaim the Gospel, the servant of the joy. The reasons for the priestly joy are further recognized in the source of the Baptism: the priest, as every other Christian, is invited to partake in the joy of Christ, being the addressee of the Christ’s revelation of the Father. A joy peculiar to the priest, springs out from the reception of the sacrament of Holy Orders, by which the priest is assimilated to Christ, the Head and the Shepherd of the Church. The priest is partaking in the priestly fraternity (presbytery, the communion of priests), which the author recognizes as a further reason for the priestly joy. In the last part of the article, the relationship between the priest and the Blessed Virgin Mary is presented with the conclusion that the priest can, on the basis of the sacrament of the Holy Order, look upon Mary as his own mother, the Mother of the priest. In his pastoral mission he can count on her protection and help that becomes a new reason for his joy.
Ključne riječi
sadness; joy; Christ’s joy; Christian joy; presbytery; Mary
Hrčak ID:
146437
URI
Datum izdavanja:
3.7.2015.
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