Bogoslovska smotra, Vol. 71 No. 4, 2001.
Pregledni rad
The Confirmation - Sacrament of Fullness of the Holy Spirit
Marin Škarica
; Katolički bogoslovni fakultet Sveučilišta u Splitu, Split, Hrvatska
Sažetak
The greater part of theologians is starting from the confirmation effects in order to come to its essential properties. The Author in this meditation does not start from effects but from the salvation events, what Christ - strengthened by Holy Spirit in his baptism at Jordan for his messianic mission - accomplished in paschal mysteries. Analogous thing was happening at the Pentecost Day, when the special force of the Spirit was discharged upon the apostles enabling them for their apostolic mission in redeeming of world. The same is happening in the confirmation where Holy Spirit is poured down upon the confirmands to prolong their mission in the Church. Author restricts oneself to present two principal and essential aspects of confirmation, which until now has been not enough enlightened: in the confirmation is received the fullness of the Holy Spirit, Spirit of Jordan and Pentecost, and this gift of Spirit is received in confirmation just to cooperate in the mission of salvific event. This is a new manner to presentation of essential theological meaning of this sacrament.
Author bases his considerations upon Bible, tradition, theology, documents of the Vatican Council II, postcounciliar decisions and new rites. The assertion about fullness in confirmation does follow from unity of sacraments of initiation, where the confirming is a second degree, then from action of Divine Spirit in Bible and from the fact of receiving of Holy Spirit already in baptism which is confirmed by confirmation. At the end Author suggests a new proposal (promoted by A. Nocent), until now almost unknown to wide theological public, how to conserve the unity and traditional order of receiving of Christian Initiation in juvenile age. To them it is necessity hereafter to offer opportunity in the ripe youthful age, after mystagogic instruction, in a solemn festivity to confess their faith coram Ecclesia and thus become the mature members of Church. Author is sponsoring this proposal too as worth of attention.
Ključne riječi
Confirmation; Christian initiation; unity of sacraments of initiation; baptism at Jordan; Pentecost; Holy Spirit; gift of Spirit of Pentecost; confirmand; messianic mission; Christian mission; salvific event; mystagogic catechesis
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29054
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Datum izdavanja:
21.5.2002.
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