Review article
THE MOTHERL Y MISSION OF MAR Y ACCORDING TO THE 2nd VATICAN COUNCIL IN THE THEOLOGY OF JOHN PAUL 2nd
Veronika Nela Gašpar
; Theology of Rijeka, Dislocated Studies of Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Zagreb, Rijeka, Croatia
Josip Karabaić
; Theology of Rijeka, Dislocated Studies of Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Zagreb, Rijeka, Croatia
Abstract
Throughout two thousand years Christians lived and witnessed that Mary from Nazareth is not only the Mother of Jesus, but our Mother too. This special mission of Mother of God in the Church can be seen at the beginning and at the end of the Gospel of John. The key points are: the wedding in Cana of Galilee (John 2,1-2) and the presence of Mary under the cross with the words of Jesus proclaiming her new, spiritual motherhood (John 19,25-27).
The theological pondering of the mission of Mary in the 2nd Vatican council and its reflections in the pontificate of John Paul 2nd are the theme of this article. The dogmatic constitution on the Church Lumen Gentium evidences the role of Mary in the mystery of Christ and in the mystery of the Church. Lumen Gentium presents the Christocentricity and the Ecclesiality of the mission of Mary, and her particular mission as our Mother. The article is relying on the teaching of pope John Paul 2nd, who following the documents of the 2nd Vatican council spoke on the motherly mission of Mary, especially in the encyclical letter Redemptoris Mater, the Mother of the Redeemer.
Keywords
Mary’s motherhood; the Mother of Church; the Mariology of the 2nd Vatican council; John Paul 2nd
Hrčak ID:
205884
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Publication date:
23.3.2018.
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