Pregledni rad
DISCOVERY AND MONITORING OF SPIRITUAL PROFESSION OF THE YOUNG
Mihály Szentmártoni
; Institut za duhovnost Papinskog sveučilišta Gregoriana u Rimu, Rim, Italija
Sažetak
The study articulates three thematic units: the pastoral of profession, the signs of evocation, the monitoring of candidates. In the pastoral of profession there is some new emphasis: everybody has a profession, not only future priests and monks, thus catechism and pastoral in general should be directed towards discovery of personal professions. When we talk about the profession of priests and monks, it is important to point out that the care for this profession is the duty of every believer, and not only of priests, thus the support of a larger community is required. From the mentioned understanding of pastoral profession follows that a “new culture of profession” should be promoted. For the young who have a fragile identity the community offers a culture of entertainment, fast lived life, direct choice without final decision; instead of this they should be educated to be capable of making personal decisions regarding their future in accordance to criteria value, to develop readiness to face difficulties, have self-confidence and courage to accept great ideals. The places for creation of new culture are: family, various happenings in the parish, movements, important experiences, life stories of saints and other heroes. But obstacles appear not only from the “outside” but also from the “inside”, from the believers’ community. There are less and less families that are looking forward to their son’s decision to become a priest. Not even a wider community of believers gives support; thus, Swiss bishops in the letter to their believers point out that some parishes ask to have a priest, though at the same time the celibacy and priest’s way of life is not appreciated. To awake the profession, the authors mention the following: the offer of a strong spiritual experience, active involvement in parish work on different levels, personal spiritual leadership, literary encounters with former and present great spiritual personalities, and personal monitoring that introduces a candidate to the secret of God’s call.
Ključne riječi
pastoral of profession; catechism; the young; propedeutic programmes; seminaries
Hrčak ID:
74829
URI
Datum izdavanja:
12.7.2007.
Posjeta: 1.645 *