Bogoslovska smotra, Vol. 88 No. 2, 2018.
Pregledni rad
The Veneration of the Heart of Mary – a Theological Interpretation in the Light of Conciliar Mariology
Marija Pehar
orcid.org/0000-0002-8083-1896
; Katolički bogoslovni fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Sažetak
This article reflects on the veneration of the Immaculate Heart of Mary within two fundamental Mariological postulates that were defined, in reference to the New Testament and Patristic Mariology, by the Second Vatican Council: all Mariological contents, including the veneration of Mary, are Christologically based and ecclesiologically directed. The first part of the article analyses the veneration of the Heart of Jesus and its dogmatic foundation in the theology of incarnation. It refers to the acceptance and veneration of the mystery of hypostatic union, i.e. the veneration of Christ´s divine‑human love directed to the human redemption. The author traces the historical development and theological contents of that veneration, starting from early Christological councils and the encyclical Haurietis aquas of Pius XII. The Christologically founded theologia cordis becomes then the basis and criterion of the interpretation of the veneration of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in the second part of the article. Starting from the New Testament places and indications, the historical development and theological contents of this form of veneration of Mary is traced. Finally, the third part of the article identifies, on the basis of Christological‑ ecclesial foundation of conciliar Mariology, the theologically most important and ecclesiologically‑soteriologically most relevant elements of that veneration. Starting from the religious aspect of the Heart of Mary and her relatedness with the Son, the deep relatedness of the heart of the Mother and the heart of the Son and their perfect and complete compliance in common directedness to the willof the heavenly Father is revealed. In accordance with conciliar Mariology and its emphasis on Mary as the role model for the Church, the final part of the article recognises precisely this element as the main theological content of the religious veneration of and discipleship to the Heart of Mary. Thus, this veneration cannot be identified with banal projections of human affectivity and ought to be directed to religious adherence to and existential acceptance of the Word of God. The Heart of Mary is recognised as the real symbol of the Church, whose sequential following indicates the two‑fold sensitivity of the Church: the sensitivity for the will of God and the sensitivity for the needs of every human being.
Ključne riječi
the Heart of Jesus; the Heart of Mary; conciliar Mariology; veneration of Mary; the Church
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204185
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Datum izdavanja:
26.7.2018.
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