Studia Pastoralne
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IL RAPPORTO FRA LA PREDICAZIONE DELLA PAROLA DI DIO E L’INDENTITÀ SACERDOTALE.
Sommario
Ogni sacerdote, grazie al sacramento dell’ordinazione, diventa icona viva del Cristo. Durante la celebrazione liturgica agisce in persona Christi. Grazie al carattere sacramentale che possiede sin dal giorno dell’ordinazione ha un rapporto particolare con Cristo e lo Spirito Santo, partecipando all’unico sacerdozio del Nuovo Testamento, che è quello di Cristo. Tale fatto ha un significato profondo per la vita e la missione delle persone ordinate. L’aspetto partocolare di tale missione, e cioè l’annuncio della parola di Dio, non può essere letta soltanto sul piano di una attività esteriore, bensì scaturisce dal servizio della Chiesa. La predicazione equivale al segno del sacerdozio nuovotestamentale – vissuto e sperimentato. Anzi, la predicazione manifesta l’identità stessa del sacerdote. E’ il motivo, per cui ogni sacerdote-predicatore deve essere cosciente e responsabile della necessità di coniugare ogni giorno la sua vita e il servizio fatto a nome do Cristo e per il bene di tutta la Chiesa, soprattutto deve collaborare alla diffusione della Parola di salvezza. E’ necessario pertanto che ogni sacerdote-predicatore interiorizzi sempre più l’atteggiamento diaconale nel suo quotidiano. Un valido esempio di diaconalità può attongerlo dalla Bibbia, la quale mette in luce il servizio profetico delle persone scelte da Dio. Esse esprimono un grande desiderio di far avvicinare i popoli a Dio; profeti bruciano dello zelo dell’annuncio della Buona Novella, sono pronti a dare la vita per la Parola predicata. E’ chiaro che ogni forma di trascuramento dell’opera della predicazione della verità salvifica fa sempre pensare a una crisi di identità sacerdotale.

THE ROLE OF MARY IN THE LIFE OF A PRIEST
Summary
In the teachings of the Church is depicted the relationship of Mary with the life and ministry of priests. The teaching cited above raises questions: why is it so important to every priest to hold love for the Blessed Virgin Mary, and why should the resulting ministry of the sacrament of Holy Orders be her imitation? How should her imitation be realized?
A priest, who loves Mary and knows her life, learns the secret of fulfilling vocation. Anyone in love with the priest’s lifestyle seeks Mary to become an active part of his life. The priest, with his eyes fixed on Mary's relationship to God, sees her love and obedience. This exact description of faith found perfect realization in Mary that was clear in the announcement. She, by the full submission of intellect and will to God, who reveals his will, bears the whole „novelty” of the faith. Testimony of truth and love will be given by Mary to strengthen courageous priests in pursuit of perfect chastity for life. Mary is an inexhaustible source of confidence, because she is their mother.
In the sacrament of ordination priests were commissioned a triple mission: prophetic, priestly and royal. In performing these tasks, each of them wants to help the Holy Mary – Mother’s Priest. Its support includes, inter alia, in that it showed in his life, which determines the correct completion of this triple mission. Imitating her attitude they will be able to know what the perfect fulfillment of the benefits of the sacrament of Holy Orders obliges. The task of effectively proclaiming the Good News by the priest depends on whether it was first adopted and considered in his own heart. Reflection in the heart of the word of God and the awareness that all life belongs to God helped Mary to convert every moment of this life into prayer and sacrifice. Events described in the Bible (cf. Jn 2:1-11) include intercessory prayer study. The Mother of Christ teaches them to put themselves in a situation of another person, to help identify their needs and understand their viewpoints.

POETISCHE SELBSTPORTRÄTS VON PRIESTERN

THE PERSON OF PRESBYTER IN THE TEACHING OF JOHN PAUL II ON THE BASIS OF HIS HOMILIES DELIVERED DURING THE HOLY ORDINATION OF THE PRESBYTERATE
The article presents the analysis of the contents of John Paul II's homilies which relate to the issues concerning the identity of the presbyter. Following the Pope's thought one can notice the emphasis of the fact that the presbyter participates in the mission of Christ Himself. The participation in the mission consists in fulfilling His perfect sacrifice, celebrating all the sacraments and preaching the Gospel. The presbyter holds the ministry in the person of Christ - in persona Christi - meaning it is done by God Himself. This participation in Christ's mission is guaranteed by the laying on of hands, in which way the first disciples of the Master appointed their helpers and successors. Thus, the identity of the presbyter is shaped by a strong bond with God and His salvation. To fulfill the salvation the presbyter must efface himself and let Jesus be the master of his gestures, words and deeds. Life in such a close relationship with Christ is a great mystery of God's plan who entrusts Himself to weak and sinful people. Such reality is a great gift for anyone who, thanks to the works of the priest, can directly experience intimacy with God and His saving acts. It is also a gift for the presbyter himself who, despite his fragility, is blessed with a special friendship with Jesus Christ. The one chosen to priesthood is marked with a lasting seal of priestly ordination meaning that he becomes God's beloved servant forever, regardless of his current spiritual condition. Such a lifelong honor and commitment may at the same time fill the presbyter with fear because of his own littleness and imperfection. Nevertheless, the presbyter, trusting the efficacy of the words from the ordination ritual "And I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ" (cf. Phlp 1,6) can fulfill the ministry, devoting himself to Christ with trust.