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.

I SACERDOTI DELLA CHIESA COME SERVI DI CRISTO E AMMINISTRATORI DEI MISTERI DI DIO (1 COR 4,1).
Sommario
Nella 1 Cor 4,1 san Paolo definisce i ministri della Chiesa come „servi di Cristo e amministratori dei misteri di Dio”. Sulla base dello studio dell’originalita delle espressoni usate nella 1 Cor 4,1 („servi di Cristo e amministratori dei misteri di Dio”) si puo costatare che nel Nuovo Testamento i ministri della Chiesa non si chiamano „sacerdoti” (hiereus), poiché unico e sommo Sacerdote (Archiereus) e Gesu Cristo. I servi di Cristo (douloi tou Christou) invece, cioé coloro che nella Chiesa compiono uffici speciali, si chiamano „vescovi, anziani e diaconi” (episkopoi, presbyteroi, diakonoi). San Paolo accentua in maniera speciale due termini per precisare che i servi di Cristo sono hyperetas Christou kai oikonomous mysterion Theou (1 Cor 4,1). L’etimologia del termine hyperetes ci fa capire che esso ha il senso tutto originale. Significa infatti „il rematore”. Indica quindi uno schiavo, che rema la „nave di Cristo”. Il suo duro lavoro di remare serve per raggiungere lo scopo che corrisponde alla salvezza eterna. Tale servo di Cristo come „amministratore dei misteri di Dio” (oikonomos mysterion Theou) e una persona di fiducia, l’economo delle cose piu sante di Dio, colui che gestisce la „casa di Dio”, e cioé compie nella Chiesa – attraverso il suo servizio – il mistero della salvezza. Cristo come Padrone di casa affida a tale persona il servizio di amministrazione dei segreti di Dio nella „casa di Dio”, cioé nella Chiesa. Questo ufficio non e solo una distinzione, giacche il suo soggetto deve essere uno cha sa servire in modo fedele a Cristo. Sicchome nelle parabole evangeliche alcuni dei servi si fanno conoscere purtroppo come amministratori poco fedeli, san Paulo chiede a tutti la fedelta (cfr. 1 Cor 4,2).

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.

A PRIEST WITH THE SEAL OF HIS MINISTRY OF SERVICE.
Summary
The relation of the priest to Jesus Christ, and in him to his Church, is found in the very being of the priest by virtue of his sacramental consecration and in his ministry. The priest, who reflects his Lord, Jesus Christ is the servant of Christ present in the Church as mystery, communion and mission. Thus, by his very nature and sacramental mission, the priest appears in the structure of the Church as a sign of the absolute priority and gratuitousness of the grace given to the Church by the risen Christ. Through the ministerial priesthood the Church becomes aware in faith that her being comes not from herself but from the grace of Christ in the Holy Spirit. Each priest, whether diocesan or religious, is united to the other members of this presbyterate on the basis of the sacrament of holy orders and by particular bonds of apostolic charity, ministry and fraternity All priests in fact, whether diocesan or religious, share in the one priesthood of Christ the head and shepherd. Finally, because their role and task within the Church do not replace but promote the baptismal priesthood of the entire People of God, leading it to its full ecclesial realization, priests have a positive and helping relationship to the whole community. They have to recognize and uphold the dignity of the ecclesial community serving the sacraments and helping faithfully the given people.

LES CHEMINS SACERDOTAUX DE LA RÉCONCILIATION AVEC DIEU.
Résumé
La publication présente le probleme de la réconciliation avec Dieu des pretres, appelés au service de la communauté ecclésiale.
Les chemins de cette réconciliation ce sont: aveu des fautes, pardon accordé a autrui, priere, aumône, humilité. Par ces chemins les pretres soignent leurs âmes sacerdotales.
La réconciliation avec Dieu et les hommes aide les pretres dans l’accomplissement de leur tâche de sanctification et les attache plus fermentent au service de l’Église.
Sur le chemin de la réconciliation et de la sanctification, les pretres ont besoin du courage et du soutien. Il leur faut beaucoup de fermeté et de persévérance pour donner un témoigne clair de leur fidélité et leur attachement au Christ et a son Évangile.

PRIESTER UND MARIA IM WERK DER UMKEHR EINES CHRISTEN

THE PRIEST AS A LEADER OF GOD’S PEOPLE.
Summary
The article deals with the role of leadership of the ordained priest. This funcion arises from Christ’s Priesthood, which obviously dierects the Church towards the Father. It happens mainly within liturgy, when a priest is a guide both in teaching and in selfoffering to the Father. An important role of a priest as a leader is to evoke in peoples’ hearts a desire for the Holy Spirit (epicletic attitude), who is the ultimate Guide leading to the full Truth. The priestly spirit of leadership is kerigmatic (proclamation of Good news) and mystagogical, because it initiates into the Mystery of salvation through activating peoples’ common priesthood.

SPIRITUAL MOTHERHOOD AS THE FULFILLMENT OF THE UNIVERSAL PRIESTHOOD.
Summary
The article deals with an important and a subtle dichotomy between the universal priesthood and spiritual motherhood. The first, which is a vocation and Christian heritage by baptism, is to be realized spiritually with the full engagement of one’s mind, love and intention as well as through certain acts which flow from the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. These all create an image of the spiritual motherhood, which is a special mission in the Church, especially for a woman and which finds a number of holy examples throughout history. The ideal of it being Mary, Mother of God, who is to be followed and asked for intercession. Spiritual motherhood plays a magnificent role in relation to priests. The Apostolic See has promulgated official encouragements for it during the Year for Priests.