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Verbum Vitae
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2022
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vol. 40
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issue 1
159-175
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The concept of marital communio amoris expressed in the apostolic exhortations Familiaris Consortio of John Paul II and Amoris Laetitia of Pope Francis is the subject of this paper. In theology, this phrase has generally been used to describe the relationship of the Divine Persons in the Trinity. The phrase communio amoris in relation to marriage and family comes from the theological thought of John Paul II. The Pope used this term several times in the exhortation. An important issue is the reference of the phrase “communion of love” to spouses entering into a sacramental union. Pope Francis, although he uses the phrase to refer to Trinitarian relationships, does not explicitly use this expression to refer to marital relationships. Communio amoris, however, can be read into the concept of marital love presented in Amoris Laetitia.
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The author of this article, based on the accounts of the blessed Dorothy of Montau [Dorothea von Montau] (1347–1394), a medieval mystic, related by a theologian and confessor John of Kwidzyn [Joannes Marienwerder] (1343–1417), in a little work entitled Septililium, firstly, analyzes the degrees of spiritual life in order to present the degrees of supernatural love against such background, which were part of the experience of the recluse from the cathedral church in Kwidzyn. Spiritual life as a relationship of love with God encompasses an entire life. The pluralism of aspects is very rich. Traditionally understood religious life goes through the process of cleansings of the senses, then, the acceptance of the virtues of faith, hope and love, in order to enter a path of contemplative prayer and mystical communion. Love is the essence of spiritual life. The blessed Dorothy of Montau enjoyed a gift of seven graces: the gift of love, the gift of the Holy Spirit, the love of the Eucharist, contemplation, perfectness of life and the gift of penitence. God is worthy of perfect love. The Master of Kwidzyn mentions more degrees and characteristics of that love recognized in the theological reflection and mystical acts of the blessed Dorothy of Montau. The love of God should be: “wide” so in the love of God it is loving all men, then, “ordered”, as well as “limitless.” Perfect love as spiritual disposition is “continuous”, “deeply rooted”, “brave”, “constant”, then, “heated”, “on fire and wanting”, “ascending high”, i.e., exceeding the love of man and “overwhelming” as the one leading to God by the way of Commandments, the wandering from “virtue into virtue” and “the path of advice” of the Holy Spirit. The perfect love according to God’s inspiration is the highest elevation of the human spirit strengthened by God that is why it has the features of “hurt”, it is “unsettling”, “impatient”, and even surprisingly “crazy”, “sweet”, “greedy”, always “insatiable”, and since it is limited by human existence, it is thus “longing”, “intoxicating”, “enriching”, “cheering up”. Spiritual love must radiate. Joannes Marienwerder employs the word “gushing”, it is ample so it is “overflowing” every man and it is, of course, “wise”, as well as “invincible”, is not subject to “fatigue”, it is “impossible to lose”, “immortal”, “great and heart-breaking”. Finally, in the treatise entitled On Love by the blessed Dorothy of Montau as many as thirty six degrees of love are listed and briefly characterized.
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The Social Crusade of Love is a Polish model for the renewal of Christian life in the spirit of the Second Vatican Council. On the threshold of the second millennium of Christianity in Poland, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński brought it into practice. His Letter for Lent from 1967 is considered to be the program document of the Social Crusade of Love. Numerous further statements, in particular documents of the Polish Episcopate, constitute an important complement. The overriding objective of the “Social Crusade of Love” is the revival of Christian love in the Polish nation. The necessity to reach for sources is best expressed in the first part of the program document, in which they are included in four points: God-Love, Jesus Christ – the Messenger of the Father’s love, the Church – the proclaimer and defender of love, and the penetration of the Spirit of Love into the human family. This specific theological tractate on the “Social Crusade of Love” must necessarily be complemented by the presence of Mary, who is the Mother of Beautiful Love. The Primate of the Millennium, knowing perfectly how to connect religiousness with national identity in difficult times, incarnated the theology of love in the daily life of the Nation. The title of the action in the field of ordinary pastoral work includes the word “crusade”, which comes from the Latin word crux, because this action is synonymous with the fight for the living God who is Love in the souls of all God’s children.
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Der "Soziale Kreuzzug der Liebe" ist das polnische Modell für die Erneuerung des christlichen Lebens im Geiste des Zweiten Vatikanischen Konzils. An der Schwelle zum zweiten Jahrtausend des Christentums in Polen wurde es von Kardinal Stefan Wyszyński umgesetzt. Sein Brief zur Fastenzeit von 1967 gilt als Programmdokument der SKM. Zahlreiche weitere Stellungnahmen, insbesondere die Dokumente des polnischen Episkopats, bilden eine wichtige Ergänzung dazu. Das vorrangige Ziel von SKM ist die Wiederbelebung der christlichen Liebe in der polnischen Nation. Die Notwendigkeit, nach den Quellen zu greifen, kommt am besten im ersten Teil des Programmdokuments zum Ausdruck, in dem sie in vier Punkten zusammengefasst sind: Gott – mit Liebe, Jesus Christus – Gesandter der Liebe des Vaters, die Kirche – Verkünder und Verteidiger der Liebe und das Eindringen des Geistes der Liebe in die Menschheitsfamilie. Diese besondere theologische Abhandlung von SKM muss unbedingt durch die Anwesenheit von Maria, der Mutter der Schönen Liebe, vervollständigt werden. Der Primas des Millenniums, der es genau wusste, wie man in schwierigen Zeiten Religiosität mit nationaler Identität verknüpfte, verkörperte die Theologie der Liebe in das tägliche Leben der Nation. Das Wort „Kreuzzug“ im Titel der Aktionen im Bereich der ordentlichen Seelsorge, abgeleitet vom lateinischen Wort „crux“, ist ein Synonym für den Kampf für den lebendigen Gott, der die Liebe in den Seelen aller Gotteskinder ist.
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„Społeczna Krucjata Miłości” jest polskim modelem odnowy życia chrześcijańskiego w duchu Soboru Watykańskiego II. Na progu drugiego tysiąclecia chrześcijaństwa w Polsce wprowadził ją w życie kardynał Stefan Wyszyński. Za dokument programowy SKM uchodzi jego list na Wielki Post z 1967 roku. Liczne dalsze wypowiedzi, w tym zwłaszcza dokumenty episkopatu Polski, stanowią ważne jej dopełnienie. Nadrzędnym celem, jaki przyświeca SKM, jest odrodzenie w narodzie polskim miłości chrześcijańskiej. Konieczność sięgnięcia do źródeł wyraża najlepiej pierwsza część dokumentu programowego, w którym ujęte są one w czterech punktach: Bóg – Miłością, Jezus Chrystus – Wysłannik miłości Ojca, Kościół – głosicielem i obrońcą miłości oraz przenikanie Ducha Miłości do rodziny ludzkiej. Ten swoisty traktat teologiczny SKM musi być koniecznie dopełniony obecnością Maryi, która jest Matką Pięknej Miłości. Prymas Tysiąclecia, wiedząc doskonale, jak powiązać religijność z tożsamością narodową w trudnych czasach, inkarnował teologię miłości w codzienne życie narodu. Występujące w tytule nazwy akcji z zakresu duszpasterstwa zwyczajnego słowo „krucjata”, pochodzące od łacińskiego słowa crux, jest synonimem walki o Boga żywego, który jest Miłością w duszach wszystkich dzieci Bożych.
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