The article discusses the theological basis for planned action in pastoral care. He sees the source of planning in God’s plan of salvation as reflected in the biblical texts. He compares the meaning of planning in the Church with planning in the secular sphere, pointing out similarities and fundamental differences. Pastoral planning is a facilitator for receiving God’s grace. In the first place, it is a help in leading the Church to salvation. In the last paragraph, the author presents selected examples of pastoral planning.
Abstract After 30 years of the event of Lima, there are still many important points of orientation and exciting chances for realisation of proposals from the past for ecumenism. The presentation examines what are chances and possibilities of the ecumenical circles regarding Lima Process after 30 years. Author states that the best thing for Churches is to sit together in ecumenical circles at many levels of Church life re-reading the actual Lima texts on Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry and asking each other in the light of the developments already accomplished in the last thirty years, which points of orientation might be especially relevant and which chances for realisation are realistic for us now in our given situation of today.
In the Year for Priests, it is the person of a priest that arouses the interest of theologians, sociologists and publicists. The following article aims to present the opinions of catechized youth from two randomly selected secondary schools (in Olsztyn and in Wodzisław Śląski). The data collected in diagnostic research have a preliminary diagnostic value since they only describe the tendencies related to the youth’s perception of the priest and attitudes to the tasks and function performed by the priest not only in the Church but also in teenagers’ lives. It was noted that opinions of respondents from Olsztyn and Wodzisław Śląski were fairly similar. Occasionally, different attitudes were observed but only in the case of some specific categories. The students’ answers were in line with the teachings of the Church. An influence of social opinion was also noticed. The views on religious education proved surprising. Negative opinions prevailed; many students stressed that religious education did not reflect the truth about priestly vocation. Apart from that, regardless of the school type and place of residence, the students suggested that more discussions on priesthood be introduced, alongside with organizing meetings with priests and presenting audiovisual materials depicting priests devoted to God and man. Moreover, they expected testimony of faith on the part of priests and their readiness to serve and help other people.
The above titled article is dedicated to one of the most important issues to which the second Vatican Council devoted its attention and work. It is in it namely the issue of the participation of the faithful in liturgical celebrations. Among the council’s descriptions of that participation are such adjectives as conscious, fruitful, full, communal, pious and easy. Most often, however, as many as fourteen times, the council states that participation (participatio) of all in the liturgy, it should be „active” (actuosa). The form of the liturgy with the active involvement of all participants originates from earliest Christianity. Over time, the situation in this field, as in many other areas of life and the Church’s missionary commitment, have become increasingly hampered by prejudice, until finally, under the influence of various factors (such as the process of the clericalization of the liturgy, the absolute use of the Latin language, assigning Gregorian chant to the liturgy, et al.) was brought to an almost complete collapse, meaning the disappearance of the participation of the faithful in the liturgy. What was called for, was not a liturgical movement, which over nearly 100 years (from the mid-nineteenth to mid-twentieth century) prepared fertile ground for a return to the source – which in the case of the liturgy means a return to the performance of the liturgy as a dialogue and the active participation of all, and not only of the clergy and select liturgical ministers. Certainly much in this matter remains to be done, however, inspired by Vatican II, liturgical reform has already put firmly in motion the process of a mature understanding of the parish community liturgical celebrations, as well as a competent engagement in them, by participating in the course of relevant activities, ministries, and engaging in liturgical singing.
Lectors were known in the Church from the its very beginning. They were included in the clerical state in the third century. Pope Caius listed them among the hierarchy of the Church. Pope Siricius later described the rules associated with stages and levels ascending to Holy Orders indicating that the lectorship is one of the routes towards priesthood. In terms of the liturgical aspect, these decisions were confirmed by the Roman-Germanic Pontifical of the tenth century which established the same structure of rite of the lector’s order as that of other minor orders. The lector ceased to be a minor order in 1972 under the Ministeria quaedam by Pope Paul VI. The Pope decided that a lector would be called a ‘ministry’ from then on. Although for men, it was not solely reserved for those candidates preparing for Holy Orders. The Pope’s disposition was included in the 1983 Code of Canon Law. The lector’s main task is the ministry of the Word of God during the liturgy.
The activity of the laity in aid of or substitution for the ministry of the clergy has become increasingly common in the Church. Citing various factual explanations, this article shows the growth of lay ministry from the 1950’s up until today. The doctrinal and normative determinations which the Hierarchy has made, since 1983, have established more precise and effective guidelines for these ministerial tasks. The author summarizes the most important normative documents on this subject, in particular, the Instr. Ecclesiae de mysterio. This text raises a variety of practical issues, including the duty of giving the ministerial works of the laity an adequate financial remuneration. Finally, it offers guidelines for the effective development of lay collaboration in the pastoral ministry.
L’autore di quest’articolo richiama la nostra attenzione sulla terminologia che si usava per descrivere il servizio dei superiori istituiti dagli Apostoli nelle prime comunita cristiane: episcopi, presbiteri, diaconi, praepositi. All'inizio non si usavano le parole hiereus e sacerdos. Tale terminologia appare gia in Didache e, poi, negli scritti dei Padri della Chiesa sia nelPOriente che nelPOccidente: da Clemente Romano, Ignazio da Antiochia, Policarpo, Clemente d’Alessandria, Cipriano, Ippolito Romano, Origene, Giovanni Crisostomo, Ambrogio, Agostino. II servizio di „superiori della Chiesa” consisteva nella predicazione del Vangelo, nella celebrazione di liturgie e nella guida di tutta la vita religiosa della comunita e di disciplina secondo le regole della Chiesa. In questo periodo si forma l'ordo clericorum nel quale si entrava tramite l'ordinazione (ordinatio episcopi, presbiteri, diaconi). Con i vescovi che erano al giuda delle Chiese locali, nell'adempimento alla loro missione, collaboravano presbiteri e diaconi, formando il consiglio ecclesiale. I chierici di gradi inferiori (ordines minores) erano al servizio di vescovi e di tutta la comunita dei credenti.
The Second Vatican Council raised the status of the lay Christian faithful by organizing their participation in the common priesthood of the faithful. Taking these indications, the conciliar legislation and decrees of the Bishops’ Conference of Poland admitted the laity to liturgical ministries: lay people can be admitted on a stable basis to the ministries of lector, acolyte and extraordinary ministry of Holy Communion. Performing cited ministries in decrees of the Bishops’ Conference of Poland is granted only to men.
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Sobór Watykański II dowartościował wiernych świeckich także przez przypomnienie i uporządkowanie nauczania o ich uczestnictwie w posłudze kapłańsko-uświęcającej. Podejmując te wskazania soborowe prawodawstwo powszechne i prawodawstwo polskie dopuściło świeckich do posług liturgicznych. Szczególne znaczenie ma przyznanie im prawa do stałych posług lektoratu i akolitatu oraz spełniania funkcji nadzwyczajnego szafarza komunii świętej. Spełnianie przywołanych posług i funkcji w prawodawstwie polskim przyznano tylko mężczyznom.
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