Oblicza świętości Ottona z Bambergu i płynące z nich przesłania dla współczesnych ludzi
The faces of the holiness of Otto of Bamberg and the messages that flow from them for contemporary people

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this presentation was to show the value of the holiness of Otto of Bamberg for the modern generation of people. The implementation of such a goal could not fail to begin with the disclosure of the supernatural conditions of holiness, i.e. the Divine vocation of man to it and the natural ones, i.e. the awareness of this Divine invitation on the part of Otto. The next step in achieving the goal was to present the responsorial dimension of the call to holiness, i.e. to show the Otto’s response to this call. The Otto’s response included: his sacrificial service to Christ in his Church, his sensitivity to his fellow men, and his faithfulness to his personal dignity and the mission entrusted to him. These three elements were the forms of Otto’s call to holiness. The unveiling of these three elements of Otto’s attitude to holiness made it possible to highlight the planes of his influence on the contemporary actions of people in society. In this regard, the influence of his attitude of holiness can be seen in pointing to the basis of all order in society and unity in the Church, which is fidelity to Christ’s Gospel, in showing support to people in need as a dimension of witness to Christ and in openness in a spirit of dialogue to people who profess a different faith and are guided by a different worldview as the basis for establishing peace between them. It is in these planes that the spirituality of Otto of Bamberg is topical.

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