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Kult Serca Jezusowego w wybranych pismach św. Józefa Sebastiana Pelczara
The cult of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the selected writings of St. Joseph Sebastian Pelczar

Author(s): Ireneusz Słoma
Subject(s): History of Church(es), Metaphysics, Philosophy of Religion, Hermeneutics, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne w Łodzi
Keywords: Heart of Jesus; Christian spirituality; Józef Sebastian Pelczar; writings J.S. Pelczara;

Summary/Abstract: The cult of the Sacred Heart of Jesus centuries exists in the Church. Many of the saints propagated this worship, because themselves practiced this spirituality. One of them was St. Joseph Sebastian Pelczar (1842–1924), Bishop of the Diocese of Przemysl in the years 1901–1924 cared of sanctification of himself and other worshippers. He was a zealous apostle of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. He saw in it an efficient way to achieve holiness. Especially he recommended this cult in many writings. In the most important of them everyone can see that personal practice of the Sacred Heart cult transforms a worshipper on model of Jesus Christ. For this reason the Sacred Hearth worship should be practice by everyone. It also makes, resulting from the source of Divine Love they becomes an authentic worshippers. The people propagating this worship and caring about it help themselves and other people in achieving eternal happiness. The human life resulting from the cult of the Sacred Heart of Jesus transforms the present life and directs it to eternity.

  • Issue Year: 22/2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 169-175
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Polish