La actividad de San Clemente Hofbauer como ejemplo de la contextualización pastoral
The activity of St. Clement Hofbauer as an example of pastoral contextualization

Summary/Abstract: Both the task of the whole Church as well as individual pastors is to interpret events, social processes and ideological trends as signs of the times, it means challenges that demand response in pastoral activity. The activity of the Church must always take into account the context in which the recipients of the salvific mission of the Church live. St. Clement Maria Hofbauer is a model of the contextualization of pastoral activity. His basic motto was “To preach the Gospel in a new way” in view of the circumstances. He therefore uses his apostolic zeal and pastoral wisdom to continually adapt the forms of his priestly ministry to the specific needs of people living in the Age of Enlightenment. Being faithful to the Redemptorist charism, Clement Hofbauer fulfils his vocation to the apostolate in Warsaw and Vienna as evangelizer, spiritual director, confessor and educator of the lay faithful. He contradicts the Enlightenment’s aspirations to reduce the Catholic faith to acts of mercy and rigorous observance of religious norms. The Holy Redemptorist promotes Catholicism faithful to the doctrine proclaimed by the Church and closely linked to the papacy. Hofbauer’s life and work is a testimony of truth. In this way he positively influences his surroundings and shows people the way to live in the fullness of Christ’s redemption.

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