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Sorgenti cristologiche della vita consacrata
Christological sources of the consecrated life

Author(s): Leszek Poleszak
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, Systematic Theology, Pastoral Theology
Published by: Wyższe Seminarium Misyjne Księży Sercanów
Keywords: Jesus Christ; consecrated life; consecration; witness; holiness; vocation; faith;Church;

Summary/Abstract: The goal of the article is to present the Christocentric sources of the consecrated life. Jesus Christ is for all the consecrated people their founder and pattern for the chosen by them form of life. The son of God is indeed the model of consecration based on the profession of the evangelical counsels which in the strict sense means to follow the form of life He has chosen and practised himself. The article picked out on the paschal dimension of the consecration, which is deeply rooted in the baptismal consecration, which is the beginning of the God’s life in human as well as in the Eucharist. Following Christ who is chaste, poor and obedient the consecrated people become the witnesses of His presence in the world.

  • Issue Year: 39/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 83-123
  • Page Count: 41
  • Language: Italian