Sublimitatea preoției și îndatoririle preotului
The Sublimity of the Priesthood and the Duties of the Priest

Author(s): Dumitru Stăniloae
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion
Published by: Editura Doxologia
Keywords: Priesthood; Priestly Ministry; Priestly Vocation; Pastoral Responsibility; Orthodox Theology; Dumitru Stăniloae;
Summary/Abstract: It is with great fear that I begin to write about the priesthood. For the priesthood is such an exalted ministry and mission that even the mere attempt to describe it seems an undertaking beyond human powers. Yet why should I not confess that this fear of addressing the priesthood is mingled with a profound delight and a great desire to speak of it? And in this very mixture of feelings with which I approach this task, the priesthood already reveals its sublimity. For the sublime is that which fills you with awe and, at the same time, attracts you through its grandeur, its immeasurable and ineffable power. Sublime is the boundless sea; sublime are the lofty mountains, dizzying and precipitous; sublime is the hero in whom commands and powers are at work that nothing can hinder and with which nothing can compare.

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