Vocation and Spiritual Qualities of Priest, Canon Condition for the Effective Pastoral Missionary Work
Vocation and Spiritual Qualities of Priest, Canon Condition for the Effective Pastoral Missionary Work

Summary/Abstract: Sacramental priesthood belongs to the being of the church and is expressing it.Where there is no sacramental priesthood, there is no ecclesia, as the church is asacramental community, with Eucharistic stewards of Godʼs mysteries, placedby the Christ Himself through the Holy Spirit. The truly sacramental priesthood isexercised only in the Church and for the Church. Church Ministry must descendinto all branches of the society he lives and works to prove the strength of faith.The reality of life is more complex and the priest cannot remain at its edge. Theparish is the field of service and salvation, and the priest is a permanent factor in theparish. According to the daily realities, the priest must have the pastoral tact and themissionary zeal in order to find the best pastoral methods in preserving the unity ofthe ecclesial community that had entrusted him to lead his faithful ones to Godʼskingdom.

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