Formation towards the vow of poverty in the Polish Province of the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cover Image

Formacja do ślubu ubóstwa w Prowincji Polskiej Zgromadzenia Księży Najświętszego Serca Jezusowego
Formation towards the vow of poverty in the Polish Province of the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Author(s): Leszek Poleszak
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History of Church(es), Theology and Religion, Systematic Theology, Pastoral Theology
Published by: Wyższe Seminarium Misyjne Księży Sercanów
Keywords: religious vows;poverty;formation;reparation;oblation;Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus;Dehonians

Summary/Abstract: Formation towards the vow of poverty is one of the elements of the preparation of consecrated persons aimed at living according to evangelical counsels. In the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus all three vows are inscribed in the figure of reparation characteristic for the Institute as well as oblation dimension which underlines total devotion to God through religious consecration. The documents of the Congregation besides the goals and various aspects of formation also set out the essence of the vow of poverty, encouraging life with its spirit. The goal of formation is to shape the heart of a religious person, who supposed to more and more reflect in himself the way of life of the poor which was chosen by Jesus Christ. That formation has also the community dimension, through which the religious community should become a witness of non-remissive goods and thus its prophetic dimension.

  • Issue Year: 40/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 211-228
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish
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