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The article is an inventory of the researches of the life and works of Saint Anthim the Iberian in the Romanian culture, emphasizing the research undertaken by the archimandrite Mihail Stanciu. Archimandrite Mihail Stanciu, in collaboration with Gabriel Stanciu, brought some clarifications on St. Anthim’s date and place of birth, as well as his education, and was responsible for translating and publishing an original volume of Letters, pointing out (even if not entirely, yet) the main moments of Saint Anthim’s biography from the period before his arrival in Wallachia and before placing himself in the service of the Romanian Orthodox Church.
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Given that the entire Orthodox cult represents the updating of the soteriological work of the Savior Christ, and the Holy Liturgy is the quintessential framework for the manifestation of this reality, this paper aims to bring to atention some of the theological arguments that confirm for us all that Jesus Christ is in the centre of the Eucharistic. At the same time, looking at the immediate claim that the present manifests regarding the administration of Holy Communion, some of the practical aspects that each minister of the Church is obliged to take into account in his pastoral work are highlighted.
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Heutzutage ist es dringend notwendig, eine breitangelegte und ernsthafte Evangelisierung der Berufungen zu schaffen. Sie muss die Pfarreien, Bildungszentren, Familien und die ganze sakularisierte Gesellschaft erreichen und ein aufmerksameres Nachdenken ūber die wesentlichen Werte des Lebens wecken. Die Seelsorge der Berufungen entsteht im Geheimnis der Kirche. Das theologische Fundament der Berufungspastoral kann nur aus der Sicht der Kirche als mysterium vocationis entspringen. Wie die Heiligkeit Ziel aller in Christus Getauften ist, so hat jedes Leben seine eigene, besondere Berufung; und wie erstere in der Taufe grūndet, so ist die zweite mit der blossen Tatsache seines Daseins verbunden. Der Mensch ist namlich ins Leben »gerufen«, und wenn er ins Leben eintritt, tragt und findet er in sich das Abbild dessen, der ihn gerufen hat. Die Berufung ist die Einladung Gottes, sich entsprechend diesem Bild zu verwirklichen, und sie ist einzig, einmalig und unwiederholbar, weil dieses Bild unerschópflich ist. Jeder Mensch ist berufen, diese Botschaft und einen besonderen Aspekt des Gedankens Gottes zum Ausdruck zu bringen.
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The priest Motiejus Valančius (Wolonczewskis) became historical work „Samogitian Bishopric“ („Žemajtiu Wiskupiste“) where be described the bishops, who ruled Samogitian bishopric from 1417 till 1841. The author of the article characterizes sixteen more prominent bishops, who ruled the bishopric for about 10 years and were more notable for their pastoral activities the rest thirty - three bishops described by Motiejus Valančius. The bishops Merkelis Giedraitis and Jurgis Tiškevičius were the most prominent among the sixteen ones. The author has compared their pastoral works with the famous pastoral works of the bishop Motiejus Valančius, because his pastoral activities were the most remarkable. En 1926 Telšiai bishopric was founded in the territory of Samogitian bishopric. Two famous bishops worked there. The first one was the bishop Justinas Staugaitis, who founded Telšiai Priests Seminary and built the building of the Priest Seminary. The second one was the famous bishop Antanas Vaičius, who in 1989 restored Telšiai Priest Seminary, which prohibited and closed by the soviet Occupation authorities in 1946.
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The military Catholic clergy operating on the Italian front emphasized the sacramental pastoral acts. However, their activities did not end here. On the contrary, their scope was also used in other areas. In addition to blessings (military funerals), they were responsible for the organization, implementation and material provision of commemorations, religious devotion, the program during public holidays, lectures, edifying or educational activities. They organized collections for the help and needs of Slovak institutions, which suffered from a lack of funds during the war. These were mostly charitable or children's homes and school facilities. The organization of audiences with Pope Pius XII, who often and gladly blessed Slovak soldiers, deserves great attention. Slovak Catholic clergy were also usable as translators between Slovak commanders and the local government and the population. Their usability in the front conditions of Italy aroused an awareness of urgent cooperation. It should be noted that the Catholic military clergy carried out their many activities with great responsibility and precision.
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Based on little-studied archival material, this article focuses on the history of the Kyiv Theological Seminary in the Soviet period. It was opened in 1947 after J. Stalin changed his repressive policy towards the Orthodox Church in the Soviet Union. But the changes in state-church relations after the Second World War did not change the course of the USSR to build an atheistic society, so the seminary constantly faced obstacles to the development of theological education and spiritual formation of young believers. During N. Khrushchev’s rule, the government launched a new antireligious campaign, at the peak of which the seminary was closed in 1960. But, despite the short period of its existence after the revival, the Kyiv Theological Seminary became an important milestone in preserving and transmitting educational traditions from the pre-revolutionary Kyiv Theological Academy to the modern one.
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In this study it is written about the importance of the usage of the Holy Myrrh in the Orthodox Church. The author presents testemonies of the saint Fathers and teachers of the Church about using the Holy Myrrh in Misteries, especially in the celebration of the Sacrament of Holy Chrism (Confirmation). It is also written about the historical development of the Preparation of the Holy Myrrh and Sanctification of the Holy Myrrh from the earliest written testemonies until today, based on liturgical and canonical sources. Further on, it is discussed about who has a right to sanctify the Holy Myrrh on Thursday of Passion Week: is the a right of archibishop of an autocephalous Church or of an autonomous Church or a right of every bishop to sanctify the Holy Myrrh and use it in his own church. At the end of this study, it is written about modern act of Preparation and Sanctification of the Holy Myrrh with a list of ingredients which are used by our local Church. The point of this study is to show the teological importance of this sacred mistery and its canonical and liturgical perspective.
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The ascetic experience and practice of mental prayer of Elder Joseph the Hesychast in this work are interpreted from the perspective of contemporary psychoanalytic theory. It starts form the phenomenological theory of perception and relation between dualism (invisible-visible, inside-outside, mind-body) and totality. In his letters, Elder Joseph the Hesychast reported on the internal contents that he had experienced in relation to the body; therefore, interpretations of these processes according to the theory and case studies of psychoanalysts Sigmund Freud and Melanie Klein have been presented. The understanding of a prayer through the terminology of Lacan’s Mirror stage has also been submitted. Owing to the rhythm of a mental prayer by which the control over the body is achieved, as a constant that maintains a clear distinction between the phantasmatic and the real, Elder Joseph the Hesychast’s prayerful speech is exceptionally stable in the big A. This furthermore allows overcoming the phantasmatic relation а-а’ and achieves the possibility of establishing the communication between A and S. Only in this way is it possible to touch the starting position S – the only one in which the subject is in its being.
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The question concerning human body certainly can be counted among the most urgent issues in the modern culture. Therefore theology as well has to include it among the fields of its research if it wants to participate in a most vital discussion for contemporary man. Theological tradition focuses upon the figure of Mary, and especially on Her virginity, emphasising that She has always ameliorated the profound understanding of the body and its destiny and concurrently its personal and moral context. In the face of contemporary, urgent need for the restoration of the dignity of the bodythe return to Marian devotion and following Her virtues is definitely required. Only in this perspective it is possible to grsap and properly cultivate the relation between the body and the soul and further between man and woman, and by the same token to influence the culture making it more friendly for people.
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