He said very clearly: "If any man would come after me... let him take up his cross daily ''(81), and before his disciples he placed demands of a moral nature that can only be fulfilled on condition that they should "deny themselves"(82). This special respect is set by the deepest need of the heart, and also by the deep imperative of faith.The need of the heart commands us to overcome fear. Gethsemane is the place where precisely this suffering, in all the truth expressed by the Prophet concerning the evil experienced in it, is revealed as it were definitively before the eyes of Christ's soul. Down through the centuries and generations it has been seen that in suffering there is concealed a particular power that draws a person interiorly close to Christ, a special grace. By his suffering on the Cross, Christ reached the very roots of evil, of sin and death. Suffering as it were contains a special call to the virtue which man must exercise on his own part. 5, 30; Rom. am 11. These are the words of the Apostle Peter in his First Letter: "You know that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your fathers, not with the perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot". It is a different dimension from the one which was determined and, in a certain sense, concluded the search for the meaning of suffering within the limit of justice. Through my Cross. Truly, the Apostle first experienced the "power of the Resurrection" of Christ, on the road to Damascus, and only later, in this paschal light, reached that " sharing in his sufferings" of which he speaks, for example, in the Letter to the Galatians. (14) Talia passi sunt tum Psaltes (cfr. And Christ through his own salvific suffering is very much present in every human suffering, and can act from within that suffering by the powers of his Spirit of truth, his consoling Spirit. 5. 30 years later, Pauline Books and Media issued an anniversary edition with commentary by Fr. But death primarily involves the dissolution of the entire psychophysical personality of man. It is evident that it is not a question here merely of giving a description of suffering. In the Letter to the Romans, the Apostle Paul deals still more fully with the theme of this "birth of power in weakness", this spiritual tempering of man in the midst of trials and tribulations, which is the particular vocation of those who share in Christ's sufferings. La douleur dans le lettre apostolique « Salvifici Doloris » de Jean Paul II Nous n'aimons pas les limites. Through this parable Christ wished to give an answer to the question: "Who is my neighbour? Man suffers in different ways, ways not always considered by medicine, not even in its most advanced specializations. This is a difficult question, just as is a question closely akin to it, the question of evil. No less valuable is individual activity, especially by people who are better prepared for it in regard to the various kinds of human suffering which can only be alleviated in an individual or personal way. The discovery of the salvific meaning of suffering in union with Christ transforms this depressing feeling. He was sensitive to every human suffering, whether of the body or of the soul. 0:20 Summary and Explication of Salvifici Doloris (Continue having people on the left take turns reading a paragraph at a time. 24. During his public activity, he experienced not only fatigue, homelessness, misunderstanding even on the part of those closest to him, but, more than anything, he became progressively more and more isolated and encircled by hostility and the preparations for putting him to death. In this way, that world of suffering which in brief has its subject in each human being, seems in our age to be transformed—perhaps more than at any other moment—into a special "world": the world which as never before has been transformed by progress through man's work and, at the same time, is as never before in danger because of man's mistakes and offences. 30. The more he shares in this love, man rediscovers himself more and more fully in suffering: he rediscovers the "soul" which he thought he had "lost"(77) because of suffering. In formis verbalibus praeter simplicem illam formam (qal), quae, varia quidem ratione, designat « aliquid malum esse », invenitur etiam forma reflexiva-passiva (niphal), id est « malum subire », « maio corripi », atque forma causativa (hiphil), « malum inferre » seu « irrogare » alicui. Invenitur etiam in substantiva forma ra' et rā'ā, significante sine discrimine sive quod malum est in se, sive malam actionem, sive etiam male agentem. For the God of Revelation is first of all the Creator, from whom comes, together with existence, the essential good of creation. 5. Salvifici Doloris, 3). 31 (30), 10-11; Ps. 53, 3). Is. All we like sheep have gone astray we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all"(41). Salvifici doloris ("redemptive suffering") is a February 1984 Apostolic letter by Pope John Paul II. 48 (47), 12; Ps. (6) Sic ut Agar timuit (cfr. Therefore in those people there is fulfilled the Gospel of suffering, and, at the same time, each of them continues in a certain sense to write it: they write it and proclaim it to the world, they announce it to the world in which they live and to the people of their time. Dans la Lettre apostolique Salvifici doloris , je soulignais que la souffrance appartient à la situation historique de l'homme, qui doit apprendre à l'accepter et à . Christ achieved the Redemption completely and to the very limits but at the same time he did not bring it to a close. Es steht im Kontext des außerordentlichen Heiligen Jahres der Erlösung, das der Papst für die Dauer vom 25. Therefore, only he—the only-begotten Son—is capable of embracing the measure of evil contained in the sin of man: in every sin and in "total" sin, according to the dimensions of the historical existence of humanity on earth. It lives and develops as the body of Christ, the Church, and in this dimension every human suffering, by reason of the loving union with Christ, completes the suffering of Christ. The witnesses of the Cross and Resurrection of Christ have handed on to the Church and to mankind a specific Gospel of suffering. We here find ourselves—and we must clearly realize this in our shared reflection on this problem—faced with a completely new dimension of our theme. For Christ does not answer directly and he does not answer in the abstract this human questioning about the meaning of suffering. « Completo na minha carne â€" diz o Apóstolo São Paulo, ao explicar o valor salvífico do sofrimento â€" o que falta aos sofrimentos de Cristo pelo seu Corpo, que é a Igreja ». At the heart of this light is the truth expounded in the conversation with Nicodemus: "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son"(31). The Apostle shares his own discovery and rejoices in it because of all those whom it can help—just as it helped him—to understand the salvific meaning of suffering. He himself is the one who in each individual experiences love; he himself is the one who receives help, when this is given to every suffering person without exception. Even the very point of departure differs: people react to suffering in different ways. On the Christian Meaning of Suffering (Salvifici Doloris) Mother of the Redeemer (Redemptoris Mater) On the Rosary of the Virgin Mary (Rosarium Virginis Mariae) Light of the Nations (Lumen Gentium) Discovering Your Dignity - A Woman's Journey Through Life | Part I; Discovering Your Dignity - A Woman's Journey Through Life | Part II 17. Let us quote from the books of the Old Testament a few examples of situations which bear the signs of suffering, and above all moral suffering: the danger of death(5), the death of one's own children(6) and, especially, the death of the firstborn and only son(7); and then too: the lack of offspring(8), nostalgia for the homeland(9), persecution and hostility of the environment(10), mockery and scorn of the one who suffers(11), loneliness and abandonment(12); and again: the remorse of conscience(13), the difficulty of understanding why the wicked prosper and the just suffer(14), the unfaithfulness and ingratitude of friends and neighbours(15); and finally: the misfortunes of one's own nation(16). When we put the question in this way, we are always, at least to a certain extent, asking a question about suffering too. In doing this, the individual unleashes hope, which maintains in him the conviction that suffering will not get the better of him, that it will not deprive him of his dignity as a human being, a dignity linked to awareness of the meaning of life. 20, 10); Siracides vero de hac miseria meditatur (cfr. Declaring the power of salvific suffering, the Apostle Paul says: "In my flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the Church"(1). 2. He went to him, ... and bound up his wounds ", then "brought him to an inn, and took care of him"(91). In this double aspect he has completely revealed the meaning of suffering. These words seem to be found at the end of the long road that winds through the suffering which forms part of the history of man and which is illuminated by the Word of God. Zac. Many episodes, many discourses during Christ's public teaching bear witness to the way in which from the beginning he accepts this suffering which is the will of the Father for the salvation of the world. The gospel paradox of weakness and strength often speaks to us from the pages of the Letters of Saint Paul, a paradox particularly experienced by the Apostle himself and together with him experienced by all who share Christ's sufferings. (7) [This one actually didn't make sense to me at first. The Book of Job does not violate the foundations of the transcendent moral order, based upon justice, as they are set forth by the whole of Revelation, in both the Old and the New Covenants. This is love for man, love for the "world": it is salvific love. Man suffers on account of evil, which is a certain lack, limitation or distortion of good. So glorify God in your body "(57). Behold, the true Man of Sorrows presents himself before us: "He had no form or comeliness that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him. In the Apostolic Letter "Salvifici Doloris," the Pope speaks as the Successor of Peter, summing up Scripture and Tradition on the meaning of suffering in the life of a Christian. And also through suffering those surrounded by the mystery of Christ's Redemption become mature enough to enter this Kingdom. 26. When Christ says: "My God, My God, why have you abandoned me? The parable of the Good Samaritan belongs to the Gospel of suffering. 2, 2. Through their sufferings, in a certain sense they repay the infinite price of the Passion and death of Christ, which became the price of our Redemption: at this price the Kingdom of God has been consolidated anew in human history, becoming the definitive prospect of man's earthly existence. The second half of our century, in its turn, brings with it—as though in proportion to the mistakes and transgressions of our contemporary civilization—such a horrible threat of nuclear war that we cannot think of this period except in terms of an incomparable accumulation of sufferings, even to the possible self-destruction of humanity. For it indicates what the relationship of each of us must be towards our suffering neighbour. In this document, he expresses the salvific power of our human suffering through our participation to the suffering of Christ. Lc 10,25-37). When a discussion question in bold is reached, the leader reads that question, and each table takes time to discuss it. If Christ, who knows the interior of man, emphasizes this compassion, this means that it is important for our whole attitude to others' suffering. In the Cross of Christ not only is the Redemption accomplished through suffering, but also human suffering itself has been redeemed,. For, whereas the existence of the world opens as it were the eyes of the human soul to the existence of God, to his wisdom, power and greatness, evil and suffering seem to obscure this image, sometimes in a radical way, especially in the daily drama of so many cases of undeserved suffering and of so many faults without proper punishment. And therefore Christ severely reproves Peter when the latter wants to make him abandon the thoughts of suffering and of death on the Cross(36). Assuming then that throughout his earthly life man walks in one manner or another on the long path of suffering, it is precisely on this path that the Church at all times - and perhaps especially during the Holy Year of the Redemption - should meet man. And when he left, he solicitously entrusted the suffering man to the care of the innkeeper, promising to meet any expenses. This is the light of the Gospel, that is, of the Good News. In the world you have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world"(86). The person feels condemned to receive help and assistance from others, and at the same time seems useless to himself. Through the Resurrection, he manifests the victorious power of suffering, and he wishes to imbue with the conviction of this power the hearts of those whom he chose as Apostles and those whom he continually chooses and sends forth. Ps. The figure of the just man Job is a special proof of this in the Old Testament. The answer which comes through this sharing, by way of the interior encounter with the Master, is in itself something more than the mere abstract answer to the question about the meaning of suffering. In these people there is fulfilled what the first witnesses of the Passion and Resurrection said and wrote about sharing in the sufferings of Christ. Paul writes: "That I may know him (Christ) and the power of his Resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, that if possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead"(64). Moderate. I speak of the last two World Wars, the second of which brought with it a much greater harvest of death and a much heavier burden of human sufferings. And at the same time, during the Holy Year of the Redemption we recall the truth expressed in the Encyclical Redemptor Hominis: in Christ "every man becomes the way for the Church"(4). SALVIFICI DOLORIS (Penderitaan yang Menyelamatkan) Deskripsi: Surat Apostolik Paus Yohanes Paulus II tentang Arti Kristiani dari Penderitaan Manusia Roma, 11 Februari 1984: Harga: Rp 15.000,-Spesifikasi: 62 halaman 15 x 22 cm HVS 70 gr: Beli Buku DG. This is in fact that multiple and subjectively differentiated "activity" of pain, sadness, disappointment, discouragement or even despair, according to the intensity of the suffering subject and his or her specific sensitivity. Christ said: "You did it to me". No man can add anything to it. Considering its "evangelical" content, we are inclined to think here of a vocation rather than simply a profession. The witnesses of the Cross and Resurrection were convinced that "through many tribulations we must enter the Kingdom of God"(65). 12, 10) confusi sunt. It can be said that the above considerations now brings us directly to Gethsemane and Golgotha, where the Song of the Suffering Servant, contained in the Book of Isaiah, was fulfilled. 12, 10). San Vicente de Paúl This feeling not only consumes the person interiorly, but seems to make him a burden to others. In the Letter to the Colossians we read the words which constitute as it were the final stage of the spiritual journey in relation to suffering: "Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the Church"(78). And the institutions which from generation to generation have performed " Good Samaritan" service have developed and specialized even further in our times. Love is: also the fullest source of the answer to the question of the meaning of suffering. As though by a continuation of that motherhood which by the power of the Holy Spirit had given him life, the dying Christ conferred upon the ever Virgin Mary a new kind of motherhood—spiritual and universal—towards all human beings, so that every individual, during the pilgrimage of faith, might remain, together with her, closely united to him unto the Cross, and so that every form of suffering, given fresh life by the power of this Cross, should become no longer the weakness of man but the power of God. "la carta apostólica salvifici doloris vio la luz en el contexto del jubileo extraordinario por el aniversario de la redención, celebrado entre los meses de marzo de 1983 y 1984, el día once de febrero, seis semanas después de la entrevista que mantuvieron el santo padre y mehmet ali agca, el hombre que intentara asesinarlo el trece de mayo de … And in the Letter to the Romans he writes: "I appeal to you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship"(61). 18. Suffering is something which is still wider than sickness, more complex and at the same time still more deeply rooted in humanity itself. In the terrible battle between the forces of good and evil, revealed to our eyes by our modern world, may your suffering in union with the Cross of Christ be victorious! This is not all: the Divine Redeemer wishes to penetrate the soul of every sufferer through the heart of his holy Mother, the first and the most exalted of all the redeemed. Corresponding to the moral evil of sin is punishment, which guarantees the moral order in the same transcendent sense in which this order is laid down by the will of the Creator and Supreme Lawgiver. Such a transgression has the character of sin, according to the exact meaning of this word, namely the biblical and theological one. We are not allowed to "pass by on the other side" indifferently; we must "stop" beside him. Amor e Responsabilidade: as The following are some of our favorite quotes from Pope John Paul II's apostolic letter, On The Christian Meaning Of Human Suffering (Salvifici Doloris), released in February 1984. Man, discovering through faith the redemptive suffering of Christ, also discovers in it his own sufferings; he rediscovers them, through faith, enriched with a new content and new meaning. 99 (98), 4; Ps. His suffering has human dimensions; it also has unique in the history of humanity—a depth and intensity which, while being human, can also be an incomparable depth and intensity of suffering, insofar as the man who suffers is in person the only-begotten Son himself: " God from God". 36 (35), 7; Ps. 3, 27 s.; cfr. Warning: These citations may not always be 100% accurate. Yes, it seems to be part of the very essence of Christ's redemptive suffering that this suffering requires to be unceasingly completed. The very participation in Christ's suffering finds, in these apostolic expressions, as it were a twofold dimension. Thus according to Matthew; Luke mentions explicitly those "who hunger now"(34). Therefore the Apostle will also write in the Second Letter to the Corinthians: "For as we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too"(59). It can be said that this is "substitutive" suffering; but above all it is "redemptive". Marc. Suffering has indeed both a subjective and a passive character (from "patior"). The sufferings of Christ created the good of the world's redemption. Không những đau khổ làm hao mòn con người từ bên trong, mà dường như còn làm cho con người nên gánh nặng cho người khác. 15. 1, 20. 28. To the Romans he writes: " We are ... fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him. To this grace many saints, such as St. Francis of Assisi, St. Ignatius of Loyola, and others, owe their profound conversion. It is a question about the cause, the reason, and equally, about the purpose of suffering, and, in brief, a question about its meaning. Independently of this fact, it is a universal theme that accompanies man at every point on earth: in a certain sense it co-exists with him in the world, and thus demands to be constantly reconsidered. 2. Gradually, as the individual takes up his cross, spiritually uniting himself to the Cross of Christ, the salvific meaning of suffering is revealed before him. Thus, with this openness to every human suffering, Christ has accomplished the world's Redemption through his own suffering. By your endurance you will gain your lives"(84). If one becomes a sharer in the sufferings of Christ, this happens because Christ has opened his suffering to man, because he himself in his redemptive suffering has become, in a certain sense, a sharer in all human sufferings. We can say that he gives himself, his very "I", opening this "I" to the other person. This kind of voluntary "Good Samaritan" or charitable activity can be called social work; it can also be called an apostolate, when it is undertaken for clearly evangelical motives, especially if this is in connection with the Church or another Christian Communion. It is precisely the Church, which ceaselessly draws on the infinite resources of the Redemption, introducing it into the life of humanity, which is the dimension in which the redemptive suffering of Christ can be constantly completed by the suffering of man. Ier. En cierto sentido, es tan profundo como el hombre mismo y afecta a su misma esencia (cf. This work, in the plan of eternal Love, has a redemptive character. Finally, family help means both acts of love of neighbour done to members of the same family, and mutual help between families. The eloquence of the Cross and death is, however, completed by the eloquence of the Resurrection. On February 11, 1984, Pope John Paul II issued an Apostolic Letter entitled On the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering. Here we touch upon the duality of nature of a single personal subject of redemptive suffering. The mystery of the Church is expressed in this: that already in the act of Baptism, which brings about a configuration with Christ, and then through his Sacrifice—sacramentally through the Eucharist—the Church is continually being built up spiritually as the Body of Christ. Nevertheless, the Apostle's experiences as a sharer in the sufferings of Christ go even further. It also happens as experience proves—that this can be particularly dramatic. In fact one cannot deny that moral sufferings have a "physical" or somatic element, and that they are often reflected in the state of the entire organism. In the vocabulary of the Old Testament, suffering and evil are identified with each other. To all of you, dearest brothers and sisters, I send my Apostolic Blessing. 1. And in this, love is manifested, the infinite love both of that only-begotten Son and of the Father who for this reason "gives" his Son. 16. 11 février 1984 : Lettre Salvifici doloris, sur le sens de la souffrance humaine (Jean Paul II) Rappel : PLAN : Marie toute sainte et immaculée (doctrine) Nouillan (65) : Chapelle de Nouillan Pietat (65) : Notre-Dame de Pietat Pouey-Laün (65, Tarbes) : Notre-Dame de Pouey-Laün Sanctuaires du Diocèse de Toulouse Sanctuaires du Diocèse de Tours Man cannot "fully find himself except through a sincere gift of himself"(92). And she very soon received a confirmation of this in the events that accompanied the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, and in the solemn words of the aged Simeon, when he spoke of a sharp sword that would pierce her heart. Jornada Mundial del Enfermo 11 de Febrero. In weakness he manifested his power, and in humiliation he manifested all his messianic greatness. And it is well known that concerning this question there not only arise many frustrations and conflicts in the relations of man with God, but it also happens that people reach the point of actually denying God. And the more the Church feels the need to have recourse to the value of human sufferings for the salvation of the world. The eloquence of the parable of the Good Samaritan, and of the whole Gospel, is especially this: every individual must feel as if called personally to bear witness to love in suffering. It was issued in connection with the 1983 Holy Jubilee Year of Redemption. We must above all accept the light of Revelation not only insofar as it expresses the transcendent order of justice but also insofar as it illuminates this order with Love, as the definitive source of everything that exists. When this body is gravely ill, totally incapacitated, and the person is almost incapable of living and acting, all the more do interior maturity and spiritual greatness become evident, constituting a touching lesson to those who are healthy and normal. And so the Church sees in all Christ's suffering brothers and sisters as it were a multiple subject of his supernatural power. The Formula For Happiness. But Christ has made suffering the firmest basis of the definitive good, namely the good of eternal salvation. Iob 19, 19), sive Psaltes nonnulli (cfr. Estas palabras parecen encontrarse al final del largo camino por el que discurre el sufrimiento presente en la historia del hombre e iluminado por la palabra de Dios. Ps. 1 Sam. Perhaps suffering is not wrapped up as much as man is by this mystery, which is an especially impenetrable one. (77) Cfr. Considering the world of suffering in its personal and at the same time collective meaning, one cannot fail to notice the fact that this world, at some periods of time and in some eras of human existence, as it were becomes particularly concentrated. 55 [54], 13-15), sive Ieremias (cfr. Nevertheless, it often takes time, even a long time, for this answer to begin to be interiorly perceived. salvifici doloris del sumo pontÍfice juan pablo ii a los obispos, sacerdotes, familias religiosas y fieles de la iglesia catÓlica sobre el sentido cristiano del sufrimiento humano by jos99tapia9 "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life"(27). How much there is of "the Good Samaritan" in the profession of the doctor, or the nurse, or others similar! The words of that prayer of Christ in Gethsemane prove the truth of love through the truth of suffering. Therefore one must cultivate this sensitivity of heart, which bears witness to compassion towards a suffering person. (20) Cfr. (1) Estas palavras parecem encontrar-se no termo do longo caminho que se desenrola através do sofrimento inserido na história do homem e iluminado pela Palavra de Deus. 13. She likewise bows down with all the depth of that faith with which she embraces within herself the inexpressible mystery of the Body of Christ. In a superabundant way Christ carries out this messianic programme of his mission: he goes about "doing good"(94). 22 [21], 2-3; Ps. While it is true that suffering has a meaning as punishment, when it is connected with a fault, it is not true that all suffering is a consequence of a fault and has the nature of a punishment. While the first great chapter of the Gospel of suffering is written down, as the generations pass, by those who suffer persecutions for Christ's sake, simultaneously another great chapter of this Gospel unfolds through the course of history. And all those who suffer have been called once and for all to become sharers "in Christ's sufferings"(98), just as all have been called to "complete" with their own suffering "what is lacking in Christ's afflictions"(99). e. gr. With these and similar words the witnesses of the New Covenant speak of the greatness of the Redemption, accomplished through the suffering of Christ. 9, 16-19). Parábola del Buen Samaritano. ... Thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. The imperative of faith, formulated aptly by St. Paul, dares to touch what appears in every man so intangible: for man, in his suffering, remains an intangible mystery. The first and second parts of Christ's words about the Final Judgment unambiguously show how essential it is, for the eternal life of every individual, to "stop", as the Good Samaritan did, at the suffering of one's neighbour, to have "compassion" for that suffering, and to give some help. In a word, then, a Good Samaritan is one who brings help in suffering, whatever its nature may be. He puts his whole heart into it, nor does he spare material means. No. It is supernatural because it is rooted in the divine mystery of the Redemption of the world, and it is likewise deeply human, because in it the person discovers himself, his own humanity, his own dignity, his own mission. And in another Letter he asks his readers: "Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ?"(79). Le 11 février 1984, en la célébration liturgique de Notre-Dame de Lourdes, Sa Sainteté le Pape Jean-Paul II publie : Salvifici doloris (français) Salvifici doloris (latin) Voir aussi : - En 2003, la Délégation du Saint-Siège auprès de l'UNESCO organisa un colloque portant . Tob. A certain idea of this problem comes to us from the distinction between physical suffering and moral suffering. I shall see God..."(28). 1. It is suffering, more than anything else, which clears the way for the grace which transforms human souls. In his salvific mission, the Son must therefore strike evil right at its transcendental roots from which it develops in human history. At one and the same time Christ has taught man to do good by his suffering and to do good to those who suffer. Lacus Doloris (Latin for "Lake of Sorrow") is a small lunar mare located in the Terra Nivium region at 17.1° N, 9.0° E. Salvifici doloris is a 1984 apostolic letter by John Paul II on the Christian meaning of suffering. Thus it defined as " evil" everything that was suffering(22). 19, 1). Suffering, more than anything else, makes present in the history of humanity the powers of the Redemption. APOSTOLIC LETTERSALVIFICI DOLORISOF THE SUPREME PONTIFFJOHN PAUL IITO THE BISHOPS, TO THE PRIESTS,TO THE RELIGIOUS FAMILIESAND TO THE FAITHFULOF THE CATHOLIC CHURCHON THE CHRISTIAN MEANINGOF HUMAN SUFFERING. So this circumstance shows—perhaps more than any other—the importance of the question of the meaning of suffering; it also shows how much care must be taken both in dealing with the question itself and with all possible answers to it. Vino a llenarlo de su presencia Paul Claudel Donde hay sufrimiento, hay suelo sagrado. 17, 34; Io. ", his words are not only an expression of that abandonment which many times found expression in the Old Testament, especially in the Psalms and in particular in that Psalm 22 [21] from which come the words quoted(47). (23) Dan. In this love the salvific meaning of suffering is completely accomplished and reaches its definitive dimension. They prove the truth of that love which the only-begotten Son gives to the Father in his obedience. Le 11 février 1984, le Pape Jean-Paul II a publié Salvifici doloris, lettre apostolique sur le sens de la souffrance humaine.Découvrez un résumé suivi d'une mise en perspectives du quatrième chapitre de ce document : "Jésus-Christ : la souffrance vaincue par l'amour". The Scriptures had to be fulfilled. 4, 1-3). This special respect for every form of human suffering must be set at the beginning of what will be expressed here later by the deepest need of the heart, and also by the deep imperative of faith. And if the Lord consents to test Job with suffering, he does it to demonstrate the latter's righteousness. Người đã quả quyết rất rõ ràng: "Ai muốn theo Tôi… hãy vác thập giá mình hằng ngày mà theo" (Lc 9, 23) Và với các môn đệ, Người đã đưa ra những đòi hỏi luân lý chỉ có thể thực hiện được với điều kiện từ bỏ chính mình (Lc 9, 23). It can be said that man suffers whenever he experiences any kind of evil. But at the same time, moral suffering seems as it were less identified and less reachable by therapy. 53, 3-6) et Zacharias Propheta (cfr. In his suffering, sins are cancelled out precisely because he alone as the only-begotten Son could take them upon himself, accept them with that love for the Father which overcomes the evil of every sin; in a certain sense he annihilates this evil in the spiritual space of the relationship between God and humanity, and fills this space with good. El sufrimiento como realidad humana inefable e intransferible. Saint Paul speaks of such joy in the Letter to the Colossians: "I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake"(88). Precisely by means of this suffering he must bring it about "that man should not perish, but have eternal life". He particularly suffers when he a ought"—in the normal order of things—to have a share in this good and does not have it. 10. While hospitalized in 2003, my daughter read me John Paul II's Salvifici Doloris. It is especially consoling to note—and also accurate in accordance with the Gospel and history—that at the side of Christ, in the first and most exalted place, there is always his Mother through the exemplary testimony that she bears by her whole life to this particular Gospel of suffering. A Good Samaritan is the person capable of exactly such a gift of self. This evangelical outlook especially highlights the truth concerning the creative character of suffering. The purpose of penance is to overcome evil, which under different forms lies dormant in man. Con đường dẫn tới Nước Trời thì chật hẹp, ngược với con đường rộng rãi thênh thang dẫn đến diệt vong (Mt 7,13-14). Certainly he often puts this question to God, and to Christ. This will be a time for you to bear testimony. He healed the sick, consoled the afflicted, fed the hungry, freed people from deafness, from blindness, from leprosy, from the devil and from various physical disabilities, three times he restored the dead to life. The Master does not conceal the prospect of suffering from his disciples and followers. (9) Ut exsulum Babylonica lamentatio (cfr. Both questions are difficult, when an individual puts them to another individual, when people put them to other people, as also when man puts them to God. Gen. 15, 2), Rachelis (cfr. The opinion expressed by Job's friends manifests a conviction also found in the moral conscience of humanity: the objective moral order demands punishment for transgression, sin and crime. And for this reason suffering also has a special value in the eyes of the Church. Ernesto De Martino, Furore simbolo valore, Il Saggiatore, Milano 1962. 16, 11; Ier. 12. "More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit which has been given to us"(76). It is he—as the interior Master and Guide—who reveals to the suffering brother and sister this wonderful interchange, situated at the very heart of the mystery of the Redemption. While such an answer has a fundamental and transcendent reason and validity, at the same time it is seen to be not only unsatisfactory in cases similar to the suffering of the just man Job, but it even seems to trivialize and impoverish the concept of justice which we encounter in Revelation. Februar 1984 (Gedenktag Unserer Lieben Frau von Lourdes) veröffentlichte. 4, 19; 8, 18; Lam. One can say that with the Passion of Christ all human suffering has found itself in a new situation. One can say that these words on abandonment are born at the level of that inseparable union of the Son with the Father, and are born because the Father "laid on him the iniquity of us all"(48). The Song of the Suffering Servant in Isaiah speaks of this. Sir. 77 [76], 3-11; Ps. The opposite sentence will be imposed on those who have behaved differently: "As you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me".". The mission of the only-begotten Son consists in conquering sin and death. A antropologia subjacente à . And we ask all you who suffer to support us. To the prospect of the Kingdom of God is linked hope in that glory which has its beginning in the Cross of Christ. His words also attest to this unique and incomparable depth and intensity of suffering which only the man who is the only-begotten Son could experience; they attest to that depth and intensity which the prophetic words quoted above in their own way help us to understand. THE QUEST FOR AN ANSWERTO THE QUESTION OF THE MEANING OF SUFFERING. It often begins and is set in motion with great difficulty. Parallel with this, however, is the interhuman and social dimension. At the same time, however, from this level of Christ the salvific meaning of suffering descends to man's level and becomes, in a sense, the individual's personal response. Sacred Scripture is a great book about suffering. Settle it therefore in your minds, not to meditate beforehand how to answer; for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict. Solamen miseris socios habuisse doloris is a useful Latin literary phrase having conceptual counterparts in other languages. His suffering is the suffering of someone who is innocent and it must be accepted as a mystery, which the individual is unable to penetrate completely by his own intelligence. Christ goes toward his own suffering, aware of its saving power; he goes forward in obedience to the Father, but primarily he is united to the Father in this love with which he has loved the world and man in the world. In order to discover the profound meaning of suffering, following the revealed word of God, we must open ourselves wide to the human subject in his manifold potentiality. 38 [37], 12; Ps. Finally, this parable, through its essential content, will enter into those disturbing words of the Final Judgment, noted by Matthew in his Gospel: "Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was in prison and you came to me"(95). Nie div, že tieto slová vidíme na konci dlhého pochodu cez utrpenia, ktoré sa stále akosi prepletajú ľudskými dejinami, osvecované Božím slovom. 42 [41], 11; Ps. Human suffering has reached its culmination in the Passion of Christ. 137 [136]). II. The theme of suffering - precisely under the aspect of this salvific meaning - seems to fit profoundly into the context of the Holy Year of the Redemption as an extraordinary Jubilee of the Church. Elsewhere he addresses to his recipients words of encouragement: "May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ"(60). In this Body, Christ wishes to be united with every individual, and in a special way he is united with those who suffer. Berkat Urbi et Orbi Terakhir Paus Yohanes Paulus II. Human suffering evokes compassion; it also evokes respect, and in its own way it intimidates. The experience of this evil determined the incomparable extent of Christ's suffering, which became the price of the Redemption. 6. Suffering is his way of "becoming like him (Christ) in his death" so that he "may attain the . Trong từ vựng Cựu Ước, đau khổ và sự dữ như được trình bày như đồng nhất với nhau. Salvifici Doloris: Apostolic Letter on the Christian Meaning of Author: John Paul, Pope, II Language: english Publisher: Catholic Truth Society Publication Name: Catholic Truth Society Publication Year: 1984 Format: Unknown Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 51 ISBN: 0851835686 ZUBER 98.6%Positive Feedback 710K Items sold Contact 89 [88], 51), prophetarum (cfr. Job has not been punished, there was no reason for inflicting a punishment on him, even if he has been subjected to a grievous trial. 2 Sam. The story of this just man, who without any fault of his own is tried by innumerable sufferings, is well known. One priest in a talk I heard mentioned . The Second Vatican Council expressed this truth that "...only in the mystery of the Incarnate Word does the mystery of man take on light. Christ does not explain in the abstract the reasons for suffering, but before all else he says: "Follow me!". These are "the poor in spirit" and "the afflicted" and "those who hunger and thirst for justice" and those who are "persecuted for justice sake", when they insult them, persecute them and speak falsely every kind of evil against them for the sake of Christ...(33). Why does evil exist? But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed"(73). These words have as it were the value of a final discovery, which is accompanied by joy. He asks the meaning of his suffering and seeks an answer to this question on the human level. 38 (37), 9. The institutions are very important and indispensable; nevertheless, no institution can by itself replace the human heart, human compassion, human love or human initiative, when it is a question of dealing with the sufferings of another. It completes that suffering just as the Church completes the redemptive work of Christ. Both are essential conditions of "eternal life", that is of man's definitive happiness in union with God; this means, for the saved, that in the eschatological perspective suffering is totally blotted out. From this point of view, suffering appears as a "justified evil". These sufferings enable the recipients of that Letter to share in the work of the Redemption, accomplished through the suffering and death of the Redeemer. And indeed this meaning makes itself known together with the working of God's love, which is the supreme gift of the Holy Spirit. Even though Paul, in the Letter to the Romans, wrote that "the whole creation has been groaning in travail together until now"(3), even though man knows and is close to the sufferings of the animal world, nevertheless what we express by the word "suffering" seems to be particularly essential to the nature of man. SALVIFICI DOLORIS virtutem declarans, ait Sanctus Paulus Apostolus: "Adimpleo ea, quae desunt passionum Christi, in carne mea pro corpore eius, quod est Ecclesia". This questions seems, in a certain sense, inseparable from the theme of suffering. Proof of this has been given, down through the generations, by the martyrs and confessors of Christ, faithful to the words: "And do not fear those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul . 22. It must be recognized that they are very numerous, and one must express satisfaction at the fact that, thanks to them, the fundamental moral values, such as the value of human solidarity, the value of Christian love of neighbour, form the framework of social life and interhuman relationships and combat on this front the various forms of hatred, violence, cruelty, contempt for others, or simple "insensitivity", in other words, indifference towards one's neighbour and his sufferings. 20. II Redemptor Hominis, 14. He shows us how it is only in Christ that we can hope to find any meaning and purpose in our experience of suffering. In the Second Letter to the Corinthians we read: "For this slight momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, because we look not to the things that are seen but to things that are unseen"(68). Faith enables the author of these words to know that love which led Christ to the Cross. This is evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be made worthy of the Kingdom of God, for which you are suffering"(66). . Giovanni Paolo II, Lettera apostolica Salvifici Doloris, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1984 (reperibile al sito ). This happens, as we know, at different moments in life, it takes place in different ways, it assumes different dimensions; nevertheless, in whatever form, suffering seems to be, and is, almost inseparable from man's earthly existence. The Gospel of suffering signifies not only the presence of suffering in the Gospel, as one of the themes of the Good News, but also the revelation of the salvific power and salvific significance of suffering in Christ's messianic mission and, subsequently, in the mission and vocation of the Church. In the light of the verses of Isaiah, the Passion of Christ becomes almost more expressive and touching than in the descriptions of the Evangelists themselves. 53, 3). Christ is aware of this, and often speaks to his disciples of the sufferings and death that await him: "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death and deliver him to the Gentiles; and they will mock him, and spit upon him, and scourge him, and kill him; and after three days he will rise"(35). Capítulos 1 y 2 de la Salvifici Doloris -2. Salvation means liberation from evil, and for this reason it is closely bound up with the problem of suffering. edam Ier. One thinks, finally, of war. Its purpose is also to strengthen goodness both in man himself and in his relationships with others and especially with God. This also highlights the divine and human nature of the Church. Dan. St. Paul Editions, 1984. In so far as man becomes a sharer in Christ's sufferings—in any part of the world and at any time in history—to that extent he in his own way completes the suffering through which Christ accomplished the Redemption of the world. The theme of suffering in a special way demands to be faced in the context of the Holy Year of the Redemption, and this is so, in the first place, because the Redemption was accomplished through the Cross of Christ, that is, through his suffering. He loses his possessions, his sons and daughters, and finally he himself is afflicted by a grave sickness. The Resurrection revealed this glory—eschatological glory—which, in the Cross of Christ, was completely obscured by the immensity of suffering. Its theme was suffering in general in the light of the cross and salvific or redemptive suffering in particular. This parable witnesses to the fact that Christ's revelation of the salvific meaning of suffering is in no way identified with an attitude of passivity. Dan. At the same time, however, this Book shows with all firmness that the principles of this order cannot be applied in an exclusive and superficial way. Edith Stein, (Santa Teresa Benedicta de la Cruz). the greatness of an important mystery. 4, 8; 13, 17; 14, 17-18; Ez. Thật thế, từ vựng ấy không có từ riêng để chỉ sự đau khổ, nên phải dùng từ sự dữ để định nghĩa mọi đau khổ. The path of Paul is clearly paschal: sharing in the Cross of Christ comes about through the experience of the Risen One, therefore through a special sharing in the Resurrection. Nous sommes habitués au « Plus ultra ». I now end the present considerations on suffering in the year in which the Church is living the extraordinary Jubilee linked to the anniversary of the Redemption. Rate the pronunciation difficulty of salvifici doloris. Ernesto De Martino, Morte e pianto rituale nel mondo antico. The Book of Job poses in an extremely acute way the question of the "why" of suffering; it also shows that suffering strikes the innocent, but it does not yet give the solution to the problem. He realizes that "to fulfill God's purpose, he had sometimes to suffer too."16 On the 11th of February 1984, St. John Paul II published an apostolic letter entitled Salvifici Doloris: On the Christian Meaning of Suffering. Ps. For he is aware that he has not deserved such punishment, and in fact he speaks of the good that he has done during his life. Ier. People who suffer become similar to one another through the analogy of their situation, the trial of their destiny, or through their need for understanding and care, and perhaps above all through the persistent question of the meaning of suffering. 11. 88 [87], 9. 15, 17) atque Servus patiens (cfr. 44 [43], 16-17), Ieremiae (cfr. To the suffering brother or sister Christ discloses and gradually reveals the horizons of the Kingdom of God: the horizons of a world converted to the Creator, of a world free from sin, a world being built on the saving power of love. Salvifici Doloris 13. There are other criteria which go beyond the sphere of description, and which we must introduce when we wish to penetrate the world of human suffering. He who by his Passion and death on the Cross brings about the Redemption is the only-begotten Son whom God "gave". Conceitos Centrais 81 a) Salvação como dom do Amor 81 b) Liberdade e responsabilidade 83 c) Solidariedade 85 4.2.2. At the same time, they attest to the truth of his suffering. In him God has confirmed his desire to act especially through suffering, which is man's weakness and emptying of self, and he wishes to make his power known precisely in this weakness and emptying of self. Christ has overcome the world definitively by his Resurrection. It particularly explores John Paul II's Salvifici Doloris, which suggests that Christians might discover meaning by uniting their sufferings with the sufferings of Christ. 22 [21], 17-21), Ieremias (cfr. She must even more profoundly make her own—as far as possible—the motivations which Christ placed in his parable and in the whole Gospel. Working in this way has a great importance, especially if it involves undertaking larger tasks which require cooperation and the use of technical means. But put forth thy hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will curse thee to thy face"(25). Ier. According to the words spoken to Nicodemus, God gives his Son to "the world" to free man from evil, which bears within itself the definitive and absolute perspective on suffering. Let there also gather beneath the Cross all people of good will, for on this Cross is the "Redeemer of man", the Man of Sorrows, who has taken upon himself the physical and moral sufferings of the people of all times, so that in love they may find the salvific meaning of their sorrow and valid answers to all of their questions. But only the suffering human being knows that he is suffering and wonders why; and he suffers in a humanly speaking still deeper way if he does not find a satisfactory answer. The Cross of Christ has become a source from which flow rivers of living water(52). It only means that the Redemption, accomplished through satisfactory love, remains always open to all love expressed in human suffering. A la búsqueda de una respuesta a la pregunta sobre el sentido del sufrimiento. And they made his grave with the wicked and with a rich man in his death, although he had done no violence, and there was no deceit in his mouth"(43). In the Apostolic Letter Salvifici Doloris I noted that suffering belongs to the ups and downs of men and women throughout history, who must learn to accept and go beyond it (cf. The Song of the Suffering Servant contains a description in which it is possible, in a certain sense, to identify the stages of Christ's Passion in their various details: the arrest, the humiliation, the blows, the spitting, the contempt for the prisoner, the unjust sentence, and then the scourging, the crowning with thorns and the mocking, the carrying of the Cross, the crucifixion and the agony. The suffering has the nature of a test. And in the Letter to the Philippians he will even say: "I can do all things in him who strengthens me"(74). However, the prayer in Gethsemane becomes a definitive point here. © Copyright 1984 - Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Copyright © Dicastero per la Comunicazione - Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Christ's Resurrection has revealed "the glory of the future age" and, at the same time, has confirmed "the boast of the Cross": the glory that is hidden in the very suffering of Christ and which has been and is often mirrored in human suffering, as an expression of man's spiritual greatness. When one says that Christ by his mission strikes at evil at its very roots, we have in mind not only evil and definitive, eschatological suffering (so that man "should not perish, but have eternal life"), but also—at least indirectly toil and suffering in their temporal and historical dimension.