MIŁOŚĆ PASTERSKA PRIORYTETEM MISJI KAPŁANA JAKO NAUCZYCIELA RELIGII

The term of shepherd’s love was discussed in this article in the context of a priest’s mission as the teacher of religious education. The shepherd’s love understood as the Holy Ghost’s gift is the source of the priest’s love towards Jesus Christ, Church and its community as well as towards the school society. Only the priest who is in love with the Eucharist can cherish the presbytery he belongs to and the people to whom he is appointed as their shepherd and teacher. The shepherd’s love is the source of the priest's holiness and the fruit of a prayer and a gift which the priest devotes to children and teenagers as their teacher of religious education. It lies in the bases of the priest's formation and is a very essential element of the process of catechizing the younger generation.