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Poslání vážně nemocných a umírajících / Mission of seriously ill and dying

The work is engaged in research, whether seriously ill and dying have in their suffering a mission. The theoretical part process knowledges especially of Catholic theology, plus the view of psychology and personal experiences in helping workers and volunteers from hospice care. The practical part deals with the analysis of qualitative research in a sample population of the Czech Republic. The comparative part compares results of the theoretical part with the practical part, analyzes the similarities and differences and examines what it means for pastoral work. After the evaluation is outlined, how could the pastoral work capacitate seriously ill and dying in the acceptance of their mission in suffering. The result of this work is the finding that the majority of a sample of Czech respondents (56 %) of the total 128 respondents - mission of seriously ill and dying sees, 10 % do not knows, 14 % never thought about it and 20 % sees any mission. The most important task, according to Catholic theology is {\clq}qreconciliation with himself, with others and with God.`` Practical research showed that the greatest sense of the suffering of seriously ill and dying brings benefit for surrounding people, specifically in the {\clq}qawareness of the price of life and health, their mortality, rearrange values`` Most preferred {\clq}qspiritual sense of suffering``, according to the public lies in the {\clq}qsacrifice of suffering on the intention``. Results of comparison mean for the pastoral work the challenge to help find seriously ill and dying people the mission in their suffering, specifically in their participation on the saving suffering of Christ. Another important task of the pastoral workers is to help society acquire a dignified view of man in suffering and have genuine compassion with him, expressed also by deeds of charity.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:52947
Date January 2010
CreatorsČERNÝ, Petr
Source SetsCzech ETDs
LanguageCzech
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess

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