Drożdż, Bogusław (Wydawnictwo Towarzystwa Naukowego Katolickiego Uniwersytetu Lubelskiego, 2007)
The pattern for pastoral love is the concern of the Good Shepherd for his sheep. It unites them in the only Saviour of mankind – Jesus Christ – through participation in His evangelical way of life. The source of pastoral love is Christ the Good Shepherd. The Person of Christ is the fundamental subject of this love. Only participation of particular members of the people of God in the pastoral love of Christ can there be revealed the truly dynamic character of actions taken in the Church. Pastoral love made concrete enlivens from within the ecclesial fellowship and ensures the power of evangelisation for the Church towards mankind.
