Niepokalanie Poczęta a Duch Święty według nauczania Jana Pawła II

Abstract

In his teaching John Paul II points to deep relationships between Mary Immaculate and the Holy Spirit. One can find this theme in his encyclicals about the Mother of God (Redemtoris Mater) and the Holy Spirit (Dominum et Vivificantem), in catecheses during his general audiences, reflections at „Angelus Dominum” and in his many homilies. The pope’s theological reflection concerning the spousal union between the Holy Spirit and Mary is focused on the mystery of the Incarnation and the mystery of the Cenacle, for in these two mysteries God-Holy Spirit and Mary are both present. Mary in the mystery of Incarnation becomes the Mother of the Incarnate Word „by the Holy Spirit”, who has chosen her and prepared through her immaculate conception, and enabled her from the very beginning of her existence to enter into the fullest communion with the Holy Trinity. The pope treats Mary’s immaculate conception not only as freedom from the original sin (via negativa), but also as her „fullness of grace” through the Holy Spirit, who made her tota pulchra and ready for being the Mather of God (via positiva). In the Immaculate Mather of the Redeemer the Church sees the mystery of her supernatural fruitfulness out of the Spirit and Mary is still present in it as a pattern of a virgin and mather.