Per Spiritum ad Mariam. Mariologiczne poszukiwania z Yvesem Congarem

Abstract

Yves Cardinal Congar, O.P. (1904-1995) was never called a Marian specialist and neither did he belong to any Mariological Society. Nevertheless, Congar’s theology adds much to the Church’s Marian theological framework. One of his significant lectures on the Holy Spirit is more than just a Pneuma centered focus. Father Yves professes an integral pneumatology which means he shows the deeds of the Paraclete in the history of Salvation in the perspective of Christ, the Church, and humanity. In the field of Mariology such a Christological, Ecclesiological, and Anthropological Pneuihatological view lets us draw a methodological and theological conclusion. Coming from that conclusion he says first of all; Mariology cannot remain a separate tract but must belong to a theological complex. The maxim - „Per Spiritum ad Mariam” fulfils different aspects compacted in the sentences: „Per Jesum ad Mariam” and „Per Mariam ad Jesum” The complementary Pneumatology opens Mariology to the Trinitarian image of God. Such a vision allows us to understand that Mary doesn’t substitute Christ nor does she play the role of the Holy Spirit. The Mariological Pneumatology represents the Mother of the Lord as a new human being anointed with faith (meaning: made by the Word and by Spirit). She is portrayed as temple of the Holy Spirit in the midst of the Church as communio. She co-operates in co-creation and she is an eschatological sign. The most precious theological conclusion drawn from this reflection of „Per Spiritum ad Mariam” is that Mary’s role is embraced in the Holy Spirit.