The Prayer of Consecration for the Ordination of Presbyters in the West and the East

Autori proučavaju posvetne molitve ređenja prezbitera u Zapadnoj Crkvi i u Istočnoj Crkvi bizantskoga obreda. Za istočnu molitvu koristili su se hrvatskim i srpskim prijevodima te grčkim izvornikom. Ta je molitva u odnosu na zapadnu starija te u sažetom obliku donosi sve bitne značajke službe prezbiterâ. Oni djeluju snagom Duha Svetoga te u bogoslužju slave Božju riječ i sveta otajstva, euharistiju i krštenje. Prezbiteri u euharistiji prinose duhovne žrtve i prinose, što po sebi uključuje i duhovne žrtve vjernika i njihovo opće svećeništvo. Zapadna molitva svoje bogatstvo pokazuje tek u najnovijoj, važećoj inačici. Naglašava se jedinstvenost Kristova svećeništva na kojem onda imaju udjela svi vjernici, a prezbiteri svojom službom to u bogoslužju i ostvaruju. Oni naviještaju evanđelje i slave otajstva: krštenje, euharistiju, pomirenje i bolesničko pomazanje. I jedna i druga molitva naglašavaju uzvišenost prezbiterske službe i potrebu da oni žive u skladu s tom istom službom.The authors study the prayers of consecration for the ordination of presbyters in the Western Church and the Eastern Church of the Byzantine rite. For the eastern prayer, they used Croatian and Serbian translations and the Greek original. This prayer is older than the western and in a concise form it brings all the essential features of the ministry of presbyters. They operate by the power of the Holy Spirit, and in the liturgy they celebrate the Word of God and the sacred mysteries, the Eucharist and baptism. Presbyters in the Eucharist offer spiritual sacrifices and offerings, which include the spiritual sacrifices of the faithful and their universal priesthood. The western prayer shows its richness only in the latest, current version. It emphasizes the uniqueness of Christ\u27s priesthood in which all the faithful then have share, which presbyters then realize through their liturgical ministry. They proclaim the Gospel and celebrate the mysteries: Baptism, Eucharist, Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick. Both prayers emphasize the loftiness of presbyteral ministry and the need that they live in accordance with that same ministry