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    Respect for older people in the pastoral care of the Church
    (Uniwersytet Papieski Jana Pawła II w Krakowie, 2025-12-31) Dziedzic, Jan
    The purpose of the presented article is to answer the question of how the Church implements support for seniors in its pastoral ministry. To answer this question, the author used the pastoral paradigm of seeing, judging, acting. At the beginning, the concepts of old age were explained, then the issue of old age in the teaching of the Church was discussed and finally, what specific help for the elderly consists of was presented. In its pastoral activity, the Church offers many opportunities for such development. Its most important element is spiritual care such as: participation in Holy Mass, use of the sacrament of reconciliation, anointing of the sick, participation in pilgrimages, retreats, days of recollection, catechesis for adults. It is important to organize groups for seniors. These are often prayer communities, Bible circles, Apostolate of the Sick, or other religious brotherhoods and associations. Pastoral proposals include the involvement of seniors in parishes by undertaking various liturgical services, e.g.: extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion, acolytes, lectors, or animators of services. They can also help in pilgrimage centers, parishes and clinics, and provide tutoring for children and young people. The Church’s duty is to help provide assistance to the elderly, for example through the institution of Caritas. Support groups, volunteering focused on helping the elderly should be created, as well as community day care centers for seniors, senior clubs, or occasional religious services for the elderly.