Abstract: Sfântul Simeon Noul Teolog a influențat în modul cel mai clar și bine definit spiritualitatea ortodoxă. În scrierile sale regăsim pagini întregi despre rugăciune, exprimate mai ales într-o formă frumoasă poetică. Atât din experiența sa, cât și din scrierile lui se arată importanța vederii luminii dumnezeiești necreate, ca lucrare a harului, a rugăciunii și trezviei ce o recomandă pentru o viață duhovnicească autentică. Pentru a putea pătrunde în simțirea tainică propusă și trăită de Sfântul Simeon Noul Teolog, redăm în acest text o alcătuire versificată de rugăciune a acestui mare sfânt, care face parte din Canonul de rugăciuni pregătitoare pentru primirea Sfintei Împărtășanii.
Cuvinte-cheie: Sfântul Simeon Noul Teolog, spiritualitate ortodoxă, rugăciune, isihasm
Summary: The prayer is man’s conversation with God. Nothing can replace the prayer. It is a source of communion and communication of a christian’s life. As a presence and action of the divine grace in man, the prayer brings on consolation, peace and joy. Without prayer, there is neither Church nor authentic christian life. Saint Symeon had the clearest and the most determined influence over the Orthodox spirituality. He is one of the most read authors on Mount Athos, very taken to by the theologians or Slav spirituality, and the manuscripts of the translation into Romanian language date back to about the end of the 18th century. We can find in his writings full pages dedicated to prayer, all of them being put into particularly beautiful poetic words. His own experience, as well as his writings bring forward the importance of seeing the divine uncreated light as an action of the grace, prayer and spiritual vigilance which he recommends for an authentic spiritual life. Saint Symeon does not write treatises on prayer, but he puts it first into practice under the guidance of his spiritual director, Venerable Symeon the Pious, and when he is twenty of age, he is favored with seeing the divine light, as a first spiritual experience. In 979, he becomes hegumen of Saint Mammas Monastery, where he renews the spiritual life, urging the monastics on a more profound inclination for incessant prayer, spiritual vigilance and repentance, as an activity recommended in his catechetical writings.
Pr. lector dr. Daniel Enea – Facultatea de Litere, Istorie și Teologie; Universitatea de Vest
din Timișoara; e-mail: danielenea1@gmail.com
