FREDERIC OZANAM TOKOH GEREJA KONTEKSTUAL (FREDERIC OZANAM SEBAGAI MODEL PELAYANAN KAUM MUDA AWAM DALAM GEREJA KONTEKSTUAL)

Ambrosius Gerin Nugroho (STFT Widya Sasana Malang)
Antonius Denny Firmanto (STFT Widya Sasana Malang)
Nanik Wijiyati Aluwesia (STFT Widya Sasana Malang)

JPAK: Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Katolik
Vol 21 No 2 (2021): Oktober 2021

The church is essentially open. An open church is a church that is able to move contextually in the midst of the world. The contextual church is manifested in a ministry driven by a holy figure in the Church, namely Frederic Ozanam. Frederic Ozanam who is known as a student has great concern for those who are poor and need a helping hand. Through this spirit of service, a small union was born which of course has the intention of helping the poor. That union was the Vincentian Social Union (SSV). The whole work of God's salvation that is present through Frederic Ozanam makes it a model of service for all the young people of the Church. This is because Frederic Ozanam himself is still very young. Young people are certainly the pillars of the life of the Church. This spirit is certainly strengthened by the Church's view which believes that the youth of the Church are the foundation and reformer of the contextual Church's life.