PASTORAL ACCOMPANIMENT AND SPIRITUAL CARE IN THE NURSING HOMES OF HERZEGOVINA DURING THE PANDEMIC TIME

Abstract

The third age becomes one of the target groups of pastoral accompaniment and spiritual care in the context of trying to prolong human life. Exploring the pastoral activities and offering spiritual care in nineteen officially registered nursing homes in the area of Diocese of MostarDuvno and Trebinje-Mrkan, the author seeks to point out guidelines for creating a new pastoral model which will address the fundamental Christian needs of protégés, medical staff, families and all those necessarily involved in the life of residents. Pastoral activities at the parish, dean and diocesan level, which should help raising awareness of all the local Church members regarding the values and significance of the elderly people, will be specified in the model, the so-called guidelines.