Published: 2024-08-19

Document of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life The path of catechumenal initiation for married life. Pastoral guidelines for particular Churches from 2023 a challenge for the pastoral accompaniment of engaged couples in Poland

Marcin Jurak
Warszawskie Studia Pastoralne
Section: Artykuły
https://doi.org/10.21697/wsp.2022.2.02

Abstract

The article presents the key issues of the new document of the Dicastery for Laity and Family, The Way of Catechumenal Initiation for Married Life: Pastoral Guidelines for Particular Churches from 2023. The document, responding to the evolving socio-cultural situation and the crisis of marriages, suggests adapting the messages and formations of the Church to the new realities. It emphasizes the need for an individual approach to engaged couples and changes in the practice of accompanying them in preparation for marriage and family. It places particular emphasis on the need to support young couples in the face of various challenges presented by everyday life. The main assumptions of the document are practical tips on spiritual, moral and social preparation for marriage, intended to support young couples in understanding marriage as a sacrament and coping with the challenges of modern life. The author of the article proposes three pastoral postulates, including the pastoral and missionary conversion of people preparing young people for the sacrament of marriage, inspiring engaged couples to responsibly prepare and experience marriage, and properly accompanying young couples on their journey in married life.

Keywords:

preparation for marriages, sacrament of marriage, accompaniment, pastorał conversion, discerment

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Jurak, M. (2024). Document of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life The path of catechumenal initiation for married life. Pastoral guidelines for particular Churches from 2023 a challenge for the pastoral accompaniment of engaged couples in Poland. Warszawskie Studia Pastoralne, 56(2). https://doi.org/10.21697/wsp.2022.2.02

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