Katecheza Kościoła w świetle „Dyrektorium o pobożności ludowej i liturgii”

Abstract

Justification of the ineaningful role that catechesis plays in the Church’s work has been enriched by the new Directory on Popular Piety and Liturgy. It points to the fact that any catechetic activity that leads to a new assessment of popular piety with respect to liturgy is a positive fact that agrees with experiencing Christian piety in the proper way. Catechesis has always been a privileged environment where numerous forms of popular piety met and developed. It has also contributed to working out proper relations between liturgy and popular piety, skillfully combining the two realities. At present the forms of popular piety may be an aid for achieving catechetic aims that contribute to a deeper understanding of the mystery of Christ. This is possible on condition that the forms of popular piety will agree with the spirit of liturgy, issue from it, and ultimately lead to it.