Wychowanie liturgiczne dzieci i młodzieży w nowej podstawie programowej katechezy Kościoła katolickiego w Polsce

Abstract

Children’s and teenagers’ liturgical education is an important task of integral catechesis. It is accomplished at school and in parish. The knowledge about liturgy is passed on at school while the formation of attitudes and introduction to Christ mystery, present and acting in sacraments, is done in parish. The aim of this article is to describe the above mentioned issues based on the new, signed on March 8,h 2010 “Catechesis curriculum of Catholic Church in Poland.” First, liturgical education is briefly discussed. Then, the new catechesis curriculum is synthetically characterized. Next, liturgical eductation and forming liturgical attitudes according to the new curriculum is presented. The particular stages of education in kindergarden, primary school, gimnazjum and secondary school are underlined. Summarising these considrations the author evaluates children’s and teenagers’ liturgical education that is proposed in the new catechesis curriculum. New catechetical and pastoral challenges are also mentioned here.