Tradycja źródłem katechezy

Abstract

Faithfulness to Tradition, combined with the challenges of the present times, contributes to the building of the identity of religious instruction. Tradition should be treated as a source for the catechist, for it has always served to transmit religious contents of a verbal character, concerning the passion, death and resurrection of Christ. The stages of the development of tradition correspond to the generally accepted division in the history of the Church. By acquiring a language which has taken shape within a Christian fellowship, one participates in the process of Tradition. Tradition remains in an organic relationship with the Holy Scripture and the Magisterial Office of the Church. The General Directory on Catechization reminds us that the Word of God contained in Tradition and in the Holy Scripture is mediated upon and understood in a more and more profound manner by means of the sense of faith of the whole people of God, under the leadership of the Magisterial Office of the Church. From Tradition we draw the decisive argument to define the canonical character of the holy books, and also information how to respect what is ancient and assimilate what is new in catechesis. The need to return to tradition in catechesis is one of the fundamental spiritual challenges of our epoch.