Katecheza Maryjna w spotkaniu z tradycjami polskiej pobożności ludowej

Popular piety is situated midway between theology and popular culture. The former determines the content of piety, the latter its forms. So popular piety turns out to be a cultural space of our faith. Mariology – as a theological doctrine about the Mother of the Lord – is important as part of theology. Hence, devotion to Mary is in the centre of popular piety, which is characteristic for the Polish conditions. It requires careful shaping in which catechesis has a privileged role. But the latter can not be reduced to the type of school activities. Religious practices associated with the veneration of Mary, such as rosaries, reference for the images of Mary, pilgrimages to Her sanctuaries, as well as the prayers recited in their course (like, for example, litanies), also have the catechetical dimension.