Preparing for Marriage as a Necessity and Priority of Pastoral and Catechetical Activities of the Church

Peter TIRPÁK

Abstract

Preparing young people for the sacrament of marriage is more important in modern times than ever before. In some countries it is the family itself which according to ancient customs pass forward values regarding marriage and family life. However the changes that have taken place in modern societies require Church (in addition to the families) to participates on the premarital preparation. The effort of the submitted paper is to help perceive the period of preparatio for marriage as a time in which God acts in order to help build between male and female intimate communion of life and love.