Ujęcie duchowości małżeńskiej w adhortacjach "Familiaris consortio" i "Amoris laetitia"
The Take of the Marital Spirituality in the Apostolic Exhortations "Familiaris Consortio" and "Amoris Laetitia"

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the take on marital spirituality in the apostolic exhortations Familiaris Consortio and Amoris Laetitia, and shows the similarities and differences between both documents regarding the discussed issue. Source texts are analyzed with the use of available scholarly studies, the comparative and deductive methods being likewise employed. The first part of the article discusses the concepts of Christian spirituality and marital spirituality. The second part is an analysis of the exhortation Familiaris Consortio as regards elements of marital spirituality. In the third part, an analysis of the concept of marital spirituality contained in the exhortation Amoris Laetitia is carried out, based primarily on the content of the document’s chapter nine. The fourth section discusses the similarities and differences in the teaching of the two exhortations. Familiaris Consortio and Amoris laetitia represent similar dynamics of conjugal spirituality and complement each other well. John Paul II describes the various forms of prayer in more detail, while Francis focuses more on concrete acts of love.

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