Polish emigration and the structures of Polish-speaking pastoral care Cover Image

Wychodźstwo polskie a struktury duszpasterstwa polskojęzycznego
Polish emigration and the structures of Polish-speaking pastoral care

Author(s): Wojciech Necel
Subject(s): Special Historiographies:
Published by: Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne w Łodzi
Keywords: Polish emigrant; Polish-speaking pastoral care; pastors; pastoral centers

Summary/Abstract: Polish-speaking Roman-Catholic pastoral care outside Poland is in most cases based on its own specific structures. Their foundations were laid by the episcopate of interwar Poland. Nowadays in Polish-speaking pastoral centers often three generations gather on the Sunday Mass. This situation puts the chaplain in specific language challenges, including the use of local language in contacts with childrenand the youth. The way of communicating the truths of faith, liturgical singing and the preservation of customs must also be adapted to such a diverse audience.

  • Issue Year: 27/2018
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 139-147
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish