The Impact of Participation in the Catholic Communities on Various Aspects of Youth’s Life

Abstract

This article is an attempt to show the impact of participation in the religious communities of youth or lack thereof on the shape of their spiritual life with particular attention to the Holiness as central issues in Christianity. It is based on surveys, which have been carried out on 1841 students of recent classes in grammar schools in Lublin region in the year 2010. Research has shown that participation in various prayer communities is clearly acquiring religious knowledge, deepening involvement in parish life, raise awareness of the principles and truths of the faith, the development of  various  aspects  of  spirituality.  The  participants  of  prayer  groups  more  often  than non-participating  individuals  are  involved  in  a variety  of  religious  practices,  particularly  evident  in  the  case  of  a prac­tice  extra-curricular  activities.  Continuous  formation  of  spiritual  director  (confessor),  participation  in various forms of religious activity promotes the production of a conscious member of the Church. Therefore, belonging to the communities and movements surely helps in shaping involved and in­formed attitude of religious young man, but only few respondents belong to these groups.