Secularity Holiness and Theological Character of Secularity

Abstract

What spirituality do lay people need today? There is a great need today to understand the theological meaning of the “secular character” – the characteristic “color” of lay people. The layman is a Christian called to unite with God, to holiness; someone who lives in the world and its structures, and from there is called to find God in ordinary life – family, work, social relations. If the mission of the Church is – along with the salvation of souls – to sanctify the world, one cannot continue to ignore the theological and apostolic nature of the daily work of lay people in the middle of the world. It is sanctified by God and sanctifying. It is therefore necessary to appreciate secularity – recognition of lay vocation and mission in the Church. The teaching of the Church also reminds that it is necessary to raise the awareness of pastors so that they can show lay faithful their call to renew the world in Christ.