Streszczenie:
The article reflects on lay spirituality, especially in the approach after the Second Vatican Council. Explanation of basic etymological notions regarding laity is followed by a description of the novelty of the Council and papal teaching and a diverse theological reflection with regard to lay Christians after the Second Vatican Council. The author concludes with a list of peculiar, relational characteristics of lay spirituality, which is also expressed in the most important studies on lay theology and spirituality.