Abstract
The present article is the second part of a broader study which has been published in the earlier issue of Theology and Man and presented the characteristics of indicators of mature personality The indicators include, among others, realistic perception of reality, problem solving skills, creating and maintaining close relationships with people, possessing mature emotionality, self-actualization, self-education, coherent worldview, hierarchy of values and religious convictions. The article forms a part of a diptych which describes the significance of mature personality for marriage candidates. It also presents negative consequences which influence relationships in marriage and result from immature personality. The second part of the article includes pastoral postulates whose aim is to delineate pastoral activities which may contribute to the formation of mature personality of marriage candidates. The emphasis is on pedagogical assistance for parents in formation of mature personality of their children, reorganization of pre-marriage programs, catechization and cooperation with educational authorities and state and local governments. Through education and formation of mature personality of young people it is possible to create a real chance of building lasting marriages and counteract modern divorce mentality.
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