ŚLĄSKIE STUDIA HISTORYCZNO-TEOLOGICZNE

Vestimenta of the protonotaries apostolic in light of the applicable norms
The dignity of protonotary apostolic was the highest distinction that could receive a priest who did not have episcopal ordination. Over the centuries, various privileges and titulary associated with that dignity underwent significant changes. The Second Vatican Council re-emphasized the differences between the ordination second and third grade. Therefore, it was necessary to revise the existing regulations regarding, inter alia, the privilege of use the episcopal insignia by the priests. The article is an analysis of the contemporary norms regarding the dignity of the protonotary apostolic and related privileges. This article attempts to take consideration of the current possibilities of use by protonotaries apostolic the episcopal vestments.

Value hierarchy and marital satisfaction in late adulthood
The issue of marital satisfaction arouses today great interest of psychologists. The research that has been carried out in this area has related primarily to spouses in early and middle adulthood. But there are still few studies on the determinants of success in the late phase of marital adulthood. Meanwhile, it is the old age that can be the “golden age” of married life. The purpose of this article is therefore to answer the question if there is any relation between the value hierarchy and the marital satisfaction in late adulthood. To achieve this goal, a study was conducted on 120 people (60 couples) aged 60 to 75. The quality of marriage relationship was examined by means of M. Plopa Marriage Questionnaire. Thanks to Scheler’s Scale of Values in adaptation of P. Brzozowski we have been able to characterize the hierarchy of values of the questioned couples. As expected, the system of values remains in a statistically significant relation to marital satisfaction.