Quietly or loudly? Separately or together? Behind the closed doors or openly? – questions
provoked by the contemporary way of celebrating the Divine Liturgy Cover Image

Po cichu czy głośno? Osobno czy razem? Za zamkniętymi drzwiami czy jawnie? – pytania dotyczące sprawowania Boskiej Liturgii
Quietly or loudly? Separately or together? Behind the closed doors or openly? – questions provoked by the contemporary way of celebrating the Divine Liturgy

Author(s): Włodzimierz Misijuk
Subject(s): Systematic Theology, Pastoral Theology, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: liturgics; worship; liturgical renewal; liturgical reform; Divine Liturgy; silent/secret prayers; Anaphora;

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses the problem of the silent/secret reading of Orthodox liturgical prayers, especially the Anaphora. It points to the original practice of saying them aloud, the origins and possiblecauses of silent reading, and its complex consequences. The description of contemporary practice and the history of attempts to return to reading the prayers aloud are linked to the history of Orthodox liturgical renewal in the 20th century, its current state and the question of the possibility of its further development.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 25
  • Page Range: 127-155
  • Page Count: 29
  • Language: Polish