Nobilis pulchritudo. The beauty of the liturgy Cover Image

Nobilis pulchritudo. O pięknie liturgii
Nobilis pulchritudo. The beauty of the liturgy

Author(s): Tomasz Bać
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Anthropology, Fine Arts / Performing Arts
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: liturgy; beauty; Constitution on Sacred Liturgy; ordo, rite; liturgical art; liturgical anthropology;

Summary/Abstract: The article is concerned with the theological relation between the liturgy and beauty seen from the aspect of the liturgical celebration. This reflection is based on two main questions. The first of them: “Could the liturgy ever exist separately from the concept of beauty?” refers to the essence of the theological bond between the liturgy and beauty. The answer was provided by pope Benedict XVI in his post-synodal apostolic exhortation Sacramentum caritatis (2007): “The truest beauty is the love of God, who definitively revealed himself to us in the paschal mystery“ and “The beauty of the liturgy is part of this mystery“. The second question is centered on the celebration: “Could a real beauty ever exist without the necessity to be celebrated?” True and authentic beauty expresses itself by rite – ordo and art. Only in this way everyone who participates in the liturgy can be guided to the heart of the celebrated mystery.

  • Issue Year: 12/2014
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 55-70
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish