Aktívna účasť na liturgii (participatio actuosa) a jej význam v 20. storočí
Active Participation in Liturgy (participatio actuosa) and its Significance in the Twentieth Century

Summary/Abstract: Active participation (participatio actuosa) is the keyword of the liturgical movement in the 20th century. The term is used for the first time by Pope Pius X in his Motu Proprio Tra le sollecitudini (1903). The question remains what is to be understood by this term. In the following study, we would like to answer the question of how Pope Pius X understood the term in question. We also want to analyze the meaning and content of active participation as it was understood by those involved in the first phase of the liturgical movement (Lambert Beauduin, Maurice Festugičr). An important element of the liturgical movement of the 20th century represents the liturgical reform of Pope Pius XII. We analyze his encyclical letter Mediator Dei et hominum (1947) and his understanding of the active participation of the faithful in the liturgy. The Second Vatican Council completed the liturgical movement and its Constitution on Sacred Liturgy is the key to the modern understanding of active participation. In the final section of the article we make a brief overview of postconciliar documents. Excursion concludes with a brief introduction to the view of Pope Benedict XVI on this question. In our study, we will be able to follow the development of - understanding of active participation from external and formal involvement in the liturgy to participation in Christ's paschal mystery, which means internalization of active participation.

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