PSALMY W LITURGICZNEJ MODLITWIE KOŚCIOŁA
PSALMS IN THE LITURGICAL PRAYER OF THE CHURCH

Summary/Abstract: The Psalms, as a heritage of Jewish worship, through Christ and by his example, became “essential to the prayer of the Church” (cf. CCC 2586).In light ofthe person and actions of Jesus Christ they attained new theological meaning:interpreted christologically (cf. Lk 24, 44) the Psalms belong undeniably to thespiritual treasury of Christianity.From the beginning, the Church inserted the Psalms into the celebrationof the Eucharist and into the daily horarium of prayer. Similarly, the texts ofthe Psalms found their place in the celebration of the other sacraments andsacramentals.In the course of Christian history, the Psalms have been translated into different languages in order to reinvigorate the faith of Christians and as well asto deepen their spiritual experiences. Consequently, translations of the Psalmin Greek and Latin appeared, and - starting from the XII-XIII centuries – therewere the respective translations in the European national languages.

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