The Triduum Sacrum Responsive Prayers in Polish Benedictine officium divinum Sources in the Pre-Tridentine Age

Abstract

This article presents the Polish pre-Tridentine books for the celebration of the Divine Office originating in Benedictine monasteries and the texts of the responsories’ matutinum contained within them intended for consecutive days of the Sacred Triduum. The mentioned responsive prayers are presented in relation to other European sources of the office, at the same time demonstrating the relationship between the Benedictine liturgical traditions and the customs cul-tivated in different diocesan and monastic centers in Western Europe.

Keywords

• responsorium
• oficjum
• benedyktyni
• Triduum Sacrum
• średniowiecze
• brewiarz
• antyfonarz