Maundy Thursday Wawel ceremonials of 16th century

Authors

  • Szymon Fedorowicz Kraków

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21906/rbl.160

Keywords:

Liturgy, the Maundy Thursday, liturgical codex, blessing of the oils

Abstract

The two liturgical codexes of the first half of the 16th century, preserved in the cathedral archives in Krakow and presented above, are nearly identical in their contents. They both refer to the same Maundy Thursday episcopal celebration, for which they contain identical formulas. The more essential difference lies only in the amount of rubrics, which when set together, don’t reveal any discrepancies in celebrating particular rites.

However the books differ almost in everything as far as their external appearance is concerned, that is: their size, cover, edition, „breaking text”, writing and decoration. Owing to the great number of peculiar rubricistic information both ceremonials constitute a precious source for reconstructing the Maundy Thursday liturgy of the past, which apart from the Mass of the Last Supper contained the rites of blessing of the oil of the sick, the oil of catechumens and the chrism.

Published

2010-03-31

How to Cite

Fedorowicz, S. (2010). Maundy Thursday Wawel ceremonials of 16th century. The Biblical and Liturgical Movement, 63(1), 43–53. https://doi.org/10.21906/rbl.160

Issue

Vol. 63 No. 1 (2010)

Section

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