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Sunday's and Weekday's Liturgical Life in Chosen Urban Parishes
Ramajzlová, Anna ; Kotas, Jan (advisor) ; Dřímal, Ludvík (referee)
Abstrac Bachelor's thesis Sunday's and Weekday's Liturgical Life in Current Urban Parishes contains two parts- the theoretical one and the practical one. The theoretical part focuses on the basic differences between liturgical life on Sunday and on weekdays and during the liturgical year. It begins with a description how the religious life of the Jews looked like. It outlines the history of the celebration of the liturgy in the West and in the East by pointing out the differences which still remain. In the historical description it can't omit the influence of the Vatican Council II. and its Constitution Sacrosanctum Concilium on the liturgical celebration. Then it clarifies differences between liturgy and popular piety. In the crux of this thesis is an analysis of liturgical life during the whole week. In chosen parishes it examines liturgial life and it takes note of the differences. Keywords Liturgy; Sunday; Celebration; Parish Number of characters (including spaces): 97 439
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Forms of the Popular Piety in Selected Parishes of Prague 9
Priharová, Veronika ; Kotas, Jan (advisor) ; Kuźniar, Mariusz (referee)
The thesis concerns an aspect of folk piety, its forms, folk traditions and customs, and defines their development over the centuries. Further the thesis describes the folk piety in the context of church documents, and its role within the liturgical year. In the practical section, there is a description of specific forms of folk piety in three parishes of Prague 9. The research is based on records in parish chronicles, interviews, journals and other resources. The aim of this thesis is a comparison of forms, development and importance of the folk piety in these parishes. Finally, it considers the importance of folk piety in our society.
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Discussion about Liturgical Space in Our Country between the Second Vatican Coucil and presence
Jirsa, Prokop ; Kotas, Jan (advisor) ; Dřímal, Ludvík (referee)
The outcomes of the Second Vatican Council have brought essential changes into liturgy, having impacted the liturgical space as well. However, the totalitarian communist regime that was in power in Czech lands at the time allowed only a limited space for the application of the Council outcomes in practice. That is why the post-Council situation in liturgy is in many ways unique in the Czech Republic. After the Velvet Revolution there was a rapid and rapturous development that has brought not only positives, but also certain negatives stemming from the too-quickly loosening grip of bondage. The aim of this thesis is to monitor the state of the discussion on liturgical space in the period between the Second Vatican Council and the present day. The theoretical part looks at the summary of the discussion in the Czech Republic before the Second Vatican Council, then briefly presents concept of sacred space of the Second Vatican Council and at the end outlines the pre-Council and the post-Council European context. The practical part consists in the finding, researching and evaluating of materials concerning the subject. They have been assessed according to three main criteria. The first is a historical viewpoint sorting the materials by the time they came into being. The second classifies them by the...
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Dance as a Religious Expression: History and Application in Christian Liturgy
Zídková, Veronika ; Kotas, Jan (advisor) ; Bravená, Noemi (referee)
The diploma thesis "Dance as a Manifestation of Devotion, its History and Use in the Christian Liturgy" enquires into the phenomenon of dance in the context of Christian culture. It outlines the development of the religious dance in the history of mankind, its forms and modes of perception in different cultures and religions. The thesis also deals with dance as an expression of faith in Jewish culture whence the Christian liturgical dance often drew inspiration and thus went back to its own roots. It seeks to explore the positive attitudes of believers towards dance, but also the mistrust that accompanied dance throughout the history of Christianity. Additionally, the paper presents the situation of dance in the contemporary Christian culture on different continents (Europe, America, Africa), to pursue finally the question of dance as a manifestation of devotion in the Czech Republic. Based on the collected material, the thesis seeks to present the deep potential of dance that make believers express through gestures and movements their respect to God, their joy and anxiety, grief and hope, and thus can, alongside music and singing, enrich the liturgy to a great extent. Keywords Dance, gesture, liturgy, prayer, expression.
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Rites of Christian Initiation in the Byzantine and Roman Traditions. Outline of a comparison
Penyuk, Yuliya ; Kotas, Jan (advisor) ; Kuźniar, Mariusz (referee)
Rites of Christian Initiation in Byzantine and Roman Traditions. Outline of Comparison. The bachelor's thesis dwells on the rites of Christian initiation in two respective traditions: Slavonic-Byzantine and western - Roman. The author starts from a historical insight into the formation of celebration of the initiation rites from the New Testament praxis though ancient and medieval Church up to the development in last centuries. She notices changes in the celebration of Christian initiation made because of historical development or differences of rites related to various cultural settings. In the second part of the thesis, she tries to outline a comparison between current initiation rites - those of infants as well as those of adults - in both traditions. She studies the contemporary praxis from liturgical books and from other available sources in the Roman-Catholic Church as well as in the Greek-Catholic and Orthodox Churches in Eastern Europe. Keywords Christian initiation, sacraments of initiation, baptism, confirmation, myron, Eucharist, liturgy, Byzantine tradition, western tradition.
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Collegiate Chapter of St. Cosmas and Damian in Stará Boleslav
Saláková, Leona ; Opatrný, Aleš (advisor) ; Kotas, Jan (referee)
The dissertation "St Cosmas and St Damian collegiate chapter at Stará Boleslav" deals with the history of the oldest chapter of its kind in Bohemia. The gist of the thesis is introduced by a general essay on the institution of the chapter. The core part studies the development of the chapter at Stará Boleslav from its establishment by prince Břetislav up to the present. Special emphasis is laid on the period between the two world wars 1919-1938. This period is elaborated in detail on the basis of available sources and literature. The dissertation investigates the political and religious situation in the country, namely at Stará Boleslav, of that time, deals with personal issues at the chapter, and analyses its social conditions and pastoral activity. The personalities of four significant canons are introduced in conclusion.
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Apology of religious reforms of Josephinism after the accession of Leopold II.
Krejčová, Markéta ; Opatrný, Aleš (advisor) ; Kotas, Jan (referee)
Apologia of religious reforms of Josephinism after the accession of Leopold II. This thesis is based upon an apologetical work "Kontrast zwischen den Grundsätzen des Prälatenstandes in Böhmen und jenen der auf Veranlassung Kaisers Leopold II. als Großherzog von Toskana im Jahre 1786 gehaltenen Diözesansynode zu Pistoja". This file was issued in 1791 and was addressed to the Bohemian clergymen as a reply to their demands that were presented by the clergy at the Bohemian Diet after Emperor Joseph II. had died. It resumes both the significance and circumstances of the mentioned clergymen's presention and its results. It also focuses on several controversial topics, such as conflicts of demands on chande of religious life held by representants of the Church against entlightened State representatives. Not only it tries to document the reforms that had been executed by Emperor Joseph II and his brother Leopold, it also considers the most important ideological movements that form that creation of the relationship between the State and the Church within the Early Modern Period.
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Liturgy and popular piety at Marian Shrine. Svatá Hora, Litmanová.
Vrabec, Pavel ; Kotas, Jan (advisor) ; Kuźniar, Mariusz (referee)
Liturgy and popular piety at Marian Shrine. Svatá Hora, Litmanová The presented thesis deals with the liturgy and popular piety, as it is realised at the Marian shrine. By mapping the liturgical life I am looking for answer, whether the relationship between liturgy and popular piety is beneficial and in line with the recommendations contained in the Directory on popular piety and the liturgy of the year 2007. About Marian veneration in the Church testifies a great number of Marian feasts that are celebrated during the liturgical year and the popularity of pilgrimages. The introduction discusses the general phenomenon of pilgrimage, spirituality and the importance of pilgrimages. It is mentioned the role of Mary and her special status in the history of salvation. I also deal with the liturgical life and the popular piety at the place of pilgrimage. There are presented two important shrines - Svatá Hora at Pribram of Latin rite and modern shrine in Slovakia at Litmanová of Byzantine rite with regard to their history and tradition. It covers the liturgical program, both on weekdays and in particular on major pilgrimage feast days in both places. In addition to the liturgy, I notice also manifestations of popular piety, which bind to a specific place of pilgrimage. Based on the analysis of the...
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Tridentine reform of diocesan clergy and its selected exterior expressions. The Cleric clothing as a reflection of demands on diocesan clergy after the Council of Trent.
Sklenář, Michal ; Kotas, Jan (advisor) ; Kuźniar, Mariusz (referee)
Thesis presents diocesan clergy reformed by the Council of Trent in a way of historical- liturgical probe: requirements set on secular clergy and external expression of these demands with the clerical dress - cassock. The work knowingly preserves historical and theological planes: firstly it brings basic points for institution of the sacrament of priesthood (Levitical priesthood of the Old Testament, priesthood of the New Covenant and its further rethinking), then it comes with contextual establishment of the Council of Trent (convening, process, discussed themes, follow-up reception of the Council decrees) and its results mainly in a relation to the clergy (theological grasp of the clergy). The thesis subsequently outlines position of the clergymen as a state, upon which society and country put certain clearly defined requirements. The treatise itself then shows individual demands lain on clergymen from the Church reformed by Tridentinum (formation in seminary, self conception of the clergy). All these specific demands are reflected in a stringently designed form of the clerical clothing meant for everyday wear. In this context the work brings inspiration both for creation of the professional clerical clothing and its influence on appearence of the religious habits and finally comparison with...
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