Znaczenie pieśni religijnej w liturgii Kościoła katolickiego
Meaning of a religious song in Catholic Church’s liturgy

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the article – in which its author raises a subject of the meaning Catholic Church liturgy’s religious song – is to introduce the genesis and development of religious song concept in Catholic Church, with special consideration of ecclesial legislation that are currently in force in that field. The most important church documents and – as past as present – all popes teaching, which are analyzed in the article, express a concern for liturgy music, which aim is – by its beauty – to connect people to God and be an integral part of the liturgy. At the same time, it is noticeable that folk songs, that were enjoined to perform rather beyond Holy Mass in the past, are in continued development now. Nowadays, folk songs pose a common norm and immanent part of every Holy Mass. The article raises also the problems withterminology and performing the religious songs during the liturgical services, and finally, the manners of improvement of this current, far from ideal situation.

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