Sermons from the archive in Skrzatusz Cover Image

Kazania z archiwum w Skrzatuszu
Sermons from the archive in Skrzatusz

Author(s): Krzysztof Zadarko
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, Local History / Microhistory, Theology and Religion, Pastoral Theology
Published by: Biblioteka Wyższego Seminarium Duchownego Diecezji Koszalińsko-Kołobrzeskiej
Keywords: history of preaching in the nineteenth century;Skrzatusz, Our father – prayer; Archdiocese of Poznań;catechetical sermon;John 16;

Summary/Abstract: The manuscripts of the seven sermons (in German called Schütterlin) in the Archives of theDiocese of Koszalin-Kolobrzeg come from the nineteenth century. The manuscripts come fromthe archives of the parish and the shrine of the Virgin Mary in Skrzatusz then located withinthe Archdiocese of Poznań. The article is an attempt to decrypt and to translate into Polish thetext of the shortest manuscript. It is a catechetical sermon on a prayer for the fifth Sundayafter Easter (Dominica Quinta post Pascha) when the gospel reading was taken from the John16. The content of the sermon is composed of two parts. The first part contains meditation onprayer “in my name” John 16 and the second part explains in a similar style the verses of OurFather. The manuscript of an unknown author is a testament to the catechetical preaching inthe nineteenth century.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 95-108
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish