Original scientific paper

Liturgical Life of Priest Candidates at the Seminary of Đakovo

Zvonko Pažin ; Catholic faculty of Theology in Đakovo, J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia

Abstract

The author provides the outline of the liturgical life of priest candidates at the Seminary of Đakovo in the period from 1907 to 1987, based at the chronicles (»notes«) written by ductors, coordinators of seminary life, chosen amongst the very seminarians. The very special is the Notes dating from 1907, which is actually the transcript of the former Notes. The author studies the liturgical celebrations in which the seminarians participated in the Seminary, in the Cathedral or throughout the diocese. The majority of the material refers to the life »behind the iron curtain«, which gives a special tone to the liturgical life and spirituality of the seminarians. The fi rst section deals with the liturgical year, the second with the celebrations of the sacraments and benedictions, whereas the third section covers the life in the Seminary marked by Liturgy. The analysed sources also serve as a valuable testimony to the liturgical revival which started with the reform of the Holy Week (1952-1955), continued with the adjustments in the spirit of the Second Vatican Council (1964-1070), ending with the renewed liturgy and new liturgical books (1970, 1975).
The author presents the critical edition of the first part of the manuscript of the ductor’s chronicle (Notes of all the rights and duties of junior clergy in the Seminary of Đakovo), which covers the first 36 pages. The manuscript was written in 1907 and has been kept in the Seminary Library in Đakovo (IX, A27).
It describes the duties of theology students referred to the liturgy in both the Seminary and the Cathedral as well as the traditions of the Seminary throughout the liturgical year. The value of the manuscript is even greater considering that it presents the customs older than its time, i.e. the Notes is the transcript of the older Notes, which is pointed out by the scribe himself. The second part of the manuscript, which is not included into the critical edition, covers pp 37-310. It includes the list of the seminarians at the beginning of academic years (1907-1919) and the schedule of their assistances in the liturgy of the Cathedral during the year.

Keywords

Theological Seminary in Đakovo; priest candidates; liturgy; liturgical year; liturgical reform

Hrčak ID:

47719

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/47719

Publication date:

26.9.2006.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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