Published: 2021-03-06

Sacrum and profanum in the liturgy of marriage sacrament in Polish Church

Dariusz Kwiatkowski
Gdańsk Studies
Section: Artykuły
https://doi.org/10.26142/stgd-2020-021

Abstract

The article depicts the intersecting elements of sacrum and profanum in the current liturgy of the marriage sacrament. The starting point was to show the structure of the liturgy of getting married and its tight connections with the Eucharist. Because the liturgy of the marriage sacrament is aimed at sanctifying the man, building Christ’s Mystical Body and worshiping God, it itself becomes the sacrament’s sacrum, through which the spouses envelop themselves in God’s holiness. In the later part of the article, chosen profanum elements were described, the ones which have almost permanently entered the marriage sacrament. Their source is the brides’ lack of faith and ignorance, regarding the core of the marriage sacrament. This often leads to reducing the sacrament to ritual form, where following elements dominate: place of the wedding, decorations, incorrectly chosen songs and music, presence of the cameras and cameramen.

Keywords:

Marriage, sacrament, liturgy, love, sacrum, profanum, place of the wedding, music, hymns

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Kwiatkowski, D. (2021). Sacrum and profanum in the liturgy of marriage sacrament in Polish Church. Gdańsk Studies, 47, 25–37. https://doi.org/10.26142/stgd-2020-021

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