Invitatoria z benedyktyńskiego antyfonarza opata Mścisława z Tyńca

Abstract

Abbot Mscislaw’s antiphonary belongs to the most precious liturgical monuments of the late Polish Middle Ages. It was arranged by Abbot Mscislaw and made by Przybyslaw, Cathedralis, before 1409. It includes the Office chants de Tempore for the whole Church calendar. The antiphonary starts with the I Sunday of the Advent and finishes with the XXIV Sunday after the Pentecost. All the Canonical Hours are found in it. The structure of the Hours indicates the monastic origin of the collection of antiphons. The invitatorium is a preliminary part of the prayer of the Divine Office, which is related to the Psalm XCIV. Its origins are found in the monastic communities living according to the Rule of St. Benedict. The Council of Aachen (817) introduces the invitatory psalm into the Office. The oldest psalm manuscript comes from the Monza Antiphonary of the tenth-century.