Świadome, owocne i czynne uczestnictwo w liturgii według Konstytucji o liturgii świętej „Sacrosanctum Concilium” Soboru Watykańskiego II

Abstract

“One of the fundamental principles of the liturgical reform of the Second Vatican Council was the concept of participation of the faithful in the Church’s public worship. The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy “Sacrosanctum Concilium” expresses this in paragraph n° 14: „Mother Church earnestly desires that all the faithful should be led to that full, conscious, and active participation [participatio plena, conscia et actuosa] in liturgical celebration which is demanded by the very nature of the liturgy”. In light of fifty years of experience of implementation of the liturgical reforms the Church needs to deepen its own understanding of what full, conscious and active participation in the liturgy really means for Christian communities, where still the emphasis is placed mostly on the external forms of participation.