Liturgocal commemorations of Jan Amos Komenský in the Czech missal and Liturgical book of the Czechoslovak church
Abstract
Using the concepts of mnemonic cultures and places of memory, this book chapter deals with a liturgical commemoration of Jan Amos Komenský expressed in the official liturgical books of the Czechoslovak church (1920-1971). It sets the observance of Komenský's feast within the context of a particular interpretation of Czech history then prevalent in the church's historiographical narratives.
It analyzes and interprets the editorial method of Alois Tuháček, who was responsible for creating the feast's liturgical formularies published in the liturgical books. As a result of this analysis, a noticeable change in theological and existential accents expressed in the liturgical texts due to the international political situation before the outbreak of the II WW is observed and highlighted.