Praeceptum dominicale w czasie epidemii. Studium z zakresu języka kościelnego na przykładzie dokumentów biskupów polskich

This thesis is an attempt to describe the understanding of Sunday duty (praeceptum dominicale) on the grounds of granted indults in the epidemic time. When analyzing the individual decrees, ordinances or rescripts, assiduous attention was paid to the language used by Polish bishops while administering the act of grace, which relieves from the duty of attendance at Holy Mass. In order to cover broader spectrum of the abovementioned issue, the relation between indult of Sunday duty and the substitution of duties has been researched first. Particular legal acts have been also analyzed in terms of present modalities of language of the law. The majority of present thesis constitutes of the descriptions of various substitutive activities typology in relation to the obligation of participation in Sunday liturgy. Therefore, three basic groups of terms were featured, namely, spiritual connection with the community of the Church, adjectival participation and others (e.g. pious experiencing of broadcast liturgy, prayer by means of mass media).