LTLiturginiai šaltiniai pirmiausia skirti studijuoti ir aiškintis įvairius liturgijos raidos aspektus. Į atskirą šaltinių grupę galima išskirti įvairios paskirties bei pobūdžio liturginius giesmynus, kurie pirmiausia traktuotini kaip šaltiniai, svarbūs nagrinėjant bei analizuojant įvairius bažnytinės muzikos bei jos raidos bruožus. Vis dėlto, kadangi tokie šaltiniai atsirado ne izoliuotoje erdvėje, o konkrečioje vietoje ir konkrečiu laiku, jie natūraliai pasižymi ne tik savo tiesioginės paskirties savybėmis, bet ir atspindi savo epochą bei tą vietą, regioną ar šalį, kurioje atsirado ir buvo naudojami. Kaip tik dėl to juose galima rasti ne tik su tiesiogine paskirtimi susijusios informacijos, bet ir kitų istorinių bei kultūrinių realijų nuorodų. Vienai iš tokių skirtas ir šis straipsnis, kuriame bus nagrinėjama, kaip praeities liturginiai šaltiniai, konkrečiai - keli giesmynai, atspindi kai kurias valstybės, kurioje jie atsirado ir buvo naudojami, realijas. [Iš leidinio]Reikšminiai žodžiai: 17 amžius; 18 amžius; Giesmynai; Grigališkasis choralas; Liturgija; Sanktoralas; Šventųjų kultas; 17-18 c; Chantbooks; Gregorian chant; Liturgy; Saints; Sanctorale.
ENAlthough it might appear strange, certain features in some liturgical manuscripts and chantbooks, which originated and were used during the 17th - 18th centuries in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, demonstrate the traces of statehood. They are mainly related to the cycle of Sanctorale chants. This is not very astonishing, since traditionally the cult of saints develop in various localities, countries, and regions and, thus, are related to a particular region, city, or country. Even though some saints are venerated in the entire Church, the veneration of others could be more developed in particular regions, yet paying much less attention (if any) in other places. The liturgical chantbooks of the 17th - 18th centuries that originated and were in use in the churches and monasteries in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania also demonstrate some of these elements although during the post-Tridentine period the liturgy of the Catholic Church was much more uniform than in the medieval period. Some of these elements show that there were differences between Lithuania and Poland (e.g. St. George was venerated in Lithuania on the same day as the feast of St. Adalbert, which was celebrated in Poland) despite the fact that both principal Lithuanian dioceses belonged to the metropoly of Gniezno. There are also clear indications of the preservation of the foreign statehood: in a number of liturgical manuscripts one can find the list of chants dedicated to the patron saints of the kingdom of Sweden, which ceased to venerate them at that period due to the change of religion. The article deals with the characteristics of the liturgical chantbooks described above and analyzes several chants dedicated to the Lithuanian patron saints, St. Casimir and St. George. [From the publication]