Vilnius is famous for its religious cultural expression. From ancient times Vilnius is called Northern Jerusalem. The temple of Jerusalem is symbolically established in the residential area of Vilnius, called Jerusalem, or Kalvarija (Calvary). This shrine is symbolized by a complex of thirty-five buildings of the Cross of the route of Christ’s suffering (chapels, gates), or stations / places, established in the beginning of the 17th century in the Verkiai district of Vilnius. Today, this shrine is within the boundaries of the city of Vilnius and is called the Way of Cross of Vilnius Calvary. The way of cross of Vilnius Calvary is one of the devotional practices of Catholic folk in Lithuania. The practice of Catholic piety is one of the parts of the liturgy of the Catholic Church in Rome, called paraliturgy, or the accompanying worship, or the practices of piety, which are publicly performed not through the mass and in the language of local people. This has been done since ages and today it is presented in dedicated books as: Prayers, hymns, rituals. In Lithuania, only the devotion and practice of the Way of the Cross of Vilnius Calvary is presented in a manual or textbook. The author of the monograph, according to the directives drawn up by the research to select the way of cross of Vilnius Calvary, has chosen 35 stations of the way of the cross of Vilnius Calvary as the object of the monograph research: the problem of origins, development and expression of differences is being analysed. The aim of the analysis is to analyse the published literature about 35 stations of the way of cross of Vilnius Calvary from the year 1826 till 2018 on the basis of the history of the Church, the liturgy, and musicology.[...]

Niniejszą edycję Przewodnika autor oparł na poprzednich wydaniach i materiałach źródłowych, a także na rezultatach swoich letnich wypraw badawczych, na osobistym, jako śpiewaka i wykonawcy muzyki religijnej, doświadczeniu. Cały materiał modlitewny (teksty, pieśni, modlitwy Drogi Krzyżowej w Kalwarii Wileńskiej) w miarę możliwości został zredagowany według współczesnych zasad języka polskiego i po raz pierwszy w przewodniku umieszczono zapis nutowy śpiewanych przez pątników pieśni oraz przybliżono zwyczaje i tradycje obchodzenia ścieżek Kalwarii Wileńskiej.

Samogitian Calvary Hills is the Way of the Cross made of 20 sites, 19 stations in 19 chapels in the premises of Žemaičių Kalvarija town. „Samogitian Calvary Hills“ is also the title used for a prayer book dedicated to walking the stations. This prayer book is used in Samogitia during the Good Friday and Saturday in churches and during funeral and commemoration of the deceased at home. There are several monographs written and several scientific sources published, dozens of scientific articles publicized about the Way of the Cross in Žemaičių Kalvarija, the history, art and devotion of its chapels, but there are no research on the Hills prayer book except for a few scientific works. “Hills” is a term used by Lithuanian Catholic Church clergy and editors of Samogitian folklore and religious books describing religious practice; it has derived from the title „Rozančius <...>. Teypogi spasabas apwaykściojima Kalnu Kalwaryjos Ziamayciu Su Modlitwomis yr Giesmiemis anto słužijęćiomis“ of the first edition prayer book published by Dominican monk Jurgis Kasakauskis in 1681. Afterwards Hills prayers and hymns were included in later prayer books. This continued until the declaration of the provisions of the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965). On 10 February 1965, Lithuanian bishops and clergymen of dioceses assigned the Liturgical commission, in accordance with the documents of the Second Vatican Council, to prepare liturgical prayer book, which would include Hills prayers named as „19 station Way of the Cross (Hills)“. This liturgical prayer book was approved by the College of Lithuanian diocesan ordinaries on 12 November 1966, and on 4 March 1967 it was approved by the Council for the Implementation of Liturgical Constitution of the Second Vatican Council. In 1968 the first liturgical prayer book was published which included Hills prayers named: “19 station Way of the Cross (Hills)”. [...]

Monografija skiriama mūrinės bažnyčios pastatymo Vepriuose šimtmečiui paminėti (1910-2010). Joje aptariamas Kalvarijų kultas, Veprių Kalvarijos istoriografija ir struktūra, pristatomi apeiginiai papročiai ir muzika bei sugretinant Veprių ir Vilniaus Verkių Kalvarijų istoriografinius, apeigų ir muzikos aspektus, atskleidžiami jų tarpusavio sąsajos ir skirtumai.

Mokslo monografijoje yra pristatoma kultūros istorijos, etnologijos ir etnomuzikologijos mokslų tyrimų kontekste surinkta medžiaga apie Kryžių kalno aplankymo pamaldumo praktikos Lietuvoje ypatumus, apeiginius papročius i jų kilmę bei sąlyčius su Kryžių kalnu, esančiu Lenkijoje. Atlikto tyrimo išvados pagrindžia monografijos pradžioje išsikeltą hipotezę, kad Lietuvos Kryžių kalno aplankymo pamaldumo praktikos ištakos yra žuvusiųjų ir mirusiųjų atminimo (paminėjimo) ir pagerbimo vieta.