It provided guidelines for the personal and institutional renewal of the lives of nuns, brothers and priests belonging to religious orders. Its influences were the liturgical movement of the previous 150 years, the study of ancient patristic and sacramental texts, and the encyclical of Pope Pius XII, Mediator Dei (1947) on the liturgy. Such participation by the Christian people as "a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a redeemed people (1 Pet. The better to achieve this, let them take steps to improve their understanding of the liturgy and of the bible, especially of the psalms. Decree on the Bishops’ Pastoral Office in the Church. First of all, ambiguity pervades the Second Vatican Council's nature as to law (i.e., "juridical nature").This remains unclear and appears indeterminate because Vatican II termed itself simply a "pastoral Council" which, therefore, … Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests. English  Latin, CONSTITUTIONON THE SACRED LITURGYSACROSANCTUM CONCILIUMSOLEMNLY PROMULGATED BYHIS HOLINESS. It's "the world together with the church." By celebrating the passage of these saints from earth to heaven the Church proclaims the paschal mystery achieved in the saints who have suffered and been glorified with Christ; she proposes them to the faithful as examples drawing all to the Father through Christ, and through their merits she pleads for God's favors. The spiritual life, however, is not limited solely to participation in the liturgy. D) Norms for adapting the Liturgy to the culture and traditions of peoples. He is present in His word, since it is He Himself who speaks when the holy scriptures are read in the Church. . Also the general laws governing the structure and meaning of the liturgy must be studied in conjunction with the experience derived from recent liturgical reforms and from the indults conceded to various places. In addition to the separate rites for anointing of the sick and for viaticum, a continuous rite shall be prepared according to which the sick man is anointed after he has made his confession and before he receives viaticum. St. Cyprian, On the Unity of the Cathotic Church, 7; cf. Therefore in Christ "the perfect achievement of our reconciliation came forth, and the fullness of divine worship was given to us" (11). A DECLARATION OF THE SECOND ECUMENICAL COUNCIL OF THE VATICAN ON REVISION OF THE CALENDAR. 122. In certain parts of the world, especially mission lands, there are peoples who have their own musical traditions, and these play a great part in their religious and social life. 3. Christ indeed always associates the Church with Himself in this great work wherein God is perfectly glorified and men are sanctified. In mission lands it is found that some of the peoples already make use of initiation rites. The Sixteen Documents and their Consequences* CONSTITUTION ON THE LITURGY. English  Latin, 11. Hence the Lord's day is the original feast day, and it should be proposed to the piety of the faithful and taught to them so that it may become in fact a day of joy and of freedom from work. 37. Goerresiana, tome VIII (Freiburg in Br., 1919), 698-699. For the work in which they labor will effect nothing and bring forth no fruit except by the power of the Lord who said: "Without me you can do nothing" (John 15: 5). Devotions proper to individual Churches also have a special dignity if they are undertaken by mandate of the bishops according to customs or books lawfully approved. 89, the psalms are no longer to be distributed throughout one week, but through some longer period of time. It recommended that seminaries pay attention to the spiritual, intellectual and disciplinary formation necessary to prepare priesthood students to become good pastors. 16. 63; for the divine office. Approved 2,110 to 39 and promulgated by Pope Paul VI on 21 November 1964. Clerics not bound to office in choir, if they are in major orders, are bound to pray the entire office every day, either in common or individually, as laid down in Art. And therefore priests and all others who take part in the divine office are earnestly exhorted in the Lord to attune their minds to their voices when praying it. "Let there be no false opposition between professional and social activities on the one part, and religious life on the other." St. Augustine, Tractatus in Ioannem, VI, n. 7. English  Latin. It is not even raised in the documents that record the formation of the Constitution on the Liturgy; it didnt come up. In Nichols’ view there is the only way to go about interpreting what was said by the Church Fathers. Approved 2,308 to 70 and promulgated by Pope Paul VI on 7 December 1965. The Latin texts are the normative texts of the Council, published in the Acta Apostolicae Sedis, ... II. Sixteen Documents of Vatican II and the Instruction on the Liturgy in 1967, which actually made it the second full set to become widely available. Historical Context. Cf. 1. 21. That is not in Vatican II; it is not mentioned. 25, there is to be an early revision of the canons and ecclesiastical statutes which govern the provision of material things involved in sacred worship. Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation. By them men are disposed to receive the chief effect of the sacraments, and various occasions in life are rendered holy. By this, means the time of the catechumenate, which is intended as a period of suitable instruction, may be sanctified by sacred rites to be celebrated at successive intervals of time. c) The hour known as Matins, although it should retain the character of nocturnal praise when celebrated in choir, shall be adapted so that it may be recited at any hour of the day; it shall be made up of fewer psalms and longer readings. b) Cathedral or collegiate chapters are bound to recite those parts of the office imposed on them by general or particular law. 48. The liturgy makes distinctions between persons according to their liturgical function and sacred Orders, and there are liturgical laws providing for due honors to be given to civil authorities. e) In choir the hours of Terce, Sext, and None are to be observed. Cf. 63. The rite for the consecration of virgins at present found in the Roman Pontifical is to be revised. 2:4), "who in many and various ways spoke in times past to the fathers by the prophets" (Heb. English  Latin, 4. There was significant input from theologians (some formerly silenced). The Other Principal Heresies of Vatican II We will now cover the other heresies found in the following documents of Vatican II: 1. Authored By: Second Vatican Council. 77. English  Latin, 7. 18. For it was from the side of Christ as He slept the sleep of death upon the cross that there came forth "the wondrous sacrament of the whole Church" (13). Though he was beatified last year on September 3rd in a balance of Traditionalist (Pio Nono) and Liberals, make no mistake John XXIII was a liberal. By a tradition handed down from the apostles which took its origin from the very day of Christ's resurrection, the Church celebrates the paschal mystery every eighth day; with good reason this, then, bears the name of the Lord's day or Sunday. It stated that variety within the church does not harm its unity and that Eastern Catholic churches should retain their own traditions. holy father: roman curia: news services: vatican city state: archive: documents of the second vatican council. English  Latin, 16. Secret of the ninth Sunday after Pentecost. It isn't "the world against the church." “Gravissimum Educationis,” Oct. 28, 1965. The baptismal rite should contain variants, to be used at the discretion of the local ordinary, for occasions when a very large number are to be baptized together. 36 are to be observed; for the Mass, Art. A Summary and Guide to the Documents of the Second Vatican Council A collected series of articles written on the documents of Vatican II between February and October of 2010. 36. Because the purpose of the office is to sanctify the day, the traditional sequence of the hours is to be restored so that once again they may be genuinely related to the time of the day when they are prayed, as far as this may be possible. It said each bishop has full ordinary power in his own diocese and is expected to present Christian doctrine in ways adapted to the times. The wonderful works of God among the people of the Old Testament were but a prelude to the work of Christ the Lord in redeeming mankind and giving perfect glory to God. Approved 2,307 to 75 and promulgated by Pope Paul VI on 7 December 1965. The Vatican II Documents are essential for understanding the last 50 years’ spirited, and sometimes contentious, conversations within Catholicism. But how are they to believe him whom they have not heard? That the day may be truly sanctified, and that the hours themselves may be recited with spiritual advantage, it is best that each of them be prayed at a time which most closely corresponds with its true canonical time. Collect of the Mass for Tuesday of Easter Week. The liturgical year is to be revised so that the traditional customs and discipline of the sacred seasons shall be preserved or restored to suit the conditions of modern times; their specific character is to be retained, so that they duly nourish the piety of the faithful who celebrate the mysteries of Christian redemption, and above all the paschal mystery. In the Latin Church the pipe organ is to be held in high esteem, for it is the traditional musical instrument which adds a wonderful splendor to the Church's ceremonies and powerfully lifts up man's mind to God and to higher things. 2. 40. For otherwise they may create confusion among the Christian people and foster devotion of doubtful orthodoxy. This is to apply in the first place to the readings and "the common prayer," but also, as local conditions may warrant, to those parts which pertain to the people, according to the norm laid down in Art. XI-XII: Migne, Patrologia Graeca, 74, 557-564. 9. The purpose of the sacraments is to sanctify men, to build up the body of Christ, and, finally, to give worship to God; because they are signs they also instruct. The Council produced documents, texts, the words of Vatican II. Hence, as soon as any one of the faithful begins to be in danger of death from sickness or old age, the fitting time for him to receive this sacrament has certainly already arrived. 45. 2:4-5), is their right and duty by reason of their baptism. . The Dogmatic Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy called for renewal of the liturgy of the Mass and the other sacramental rites and established theological principles for that renewal. The rite for the burial of the dead should express more clearly the paschal character of Christian death, and should correspond more closely to the circumstances and traditions found in various regions. Vatican II documents for the faithful of the Church. But because it is impossible for the bishop always and everywhere to preside over the whole flock in his Church, he cannot do other than establish lesser groupings of the faithful. And a new rite is to be drawn up for converts who have already been validly baptized; it should indicate that they are now admitted to communion with the Church. The sacramentals are to undergo a revision which takes into account the primary principle of enabling the faithful to participate intelligently, actively, and easily; the circumstances of our own days must also be considered. 72. 124. We learn from the same Apostle that we must always bear about in our body the dying of Jesus, so that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our bodily frame (31). Those who study Vatican II documents can tell you that the SecondVatican Council focused on matters of faith such as Liturgy and the use oflanguages other than Latin in prayer, the role of Bishops and matters ofscripture, belief and missionary activity. Accordingly, the sacred Council, keeping to the norms and precepts of ecclesiastical tradition and discipline, and having regard to the purpose of sacred music, which is the glory of God and the sanctification of the faithful, decrees as follows. During their philosophical and theological studies, clerics are to be taught about the history and development of sacred art, and about the sound principles governing the production of its works. While the liturgy daily builds up those who are within into a holy temple of the Lord, into a dwelling place for God in the Spirit (3), to the mature measure of the fullness of Christ (4), at the same time it marvelously strengthens their power to preach Christ, and thus shows forth the Church to those who are outside as a sign lifted up among the nations (5) under which the scattered children of God may be gathered together (6), until there is one sheepfold and one shepherd (7). In some places and circumstances, however, an even more radical adaptation of the liturgy is needed, and this entails greater difficulties. Hence: a) More use is to be made of the baptismal features proper to the Lenten liturgy; some of them, which used to flourish in bygone days, are to be restored as may seem good. Cf. Protestant observers made an important contribution. 63. 10. For all these works make it clear that Christ's faithful, though not of this world, are to be the light of the world and to glorify the Father before men. November 17 to December 7: First voting. 22, 2, to decide whether, and to what extent, the vernacular language is to be used; their decrees are to be approved, that is, confirmed, by the Apostolic See. English  Latin, 15. 1. 2. Letter 66, n. 8, 3. St. Cyril of Alexandria, Commentary on the Gospel of John, book XI, chap. b) at Masses during councils, bishops' conferences, and synods; c) at the Mass for the blessing of an abbot. Holy Scripture, indeed, has bestowed praise upon sacred song (42), and the same may be said of the fathers of the Church and of the Roman pontiffs who in recent times, led by St. Pius X, have explained more precisely the ministerial function supplied by sacred music in the service of the Lord. It said marriage was not just for procreation and urged science to find an acceptable means of birth regulation. The rite of confirmation is to be revised and the intimate connection which this sacrament has with the whole of Christian initiation is to be more clearly set forth; for this reason it is fitting for candidates to renew their baptismal promises just before they are confirmed. Approved 2,137 to 11 and promulgated by Pope Paul VI on 21 November 1964. Sacred scripture is of the greatest importance in the celebration of the liturgy. 50 Years of the Modernist Juggernaut Vatican II: The Documents Examined Bp. Therefore, when this wonderful song of praise is rightly performed by priests and others who are deputed for this purpose by the Church's ordinance, or by the faithful praying together with the priest in the approved form, then it is truly the voice of the bride addressed to her bridegroom; it is the very prayer which Christ Himself, together with His body, addresses to the Father. THE OTHER SACRAMENTS AND THE SACRAMENTALS. 108. 80. Major Documents of Vatican II. English  Latin, 8. 26. 39 and 40. English  Latin, 6. This page outlines the history and intent and results of the sixteen documents of Vatican II. Approved 2,221 to 88 and promulgated by Pope Paul VI on 28 October 1965. 67. 62. 70. The Church acknowledges Gregorian chant as specially suited to the Roman liturgy: therefore, other things being equal, it should be given pride of place in liturgical services. Other celebrations, unless they be truly of greatest importance, shall not have precedence over the Sunday which is the foundation and kernel of the whole liturgical year. Religious singing by the people is to be intelligently fostered so that in devotions and sacred exercises, as also during liturgical services, the voices of the faithful may ring out according to the norms and requirements of the rubrics. A new rite for concelebration is to be drawn up and inserted into the Pontifical and into the Roman Missal. 3. It said the Catholic Church rejects nothing that is true and holy in non-Christian religions, called for an end to anti-Semitism and said any discrimination based on race, color, religion or condition of life is foreign to the mind of Christ. 97. 73. The marriage rite now found in the Roman Ritual is to be revised and enriched in such a way that the grace of the sacrament is more clearly signified and the duties of the spouses are taught. The regulation, however, of the discipline of con-celebration in the diocese pertains to the bishop. English  Latin, 13. And the laity, too, are encouraged to recite the divine office, either with the priests, or among themselves, or even individually. Accordingly the sacred Council has seen fit to decree as follows. It said the church depends on Scripture and tradition as the one deposit of God’s word and commended the use of modern scientific scholarship in studying Scripture. It is to be stressed that whenever rites, according to their specific nature, make provision for communal celebration involving the presence and active participation of the faithful, this way of celebrating them is to be preferred, so far as possible, to a celebration that is individual and quasi-private. From the liturgy, therefore, and especially from the eucharist, as from a font, grace is poured forth upon us; and the sanctification of men in Christ and the glorification of God, to which all other activities of the Church are directed as toward their end, is achieved in the most efficacious possible way. For the liturgy, "through which the work of our redemption is accomplished," (1) most of all in the divine sacrifice of the eucharist, is the outstanding means whereby the faithful may express in their lives, and manifest to others, the mystery of Christ and the real nature of the true Church. English  Latin, 9. 121. Both the rites for the baptism of adults are to be revised: not only the simpler rite, but also the more solemn one, which must take into account the restored catechumenate. 36. b) In harmony with the new edition of the Roman Ritual, particular rituals shall be prepared without delay by the competent territorial ecclesiastical authority mentioned in Art. Wherefore it has pleased the Fathers to issue the following decrees on these matters. 47. 101. And therefore the liturgical life of the parish and its relationship to the bishop must be fostered theoretically and practically among the faithful and clergy; efforts also must be made to encourage a sense of community within the parish, above all in the common celebration of the Sunday Mass. The rite for the baptism of infants is to be revised, and it should be adapted to the circumstance that those to be baptized are, in fact, infants. The treasures of the bible are to be opened up more lavishly, so that richer fare may be provided for the faithful at the table of God's word. 71. The study aimed to examine the factors that predicted bishops' votes at the Second Vatican Council, or Vatican II. Presbyterorum Ordinis, Decree On the Ministry and Life of Priests. The number of the anointings is to be adapted to the occasion, and the prayers which belong to the rite of anointing are to be revised so as to correspond with the varying conditions of the sick who receive the sacrament. 3. All who pray the divine office, whether in choir or in common, should fulfill the task entrusted to them as perfectly as possible: this refers not only to the internal devotion of their minds but also to their external manner of celebration. Ordinaries must be very careful to see that sacred furnishings and works of value are not disposed of or dispersed; for they are the ornaments of the house of God. It is, moreover, fitting that the office, both in choir and in common, be sung when possible. 11. Except during Eastertide, baptismal water may be blessed within the rite of baptism itself by an approved shorter formula. 2:11. Wherefore: 1) The competent territorial ecclesiastical authority mentioned in Art. He was also full of love, tremendous love for … It called on members of the church, especially the laity, to instill “a human and Christian spirit” into newspapers, magazines, books, films, radio and television. Thus to achieve the restoration, progress, and adaptation of the sacred liturgy, it is essential to promote that warm and living love for scripture to which the venerable tradition of both eastern and western rites gives testimony. 78. English  Latin, 14. But if the sacrament of matrimony is celebrated apart from Mass, the epistle and gospel from the nuptial Mass are to be read at the beginning of the rite, and the blessing should always be given to the spouses. I. Cf. When rituals are revised, as laid down in Art. 68. It is therefore of the highest importance that the faithful should easily understand the sacramental signs, and should frequent with great eagerness those sacraments which were instituted to nourish the Christian life. Laws which seem less suited to the reformed liturgy are to be brought into harmony with it, or else abolished; and any which are helpful are to be retained if already in use, or introduced where they are lacking. Dignitatis Humanae, Declaration On Religious Freedom. Saint Paul's phrase, "the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life"). Nevertheless, each priest shall always retain his right to celebrate Mass individually, though not at the same time in the same church as a concelebrated Mass, nor on Thursday of the Lord's Supper. The Vatican II documents with the highest level of authority and importance are the four Apostolic Constitutions. A special Mass "for the conferring of baptism" is to be inserted into the Roman Missal. Read the words. For all these documents see Vatican II. Session XXI, July 16, 1562. 44, 45, and 46. Council Daybook: Vatican II, Session 1-4 by Floyd Anderson, editor Call Number: BX830 1962 .N3 (3 volumes) A record of what was released to the press and communicated to the public at the time that the Council was in session, including texts of speeches and all documents promulgated. Tweet. | Irondale, AL 35210 |. Within the limits set by the typical editions of the liturgical books, it shall be for the competent territorial ecclesiastical authority mentioned in Art. They should be instructed by God's word and be nourished at the table of the Lord's body; they should give thanks to God; by offering the Immaculate Victim, not only through the hands of the priest, but also with him, they should learn also to offer themselves; through Christ the Mediator (38), they should be drawn day by day into ever more perfect union with God and with each other, so that finally God may be all in all. Particular law remaining in force, the use of the Latin language is to be preserved in the Latin rites. Tags: documents of Vatican II, Second Vatican Council, Vatican II. The divine office, because it is the public prayer of the Church, is a source of piety, and nourishment for personal prayer. Finally, there must be no innovations unless the good of the Church genuinely and certainly requires them; and care must be taken that any new forms adopted should in some way grow organically from forms already existing. But since the use of the mother tongue, whether in the Mass, the administration of the sacraments, or other parts of the liturgy, frequently may be of great advantage to the people, the limits of its employment may be extended. Dei Verbum, Dogmatic Constitution On Divine Revelation. Vatican Council II: The Conciliar and Postconciliar Documents is now available in the widely used study edition translated by Irish Dominican Austin Flannery (+October 21, 2008).This is the translation chosen for inclusion in The Catechism of the Catholic Church and the text that both students of the Council and students of the Catechism will want. Vatican II, however, showed what could be accomplished in the Church when all the bishops worked together. Even in the liturgy, the Church has no wish to impose a rigid uniformity in matters which do not implicate the faith or the good of the whole community; rather does she respect and foster the genius and talents of the various races and peoples. But they should occur only at the more suitable moments, and be in prescribed or similar words. They are particularly to be commended in places where no priest is available; when this is so, a deacon or some other person authorized by the bishop should preside over the celebration. For he continues His priestly work through the agency of His Church, which is ceaselessly engaged in praising the Lord and interceding for the salvation of the whole world. 63, new sacramentals may also be added as the need for these becomes apparent. d) The hour of Prime is to be suppressed. The sacred liturgy does not exhaust the entire activity of the Church. 1. 42. John XXIII Proclamations of post-Vatican II popes. For this reason the sacred Council, having in mind those Masses which are celebrated with the assistance of the faithful, especially on Sundays and feasts of obligation, has made the following decrees in order that the sacrifice of the Mass, even in the ritual forms of its celebration, may become pastorally efficacious to the fullest degree. The dogmatic principles which were laid down by the Council of Trent remaining intact (40), communion under both kinds may be granted when the bishops think fit, not only to clerics and religious, but also to the laity, in cases to be determined by the Apostolic See, as, for instance, to the newly ordained in the Mass of their sacred ordination, to the newly professed in the Mass of their religious profession, and to the newly baptized in the Mass which follows their baptism. Therefore, the proper of the time shall be given the preference which is its due over the feasts of the saints, so that the entire cycle of the mysteries of salvation may be suitably recalled. GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR THE: RESTORATION AND PROMOTION OF THE SACRED LITURGY, I. These norms being observed, it is for the competent territorial ecclesiastical authority mentioned in Art. Roman Breviary, feast of Corpus Christi, Second Vespers, antiphon to the Magnificat. To believers also the Church must ever preach faith and penance, she must prepare them for the sacraments, teach them to observe all that Christ has commanded (25), and invite them to all the works of charity, piety, and the apostolate. Art. Elements from these, when capable of being adapted to Christian ritual, may be admitted along with those already found in Christian tradition, according to the norm laid down in Art. Or a Christmas with? 76. 11. Christus Dominus, Decree Concerning the Pastoral Office of Bishops in the Church. 69. And the people reply to God both by song and prayer. The Sixteen Documents and their Consequences* CONSTITUTION ON THE LITURGY. The rite of the Mass is to be revised in such a way that the intrinsic nature and purpose of its several parts, as also the connection between them, may be more clearly manifested, and that devout and active participation by the faithful may be more easily achieved. 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