But understanding, interpreting, and implementing vatican ii still remain a task far from completed. The jesuit canon lawyer said the document, approved on the last day of the council, takes the visions of the church, the world and the human person expressed in the other vatican ii. The documents of vatican ii with notes and comments by. Now clearly this has become most useful and very often necessary for the progress of contemporary society and for achieving closer links among men. These documents, in the wellknown translation of austin flannery, provide the context for understanding the teaching of the council and the changes it brought about in the. The joys and the hopes, the griefs and the anxieties of the men of this age, especially those who are poor or in any way afflicted, these are the joys and hopes, the griefs and anxieties of the followers of christ. Vatican ii decrees and declarations catholic sensibility. The first question has to do with information, as it is called, or the search for and reporting of the news. Hahnenberg delivers informative information on each of the documents with engaging precision and informed explanations. Concilium oecumenicum vaticanum secundum, informally known as vatican ii addressed relations between the roman catholic church and the modern world. Nov 08, 2012 i have often insisted on the need to return, as it were, to the letter of the council that is, to its texts also to draw from them its authentic spirit, and it is why i have repeated that the true legacy of vatican ii is to be found in them, the poperead more. It contained the actual text of the 16 council documents, with an introduction and response for each one, as well as the papal speeches convoking, opening and. The documents of vatican ii a summary and guide by jeffrey a. Vatican ii documents for the faithful of the church.
Saint pauls phrase, the letter kills, but the spirit gives life. Called dicasteries, the curial offices are the papal staff, and are responsible for much of the administration of the church at the international level. A concise guide to the documents of vatican ii well accomplishes what its title describes. Concilar and post concilar documents by flannery austin p. Councils teaching on mary is rich and positive pope john paul ii, general audience, december 1995. Aug 10, 2012 a colleague asked me what church documents every catholic should read.
It was the twentyfirst ecumenical council of the catholic church and the second to be held at saint peters basilica in the vatican. Dei verbum byelorussian, chinese, czech, english, french, german. In our time, when day by day mankind is being drawn closer together, and the ties between different peoples are becoming stronger. Available at the holy see, the ewtn library, the catholic information network, and st josef. Pope benedict xvi, deus caritas est, god is love, december 25, 2005. A colleague asked me what church documents every catholic should read. Books, documents, videos, and resources related to the second vatican council. It was the twentyfirst ecumenical council of the catholic church and. A year later the council creates maybe its most important document explaining that holy mary, mother of jesus christ, will be named the mother of the church. This, the twentieth ecumenical council of the catholic church, held three centuries after the council of trent, opened on 8 december 1869 and adjourned on 20.
Jul 30, 2012 e bookon the 50th anniversary of the second vatican council, america is proud to republish a classic work of the council as an ebook. The roman curia are the various departments of the vatican. The universitys chicago referencing guide provides an example of how to cite the church conciliar documents of vatican ii second vatican council. Alan krieger, bibliographer for theology and philosophy at the theodore m. A brief look at the four constitutions of vatican ii the most authoritative and important documents on the council. The most obvious is that catholicism has barely begun to digest the teachings of vatican ii on the nature of the church, the universal call to holiness, and the reform of the episcopate, the priesthood, consecrated life, and the. As it has turned out, however, the operation of the council varies so much from diocese to diocese, often left to the judgments of bishops and pastors. However, many christian communions present themselves to men as the true inheritors of jesus christ. Jan 25, 20 the jesuit canon lawyer said the document, approved on the last day of the council, takes the visions of the church, the world and the human person expressed in the other vatican ii documents and.
Oct 11, 2012 documents of the second vatican council. It proposes to declare them to be greatly in accord with truth and justice. The restoration of unity among all christians is one of the principal concerns of the second vatican council. Where the second vatican council and modern architecture. In his goodness and wisdom god chose to reveal himself and to make known to us the hidden purpose of his will see eph. By the spirit of vatican ii is often meant promoting teachings and intentions attributed to the second vatican council in ways not limited to literal readings of its documents, spoken of as the letter of the council cf. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. To this end, it searches into the sacred tradition and doctrine of the churchthe treasury out of which the church continually brings forth new things that are in harmony with the things that. This list contains writings, primarily magisterial documents official church teaching, but it also has a few that are not. Voices of vatican ii study guide catholic news service. In her book the road to vatican ii, maureen sullivan sees the overarching theme of this document to be the churchs selfevaluation of the need for a major transition from a hierarchical model to a communitarian model. In 1966 i was happy to acquire the abbottgallagher paper edition of the documents of vatican ii. Vatican ii collection acknowledgements the creation of an archival catalogue for this collection of documents from the second vatican council and the postconciliar liturgical commissions was made possible by a grant obtained by mr.
This excerpt from gaudium et spes, vatican iis pastoral constitution on the church in the modern world, dealing with the sanctity of marriage and the family, is used in the roman office of readings for monday in the 3rd week of ordinary time, with an accompanying biblical reading from deut 24. Therefore, following in the footsteps of the council of trent and of the first vatican council, this present council wishes to set forth authentic doctrine on divine revelation and how it is handed on, so that by hearing the message of salvation the whole world may believe, by believing it may hope, and by hoping it may love. Saint john paul ii became increasingly concerned about this issue. The conciliar and post conciliar documents contains the sixteen documents issued by the second vatican council itself, plus a rich collection of post conciliar documents related to its implementation. The conciliar and postconciliar documents is now available in the widely used study edition translated by irish dominican austin flannery. General norms for the liturgical year and the calendar sacred congregation of rites, 1969. Christ the lord founded one church and one church only. I decided to put together this list and i hope it isnt too long. Le 11 octobre 1962 jean xxiii a ouvert a rome le concile oecumenique vatican ii. In his first encyclical he warned that human beings frequently seem to see no other meaning in their natural environment than what serves for immediate use and consumption. The documents of vatican ii, edited by walter abbott, s. These are not considered as important as the four constitutions, but they address concerns important to the church in the 1960s as well as today. 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.
The prompt publication of affairs and events provides every individual with a fuller. Highly acclaimed as the definitive reference work on vatican ii, the documents of vatican ii features eminently readable translations of all sixteen council documents in english, together with introductions and commentaries by noted roman catholic bishops and council experts and essays by protestant and orthodox clergy and scholars. As one of the few attempts to tackle the daunting task of summarizing all 16 documents of the council in a meaningful way, mr. Vatican council ii, dignitas humanae, instruction on religious freedom december 7, 1965. I have scanned all of the documents of vatican ii speedread some, slowly read others which can be found on the vatican website what better source, eh. Convened by pope john xxiii, the second vatican council 196265 profoundly changed the selfimage and life of the catholic church.
There are many good arguments against quickly convening a third vatican councila notion beloved of catholics who occupy the portside cabins on the barque of peter. The second vatican council reaches in countless ways into the lives of. Commentary on the documents of vatican ii 1989 edition. Constitutions, declarations and decrees council vatican sec. The second ecumenical council of the vatican, commonly known as the second vatican. Vatican council ii, gaudium et spes, the church in the modern world december 7, 1965. Jesuit says confusion over vatican ii is normal, even 50. Summaries with commentary of the sixteen documents of the second vatican council. They also met together on a weekly basis to read draft documents and comment on them. The 16 documents of the second vatican council 196365 are included in this volume together with notes and an index. Vatican ecumenical council i intratext digital library. The parish pastoral council was the tool used by the second vatican council to empower the laity to participate in the church at the local level. Christus rex likewise contains the documents and addresses of the council, including the addresses of pope blessed john xxiii and pope paul vi, together with a. This study guide addresses the key points of each of the council documents, and is meant as an introductory overview.
Les documents promulgues par le concile vatican ii nappartiennent pas qua lhistoire. This vatican council takes careful note of these desires in the minds of men. Nov 25, 2008 the bishop has made an important distinction here. The council closed on december 8th of the same year. E bookon the 50th anniversary of the second vatican council, america is proud to republish a classic work of the council as an ebook.
The second vatican council catholic diocese of armidale. Blessed john paul ii, evangelium vitae, the gospel of life. It contained the actual text of the 16 council documents, with an introduction and response for each one, as well as the papal speeches convoking, opening and closing the council, and an exhaustive 44 page index. Vatican ii decrees and declarations on this page ive provided outlines and links to twelve of the documents of the second vatican council. Second vatican council occurs when the council produces a document named the constitution of the sacred liturgy. Documents of the vatican council 18691870 pope pius ix. Byelorussian, chinese, czech, english, french, german, hungarian, italian, latin, portuguese, spanish, swahili. Unzip them into a single directory and open the index. Where the second vatican council and modern architecture converge st. More postconciliar documents vatican council 19621965, austin flannery on.
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