Congregations could immediately relate to what, for centuries, had been concealed and the people of god had a voice once again. These outlines provide a guide to the contents of the documents produced by the vatican council ii. Outlines of the 16 documents, vatican ii virginia mary heffernan on. Oct 11, 2012 the catholic church marks the 50th anniversary of the opening of the second vatican council by blessed pope john xxiii oct. The vatican ii documents are essential for understanding the spirited, and sometimes contentious, conversations within catholicism for the last fifty years. Please spare me the usual lies about the inquisition etc. Vatican ii was not a true general or ecumenical council of the catholic. This is a complete publication of all 16 vatican ii documents in english. The council defined the conditions of papal infallibility.
Please turn to the summary of church history, culminating in vatican ii, which accompanies this guide. 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. Byelorussian, chinese, czech, english, french, german, hungarian, italian, latin, portuguese, spanish, swahili. Another important result of the vatican ii reform was the permission given for the mass to be celebrated in vernacular languages rather than in latin, and the audible praying of the eucharistic prayer. The last council, held at the vatican in 1870, was interrupted by the intrusion of secular troops into rome, followed by the loss of the. In addition to general spiritual guidance, the second vatican council produced very specific recommendations, such as in the document gaudium et spes. The restoration of unity among all christians is one of the principal concerns of the second vatican council. Any act of war aimed indiscriminately at the destruction of entire cities of extensive areas along with their population is a crime against god and man himself. The church as an eschatological community this conciliar teaching was in sharp contrast to the widespread preconciliar assumption that the church is. As a non catholic, i had no idea that that was such a thing until recently.
Since vatican ii, a council that was concerned primarily with the nature and mission of the church, ecclesiology has assumed a central position in catholic theology, and the question of the laity has also come into focus in a new way in. Second vatican council has 20 books on goodreads with 2197 ratings. In order to fully understand vatican ii, one must know what came before it in the history of ecumenical councils in the church. Jesuit school of theology at berkeley when pope john xxiii announced the convocation of an ecumenical council on january 25,1959, it was certainly unexpected but it was. They almost universally respond by talking about the changes in the liturgy. The logos bible software edition of the vatican ii documents is the english translation published by libreria editrice vaticana. Documents of the second vatican council 196265 by vatican. Oct 15, 20 whenever i talk about vatican ii with others, i begin by asking them what vatican ii did. Hence this second vatican council, having probed more profoundly into the mystery of the church. After vatican ii, priests would face the congregation, and as well masses would be said in the local language of that area. Commentary on the documents of the second vatican council daniel j. Dec 21, 2015 december 8 marked 50th years since the closing of the second vatican council. Constitutions, declarations and decrees council vatican sec. The constitution on the sacred liturgy and sacrosanctum concilium by aaron falsetto when pope john xxiii called for an ecumenical council in 1958, he shocked the world.
Vatican ii was an ecumenical council that took place in vatican city from october 11, 1962, until december 8, 1965. Pastoral constitution on the church in the modern world gaudium et spes. Abstractthis essay discusses the changes to official roman catholic theology that were made at the second vatican council. Before you begin, you may wish to point out that this is the council in session. Second vatican councils most popular book is the documents of vatican ii. Here are the 16 documents approved by the second vatican council and their dates of promulgation. These are the dogmatic constitutions, declarations, and decrees of the second vatican council as found on. The second vatican council documents parish study package for year of faith. The documents of vatican ii a summary and guide by jeffrey a. The second ecumenical council of the vatican, commonly known as the second vatican council or vatican ii. The second vatican council reformed liturgical practices, embraced new ideas with regard to the lay communitys role in the church, and allowed for alteration of existing church buildings while encouraging new designs for future churches.
Pope blasts clericalism, says clock has stopped on hour of laity. First vatican council 186970, 20th ecumenical council of the roman catholic church, convoked by pope pius ix to deal with contemporary problems, notably the rising influence of rationalism, liberalism, and materialism. Vatican ii, paul vi, the carthusians, and the when the. December 8 marked 50th years since the closing of the second vatican council. Module 1 will explore the significance of the vatican ii from three perspectives. Hearing the word of god with reverence and proclaiming it with faith, the sacred synod takes its direction from these words of st. Ii vatican council october 11th, 1962 december 8th, 1965 all documents in english fulltext search engine of all documents of the ii vatican council search terms. Lets instead examine the progress that the church and the human race has made relationship with god have made since the rise of that augustinian priest father martin luthers stupidity in 1517. The reaction to the popes announcement covered a spectrum.
The rift between the holy see and the sspx arises because the society rejects these particular elements of vatican ii religious liberty, ecumenism, collegiality, not because of an intention on the part of the holy see to defend vatican ii as a whole 4192012. Available at the holy see, the ewtn library, the catholic information network, and st josef. Reception and orientations for the life of the church. Whats the difference between vatican i and vatican ii. Vatican ii, paul vi, the carthusians, and the private mass many people are under the impression that the private mass was abolished by vatican ii. The codex itself is actually six volumes, so this is not the whole package by any means. Decree on the ministry and life of priests presbyterorum ordinis. Part i in general, the mentality at the second vatican council was little if at all catholic. The essential is what was given by god in christ, including its authentic development. I have been asked to attempt something that i would not allow my graduate students to try. This council represents a major event in the life of the church of the 20th century, and for this reason it constitutes a fundamental era in universal history. Summaries with commentary of the sixteen documents of the second vatican council. The second vatican council was a meeting of the worlds bishops for four sessions between october 11, 1962 and december 8, 1965. Pope john xxiii, in his opening speech to the council november 11, 1962, declared its aims to be the following.
Has it cause a rift for catholics when vatican ii came to be i ask only because i heard some. It gives a brief outline of the sociopolitical context at the time of the first and second vatican councils so as to outline the factors behind the theological journey of the catholic church in this time period. The second vatican council was the first council of the church called whose purpose was. Thats what we were promised when our bishops returned from rome after having approved sweeping changes to the churchs liturgy, discipline, and its entire orientation. The outcomes of vatican ii have this slide up on the screen when people arrive. Vatican ii was the 21st ecumenical council of the catholic church. 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. Whenever i talk about vatican ii with others, i begin by asking them what vatican ii did.
Ii vatican council all documents with fulltext search engine. Vatican ii documents for the faithful of the church. Research on thevatican ii theologianspetiti at the gregorian university inrome, where itaught until june 2004, several doctoral candidates whom idirected chose todo their dissertations on vatican iidoctrinal topics, based on research in the published record of the council and in archives which preserve the papers of council. This essay discusses the changes to official roman catholic theology that were made at the second vatican council. Pope john rightly wanted to change or get rid of anything accidental that impeded the. The heresies in vatican ii 41 vatican ii was called by john xxiii, and it was solemnly promulgated and confirmed by paul vi on dec. Norman tanner the impact of vatican i and ii on the catholic church 169 1. Read appendix four of vatican ii in plain english, book 1, to learn more about this.
It should be noted that the codex was published by propaganda fide, which is another name for the holy office of the inquisition. Norman tanner the impact of vatican i and ii on the. Oct 11, 2012 documents of the second vatican council. Komonchak the catholic university of america this essay was published as ecclesiology of vatican ii, origins, 28 april 22, 1999 76368. Archbishop gregory aymond of new orleans, chairman of the u. Strukturen des zuhorens schaffen, zusammen gesetzt aus. More postconciliar documents vatican council 19621965, austin flannery on. While these are the most visible changes, they are not the most important things to come from vatican ii. The original vatican ii drafts the false pope paul vi during vatican ii 196265 it is october 11, 2017 today, which means it has been 55 years since the opening of the fateful assembly known as the second vatican council on. To begin this overarching account of vatican ii it is noted. Second vatican council sacrosanctum concilium constitution. Theological studies 45 1984 education for ministry since vatican ii t. The first vatican council 1869 1870 this article is reprinted here, with some editorial modifications, from the1911 edition of the encyclopedia britannica the first vatican council was convened in 1869 and ended in 1870, an ecumenical council of the roman catholic church, and one of the most important events in her historical development since.
This is a common feature of many of the ecumenical councils which have preceded it, but there is one thing about vatican ii which made it unique. It ordered an extensive revision of worship so that people would have a clearer sense of. Original vatican ii schemas unam sanctam catholicam. Many faithful are not familiar with the details about the council, and particularly not with the specific content and importance of the documents issued by the council fathers. Dei verbum byelorussian, chinese, czech, english, french, german, hebrew, hungarian, italian, latin, portuguese, spanish. Each bishop was provided a small space in which to sit and work. Creighton university in omaha, nebraska is a jesuit college where students, faculty and staff thrive in a community committed to jesuit values. This sister now cries out to us because of the harm we have inflicted on her by our irresponsible use and abuse of the goods with which god has endowed her. God who wills that all men be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth 1 tim. Mens religious orders and the diocesan priesthood have been hard hit, too, but their woes are eclipsed by the sheer magnitude of the sisters. Decree on the mission activity of the church ad gentes. Introduction introduction2 vatican ii and the year of faith upon declaring the year of faith, pope benedict xvi reiterated the importance of the vatican ii documents for the faithful of the church.
Notes for opening lecture 2 distinction between what is essential and what is accidental. We have come to see ourselves as her lords and masters, entitled to plunder her at will. In the conscience of many some keywords have remained. This is a pdf edition of the print book under the same name here on lulu. In the late 1950s, the general consensus among catholics was that the age of ecumenical councils had ended. At any given time during the four years 19625, there were some 2,400 full members sometimes called. The catholic church marks the 50th anniversary of the opening of the second vatican council by blessed pope john xxiii oct. Dec 01, 2006 in the decade after the vatican council, as the banners of feminism coincidentally unfurled, the exodus from the convent gushed. Part one many things have been written and said about the ecclesiology of lumen gentium.
Original vatican ii schemas in the years leading up to the second vatican council, pope john xxiii entrusted the preparation of the documents that would be discussed by the council to a preparatory commission, headed by the venerable cardinal alfredo ottaviani. Many of the vatican iis changes were to the mass, as before it was a lot of just do the rituals, but vatican ii had changed the mass to become a very personal gathering with god in his house. Vatican ii had barely ended when nuns began streaming out of religious life. This seems to be the profound intention of the council fathers that perhaps was not always received well by everyone. You may well be told by liturgists that saying mass without the people present makes no sense in the modern church or even that it is forbidden. Historical background of vatican ii vatican ii creighton. We announce to you the eternal life which dwelt with the father and was made visible to us. Norman tanner the impact of vatican i and ii on the catholic. Vatican ecumenical council i intratext digital library. It has the latin on the left and english on the right page.
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