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The Constitution on the Liturgy
from Vatican II
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Our plan today A peek at how Vatican II made
decisions
How the Constitution on the Liturgy was approved
The pastoral outcomes
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Memories
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Church history
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The FoundingPeriod
325 1517Under Constantine
The Reformation
Carolingian reformsLateran Councils
Encounter with ChristIn a small groupA life of discipleshipCatechumenateEnthusiastic faith!
Baptism with no formationLess personal faith – decided by the local rulerMore like “membership”Rapid growth in ever-larger parishesMinimum “obligations” – the threat of Hell
Religious ordersMovements among clergy & laity
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The FoundingPeriod
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John XXIII a new vision ecumenical in spirit & scope filled with hope
1959
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Pope John’s question: How could a church so completely entrenched in the
model which emerged in the 4th Century,
a model retained by both Trent and the First Vatican Council
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In the words of John XXIII “Our soul was illumined by a great idea which we felt in that instant and received with indescribable
trust in the Divine Master. A word solemn and binding rose to
our lips: ‘A Council!’” ThePastoralCenter.com
Blessed John XXIII
We must shake off the imperial dust that has accumulated on the throne of St. Peter since Constantine.
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Jan 25, 1959 At St Paul Outside the
Walls Pope John & 17
Cardinals After Evening Prayer…
3 little announcements: A Pastoral Synod for the
Diocese of Rome A Commission to revise
the Code of Canon Law An Ecumenical Council of
the Universal Church, with all Christians invited
as observers
Basilica San Paolo Fuori le Mura
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Jan 25, 1959 “Humanly we could
have expected that the cardinals after hearing our
allocution might have crowded
around to express approval and good wishes…
Instead there was a devout and impressive silence…”ThePastoralCenter.com
Pope John’s next idea
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1959John XXIIIRessourcement:
Return to the sourcesand let them teach you.
“Restoration”
How Vatican II did its work:
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Aggiornamento:Read the signs of the timesand bring yourself up to date!
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Doctrine develops:Allow the development or evolution of church teaching
Dei Verbum #8
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Ressourcement
Aggiornamento
Doctrine develops
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By the 1920s… Liturgical movement emerged
Altars facing the people Less showy liturgy overall
A new idea: return to the past A new norm: the founding era NOT the Middle Ages
Belgian Benedictine, Dom Lambert Beauduin (d 1960) 1909: called for full, active participation of laity
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Pius XII Mediator Dei, 1947
Gave blessing to the liturgical movement While condemning certain “abuses” Allows that liturgy must evolve Said that in some cases vernacular was OK
In ‘51 and ‘55 he reordered Triduum Shortened fast before Communion Opened door to reform and aggiornamento
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Liturgy Once the Council was announced
Work began in earnest to prepare a document for the bishops
Everyone thought this should be done early in the Council
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Prep period Cardinal Gaeteno Cicognani led the process Annibale Bugnini
65 members and consultants Prepared statement by Jan 1962
Combined principles With concrete recommendations
Gaeteno was gravely ill, eventually died Cardinal Larraona named as head
Very conservative Did not like the proposed document as presented Fired Bugnini – hired Ferdinando Antonelli
Who had played no role in the prep of the schema
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Prep period Word spread among the bishops
They were on guard against a right wing takeover of this and other documents
Antonelli turned out to be even handed Oct 22 (the next day)
Larraona presented the doc to the Council Antonelli spoke: liturgy needs updating
because the laity are “mute spectators” 8 chapters – pretty much in the order that
eventually got approved
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The Proposed Liturgy Document Shifted from focus on bloody suffering
and death of Christ To Paschal Mystery as basis of the
Christian life Suffering, death AND resurrection Emphasized the call to holiness and the
liturgy as one means of that Article #6:
“We are plunged into the paschal mystery…”
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The Proposed Liturgy document Active participation as the right and
duty of every Christian Shifting away from the priest as the center
Big shift: The parish was the center of life for
Catholics And the priest was the center of the parish
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The Proposed Liturgy Document Restored focus on Liturgy of the Word Allowed for local adaptation of liturgy Greater autonomy given to local bishops Allowed for use of vernacular, while
retaining Latin Frequent reception of communion
Use of both forms Antonelli presented this briefly but
forcefully
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The Response Cardinal Frings:
The last will and testament of Pius XII
General approval was voiced Cardinal Spellman wanted no vernacular in
the Mass, but allowed for it in other sacraments
3 weeks of debate in 15 sessions with 328 speeches and 297 remarks submitted in writing
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The response (still Oct 22, 1962)
Ottaviani and those who opposed reform: Found it revolutionary They hadn’t checked with him or the
doctrinal commission Did not want communion under both forms
Opposed to concelebration Did not want use of the vernacular No communion in the cup And on and on…
Council procedures Latin would be the language Voting was by punch card Speakers were given 10 minutes
But had to submit ahead in writing In Latin
The Pope was not in the Hall Very few lay people & no women
were present in the beginning
Turning Points of the Council Pope John’s Opening Speech Expressed optimism about how
God is leading the Church Rejected the idea of
condemnations “We demonstrate the validity of our
teaching rather than condemning others.”
“We prefer to use the medicine of mercy rather than that of severity”
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Turning Points Daily liturgy in various rites of the
Church Not all of them use Latin! Not all of them had celibacy! They didn’t all look alike or talk
alike!
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Turning Points The bishops interacting with each
other Since they were in Rome
already… They met the theologians in
person It was the world-church “Illegal” rooftop parties
Which followed evening lectures Including lay folks, women & men
religious, seminarians, the press, & non-Catholics
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The Crowds in the Piazza Everyone knew what was
happening Prayer and singing
Veni Creator Spiritus The whole church mingled
together The world was watching The bishops knew this
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Turning points Nov 14, 1962
They decided to take a test vote Approval would mean move forward,
No need to submit to Ottaviani’s doctrinal cmsn
Astounding to everyone No one knew the level of support 2162 in favor -- 46 opposed – 97%
The following year, the final vote: 2147-4
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Consilium Fr Bugnini named leader to implement
this Constitution Implementation group called Consilium Almost immediately in 1964
Priest faced people – a community celebration with the priest as “presider,” not “celebrant”
Liturgy of the Word Vernacular crept in world wide
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Consilium Profound impact on the laity
More than the eventual doc on the laity Roles in the liturgy Leading to roles in the parish Study of theology
Also profound for priests No longer the only center point of the
parish But in a new relationship to the laity
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The Constitution itself Restored Liturgy of the Word (56)
Christ is present in the Word, the ministry of the Church, the community, and the bread & wine
Concelebration is restored (58) Catechumenate is restored (66) Feasts of the Lord take precedence
(Ch 5)
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The Constitution itself It’s never enough to follow the
“letter of the law” making sure we are correct and proper. (11)
The principle is clear: Full Active Participation
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