4: PG 97, 1321 B. Sapientiae christianae, 10 ian. Satis cognitum, 1. c., p. 713. (295) (11*), 59. Mystici Corporis, 1. c., pp 219-220; Denz. S. Io. 378-379; Denz. For the distinction which the Lord made between sacred ministers and the rest of the People of God bears within it a certain union, since pastors and the other faithful are bound to each other by a mutual need. S.Hieronymus, Adv. (7*) In like manner, these institutes may be left or committed to the charge of the proper patriarchical authority. Pius XII, Litt. Innocentius I, 1. c. S. Gregorius Naz., Apol. dogm. 896: ASS 28 (1895-96) p. 732. Summary of Lumen Gentium - Dogmatic Constitution of the Church . Cf. 65. S. Germanus Const., Nom. It flows forth from the superabundance of the merits of Christ, rests on His mediation, depends entirely on it and draws all its power from it. (17*) Mother Church never ceases to pray, hope and work that this may come about. It is intended to be used alongside the original document to facilitate individual reflection and group discussion. I also felt the need to explain why this document is important and . 19, 1: PL 76, 1154 B. Can. Serm. They bring forth from the treasury of Revelation new things and old,(164) making it bear fruit and vigilantly warding off any errors that threaten their flock. Provida Mater, 1. c., p. 1145. 247-248. 34. 3: Denz. Relatio Kleutgen de Schemate reformato: Mansi S3, 321 B - 322 B et declaratio Zinelli: Mansi 52 1110 A. Vide etiam S. Leonem M. Scrm. 9, 3: PG 62, 72. idymus Alex., Trin. 96 Neh. God's covenant relationship with the chosen people 'I will . (133) Wherefore she makes the words of the Apostle her own: "Woe to me, if I do not preach the Gospel",(134) and continues unceasingly to send heralds of the Gospel until such time as the infant churches are fully established and can themselves continue the work of evangelizing. Encycl. (47) The Church, while on earth it journeys in a foreign land away from the Lord,(48) is like in exile. For all of them shall know Me, from the least of them even to the greatest, saith the Lord. (10*), Bishops, therefore, with their helpers, the priests and deacons, have taken up the service of the community, (11*) presiding in place of God over the flock,(12*) whose shepherds they are, as teachers for doctrine, priests for sacred worship, and ministers for governing. Christ the Lord, High Priest taken from among men,(100) made the new people "a kingdom and priests to God the Father". They are more perfectly bound to the Church by the sacrament of Confirmation, and the Holy Spirit endows them with special strength so that they are more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith, both by word and by deed, as true witnesses of Christ (5*). (16*) They also share with us in prayer and other spiritual benefits. S. Thomas, Summa Theol. The Church continually keeps before it the warning of the Apostle which moved the faithful to charity, exhorting them to experience personally what Christ Jesus had known within Himself. The Second Vatican Council met from 1962 to 1965 in four sessions (October-December 1962, September-December 1963, September-November 1964, and September-December 1965). (Cfr. S. Ignatius M., Ad Rom., Praef. 7, 111-116; Cow. (25) Tertullianus, de Iciunio, 13: PL 2, 972 B; CSFL 20, p. 292,lin. 19. Apophtegmata Patrum: PG 65. Tr. (13) Cfr. Ephesinum, ib. (6) Cfr. This union is experienced and continually maintained through the Eucharist. ad Episcopol Geraniae, 12 mart. Not only, then, is the people of God made up of different peoples but in its inner structure also it is composed of various ranks. And finally, the bishops, in a universal fellowship of charity, should gladly extend their fraternal aid to other churches, especially to neighboring and more needy dioceses in accordance with the venerable example of antiquity. Ordinis, cap. Sanct. (40) John contemplates this holy city coming down from heaven at the renewal of the world as a bride made ready and adorned for her husband. The Roman Pontiff, as the successor of Peter, is the perpetual and visible principle and foundation of unity of both the bishops and of the faithful. Let them confidently assign duties to them in the service of the Church, allowing them freedom and room for action. Over the course of history, by reason of the fact that the Church is a mystery, scholars have used Scriptural images such as the mystical body, sheepfold and cultivated field, as a means . Encycl. S. Thomas, Summa Theol. Vaticanum II Const. ; ed. Thus, as those everywhere who adore in holy activity, the laity consecrate the world itself to God. 3 et q. These earliest documents, as they are read in the Church and are understood in the light of a further and full revelation, bring the figure of the woman, Mother of the Redeemer, into a gradually clearer light. 939 (1742). Imitating the mother of her Lord, and by the power of the Holy Spirit, she keeps with virginal purity an entire faith, a firm hope and a sincere charity.(20*). (24*), For all of us, who are sons of God and constitute one family in Christ,(279) as long as we remain in communion with one another in mutual charity and in one praise of the most holy Trinity, are corresponding with the intimate vocation of the Church and partaking in foretaste the liturgy of consummate glory. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. She is "the mother of the members of Christ . Let neither the use of the things of this world nor attachment to riches, which is against the spirit of evangelical poverty, hinder them in their quest for perfect love. V. Mary the sign of created hope and solace to the wandering people of God. The Virgin Mary, who at the message of the angel received the Word of God in her heart and in her body and gave Life to the world, is acknowledged and honored as being truly the Mother of God and Mother of the Redeemer. (9) Cfr. "(12*) All the Church's children should remember that their exalted status is to be attributed not to their own merits but to the special grace of Christ. Trid., Sess. About Lumen Gentium, "a clarification has yet to be made".This is the idea developed by Bishop Schneider, auxiliary bishop of Astana, in a document published on March 4, 2017. (293) After this manner the Blessed Virgin advanced in her pilgrimage of faith, and faithfully persevered in her union with her Son unto the cross, where she stood, in keeping with the divine plan,(294) grieving exceedingly with her only begotten Son, uniting herself with a maternal heart with His sacrifice, and lovingly consenting to the immolation of this Victim which she herself had brought forth. The Church indeed, contemplating her hidden sanctity, imitating her charity and faithfully fulfilling the Father's will, by receiving the word of God in faith becomes herself a mother. This is the idea that the bishops, taken as a whole, also possess supreme authority in the Catholic Church. De quelle consolation, 14 oct. 1951: AAS 43 (1951) p. 790 s. (3) Cfr. Lumen Gentium, ("Light of Nations", Vatican II, 1964) changed nothing in the ecclesiology of the Roman Catholic Church, and it was designed that way. Officii, De magne tismi abusu, 4 aug. 1856: AAS (1865) pp. 112-3117, in nova ed. Incorporated in the Church (259) For before we reign with Christ in glory, all of us will be made manifest "before the tribunal of Christ, so that each one may receive what he has won through the body, according to his works, whether good or evil"(260) and at the end of the world "they who have done good shall come forth unto resurrection of life; but those who have done evil unto resurrection of judgment". (235)(16*), 43. When she presented Him to the Lord in the temple, making the offering of the poor, she heard Simeon foretelling at the same time that her Son would be a sign of contradiction and that a sword would pierce the mother's soul, that out of many hearts thoughts might be revealed. (238), Christ, having been lifted up from the earth has drawn all to Himself. The obligation of spreading the faith is imposed on every disciple of Christ, according to his state. (21) Conc. (216)(2*) Indeed He sent the Holy Spirit upon all men that He might move them inwardly to love God with their whole heart and their whole soul, with all their mind and all their strength(217) and that they might love each other as Christ loves them. (9) S. Hieronymus, Epist. They also recognize and accept other sacraments within their own Churches or ecclesiastical communities. They also know that they were not ordained by Christ to take upon themselves alone the entire salvific mission of the Church toward the world. 50. Denz. It is true that those in holy orders can at times be engaged in secular activities, and even have a secular profession. The Commission has decided to preface the assessment of the Modi with the following general observations. Trid., Sess. S. Ignatius M., ad phes. Conc. They are called there by God that by exercising their proper function and led by the spirit of the Gospel they may work for the sanctification of the world from within as a leaven. It is for this reason that the Church preserves and fosters the special character of her various religious institutes. 121, 32: PL 40 288. This inauguration and this growth are both symbolized by the blood and water which flowed from the open side of a crucified Jesus,(5) and are foretold in the words of the Lord referring to His death on the Cross: "And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all things to myself". Tertull., Praescr. Established by Christ as a communion of life, charity and truth, it is also used by Him as an instrument for the redemption of all, and is sent forth into the whole world as the light of the world and the salt of the earth.(95). But, rather, the faithful of Christ are called by God from both these states of life so that they might enjoy this particular gift in the life of the Church and thus each in one's own way, may be of some advantage to the salvific mission of the Church.(3*). "(4*), 5. (196) They also have for their brothers those in the sacred ministry who by teaching, by sanctifying and by ruling with the authority of Christ feed the family of God so that the new commandment of charity may be fulfilled by all. (252) We strive therefore to please God in all things(253) and we put on the armor of God, that we may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil and resist in the evil day. Second Vatican Council's 16 Documents 1. Cfr. He remains indeed in the bosom of the Church, but, as it were, only in a "bodily" manner and not "in his heart. 21:14; Mt. 44, a. Summary - Lumen Gentium as an Ecumenical document. However, until there shall be new heavens and a new earth in which justice dwells,(243) the pilgrim Church in her sacraments and institutions, which pertain to this present time, has the appearance of this world which is passing and she herself dwells among creatures who groan and travail in pain until now and await the revelation of the sons of God.(244). 22, 21: PL 22, 408. 2. Indeed, in order that love, as good seed may grow and bring forth fruit in the soul, each one of the faithful must willingly hear the Word of God and accept His Will, and must complete what God has begun by their own actions with the help of God's grace. Vat. Encycl. in B. V. Nat. These elements, as gifts belonging to the Church of Christ, are forces impelling toward catholic unity. 3:21; 2 Tim. Christ, the great Prophet, who proclaimed the Kingdom of His Father both by the testimony of His life and the power of His words, continually fulfills His prophetic office until the complete manifestation of glory. In its two final chapters, Lumen gentium teaches that true veneration of Mary and the saints consists in imitating their virtues. 1712l (3011). S. Augustinus Retract. "(3*) Wherefore she is hailed as a pre-eminent and singular member of the Church, and as its type and excellent exemplar in faith and charity. Thus, the state which is constituted by the profession of the evangelical counsels, though it is not the hierarchical structure of the Church, nevertheless, undeniably belongs to its life and holiness. IV. It is clear throughout that it is a question of the bishops acting in conjunction with their head, never of the bishops acting independently of the Pope. S.Ignatius M. Trall. Pius XII, Nuntius radioph. Id., Epist. : PG 48, 533 u. Saneta (catholica apostolica) Romana Ecelesia . Rerum omnium, 26 ian. Nell'alba, 24 dec. 1941: AAS 34 (1942) p. 21. (19*) But Episcopal consecration, together with the office of sanctifying, also confers the office of teaching and of governing, which, however, of its very nature, can be exercised only in hierarchical communion with the head and the members of the college. 36, 4: Hartel, p. 575, lin. V: PL 68, 924 BC. Christ is the Light of nations. Tridentinum, Sess. It is through the sacraments and the exercise of the virtues that the sacred nature and organic structure of the priestly community is brought into operation. Therefore, this Sacred Synod encourages and praises the men and women, Brothers and Sisters, who in monasteries, or in schools and hospitals, or in the missions, adorn the Bride of Christ by their unswerving and humble faithfulness in their chosen consecration and render generous services of all kinds to mankind. 109 r. Gerhohus Reich., De gloria ct honore Filii hominis, 10: PL 194, 1105AB. But the college or body of bishops has no authority unless it is understood together with the Roman Pontiff, the successor of Peter as its head. Pius XII, Litt. Jn. Catech. In connection with the prophetic function is that state of life which is sanctified by a special sacrament obviously of great importance, namely, married and family life. Apost. (239) Rising from the dead(240) He sent His life-giving Spirit upon His disciples and through Him has established His Body which is the Church as the universal sacrament of salvation. (35) On this foundation the Church is built by the apostles,(36) and from it the Church receives durability and consolidation. They are warned by the Apostle to live "as becomes saints",(219) and to put on "as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved a heart of mercy, kindness, humility, meekness, patience",(220) and to possess the fruit of the Spirit in holiness. 35 Mt 21:42; cf. Apost. Due to the special circumstances of our time the foundations of this doctrine must be more thoroughly examined. 940 (1743). Tuas libener: Denz. 1:22-23. - S. Cyrillus Hieros., Catech. (86) Christ instituted this new covenant, the new testament, that is to say, in His Blood,(87) calling together a people made up of Jew and gentile, making them one, not according to the flesh but in the Spirit. 2. (42) It is described as the spotless spouse of the spotless Lamb,(43) whom Christ "loved and for whom He delivered Himself up that He might sanctify her",(44) whom He unites to Himself by an unbreakable covenant, and whom He unceasingly "nourishes and cherishes",(45) and whom, once purified, He willed to be cleansed and joined to Himself, subject to Him in love and fidelity,(46) and whom, finally, He filled with heavenly gifts for all eternity, in order that we may know the love of God and of Christ for us, a love which surpasses all knowledge. Nor is God far distant from those who in shadows and images seek the unknown God, for it is He who gives to all men life and breath and all things,(127) and as Saviour wills that all men be saved. Idem, Epist. Associated with their bishop in a spirit of trust and generosity, they make him present in a certain sense in the individual local congregations, and take upon themselves, as far as they are able, his duties and the burden of his care, and discharge them with a daily interest. The word "only" takes in all cases. 66, 8: Hartel 111, 2, p. 733: .. Episcopus in Ecclesia et Ecclesia in Episcopo .. (32) Cfr. Vat. Christ is the light of nations. B. M., Ms. Paris, Mazarine, 1002, fol. In virtue of his office, that is as Vicar of Christ and pastor of the whole Church, the Roman Pontiff has full, supreme and universal power over the Church. Religious should carefully keep before their minds the fact that the Church presents Christ to believers and non-believers alike in a striking manner daily through them. dogm. 1957: AAS 49 (1957) pp. 3, 7: PL 2, 357 C, CSEL 47, 3 p. 386. This is done in virtue of his primacy over the entire Church in order to more fully provide for the necessities of the entire flock of the Lord and in consideration of the common good. 497 et 503. ", **The following was published as an appendix to the official Latin version of the Constitution on the Church.**. The bonds which bind men to the Church in a visible way are profession of faith, the sacraments, and ecclesiastical government and communion. Lumen Gentium is a powerful reminder to Catholics that the Church is a holy society, with necessary, visible structures that were instituted by Christ Himself. (20*) She knows that it is given by Him who enlightens all men so that they may finally have life. Funk, I, p. 154 s. (7) Cfr. The Mystery of the Church. 44, 2; ed. (33), Often the Church has also been called the building of God. (66), In order that we might be unceasingly renewed in Him,(67) He has shared with us His Spirit who, existing as one and the same being in the Head and in the members, gives life to, unifies and moves through the whole body. S. Hilarius Pict., In Mt 23, 6: PL 9, 1047. For then the Roman Pontiff is not pronouncing judgment as a private person, but as the supreme teacher of the universal Church, in whom the charism of infallibility of the Church itself is individually present, he is expounding or defending a doctrine of Catholic faith. The Virgin in her own life lived an example of that maternal love, by which it behooves that all should be animated who cooperate in the apostolic mission of the Church for the regeneration of men. I Orient., c. 216-314: de Patriarchis; c. 324-399: de Archiepiscopis I maioribus; c. 362-391: de aliis dignitariis; in specie, c. 238 3; 216; 240; 251; 255: de Episcopis a Patriarch nominandis. On the contrary they understand that it is their noble duty to shepherd the faithful and to recognize their ministries and charisms, so that all according to their proper roles may cooperate in this common undertaking with one mind. - S. Ambrosius, De inst. For the members of the people of God are called to share these goods in common, and of each of the Churches the words of the Apostle hold good: "According to the gift that each has received, administer it to one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God".(123). They should embue their offspring, lovingly welcomed as God's gift, with Christian doctrine and the evangelical virtues. : PG 28, 252 ss. (165) Bishops, teaching in communion with the Roman Pontiff, are to be respected by all as witnesses to divine and Catholic truth. (15) De spirituali paupertate et oboedientia testimonia praccipua S.Scripturae et Patrum afferuntur in Relatione pp. Funk I, p. 32. (171) Being taken from among men, and himself beset with weakness, he is able to have compassion on the ignorant and erring. Encycl. These laymen spend themselves completely in apostolic labors, working the Lord's field with much success.(10*). Verified Purchase. The Son, therefore, came, sent by the Father. (10*), In virtue of this catholicity each individual part contributes through its special gifts to the good of the other parts and of the whole Church. VI, allocutio in Concilio, die 4 dec. 1963: AAS 56 (1964) p. 37. (230) From the earliest times, then, some Christians have been called uponand some will always be called uponto give the supreme testimony of this love to all men, but especially to persecutors. (284) Likewise she is the Virgin who shall conceive and bear a son, whose name will be called Emmanuel. Thus it has come about, that, as if on a tree which has grown in the field of the Lord, various forms of solidarity and community life, as well as various religious families have branched out in a marvelous and multiple way from this divinely given seed. Bishops, as vicars and ambassadors of Christ, govern the particular churches entrusted to them (58*) by their counsel, exhortations, example, and even by their authority and sacred power, which indeed they use only for the edification of their flock in truth and holiness, remembering that he who is greater should become as the lesser and he who is the chief become as the servant. (41), The Church, further, "that Jerusalem which is above" is also called "our mother". Indeed Christ, the Son of God, who with the Father and the Spirit is praised as "uniquely holy," (1*) loved the Church as His bride, delivering Himself up for her. Sess. Eph. Therefore, since they are tightly bound up in all types of temporal affairs it is their special task to order and to throw light upon these affairs in such a way that they may come into being and then continually increase according to Christ to the praise of the Creator and the Redeemer. 16. (64*) By the power of the sacrament of Orders,(65*) in the image of Christ the eternal high Priest,(177) they are consecrated to preach the Gospel and shepherd the faithful and to celebrate divine worship, so that they are true priests of the New Testament. 163 Cf Acts 1:17, 25; 21:19; Rom. Conc. (16*) This, however, is to be so understood that it neither takes away from nor adds anything to the dignity and efficaciousness of Christ the one Mediator.(17*). Pius XII, Alloc. The Cult of the Blessed Virgin in the Church. 264 et 234. A preliminary note of explanation is being given to the Council Fathers from higher-authority, regarding the Modi bearing on Chapter III of the Schema de Ecclesia; the doctrine set forth in Chapter III ought to be explained and understood in accordance with the meaning and intent of this explanatory note. (11) To men, dead in sin, the Father gives life through Him, until, in Christ, He brings to life their mortal bodies. (66*) Partakers of the function of Christ the sole Mediator,(178) on their level of ministry, they announce the divine word to all. c. Donat. (1) Cfr. Chrysostomus, De Virg. Therefore, let the laity devotedly strive to acquire a more profound grasp of revealed truth, and let them insistently beg of God the gift of wisdom. "(6*) Hence not a few of the early Fathers gladly assert in their preaching, "The knot of Eve's disobedience was untied by Mary's obedience; what the virgin Eve bound through her unbelief, the Virgin Mary loosened by her faith. In the midst of the flock they adore Him in spirit and in truth. I will give my law in their bowels, and I will write it in their heart, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people . In the first place, the shepherds of Christ's flock must holily and eagerly, humbly and courageously carry out their ministry, in imitation of the eternal high Priest, the Shepherd and Guardian of our souls. Inst. (30) On that land the ancient olive tree grows whose holy roots were the Prophets and in which the reconciliation of Jews and Gentiles has been brought about and will be brought about. Pius XII, Litt. Finally, the Immaculate Virgin, preserved free from all guilt of original sin,(12*) on the completion of her earthly sojourn, was taken up body and soul into heavenly glory,(13*) and exalted by the Lord as Queen of the universe, that she might be the more fully conformed to her Son, the Lord of lords(297) and the conqueror of sin and death. Answers to the Most Common Objections Against Sedevacantism The Holy See Cod. 2, 3: ib., p. 242. It also clarified the Church's mission as the universal . By his profession of the evangelical counsels, then, he is more intimately consecrated to divine service. This perfect duty of pastoral charity (5*) is exercised in every form of episcopal care and service, prayer, sacrifice and preaching. Lumen Gentium begins with the Church as mystery (rather than the Church's hierarchical structures and government as did the documents of Vatican Council I) that is, the "paradoxical union of the human and divine." The Church exists in the here and now, yet has a goal "beyond history" when God will be all in all (1 Cor. 32; PL 2, 53. 983 (1820); Sess. Alloc. Ad coeli Reginam, 11 oct. 1954: AAS 46 (1954) p. 637. CHNG I. MU NHIM GIO HI; CHNG II. Pius XI, Litt. Conc. Chrysostomus, In 2 Tim. 1957: AAS 49 (1957) p. 237. Dei gcnitricis, Hom. Relatio Zinelli: Mand 1 2, 1114 D. (61) Cfr. 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