(14) The Church, which the Spirit guides in way of all truth(15) and which He unified in communion and in works of ministry, He both equips and directs with hierarchical and charismatic gifts and adorns with His fruits. Vat. IV, 26, 2; col. 1O53, Harvey 2, 236, necnon IV, 33, 8; col. 1077; Harvey 2, 262. (6) Cfr. Castf Connubii, 31 dec. 1930. (39) Cfr. "(74*) For strengthened by sacramental grace, in communion with the bishop and his group of priests they serve in the diaconate of the liturgy, of the word, and of charity to the people of God. By the proclamation of the Gospel she prepares her hearers to receive and profess the faith. Ad coeli Reginam, 11 oct. 1954: AAS 46 (1954) p. 637. Report abuse. Ambrosius, De Vidu s, 4, 23: PL 16, 241 s. (1) Cfr. They were further commanded by the apostles and Fathers of the Church, as well as by the doctors and pastors of souls. Because of this gift of sublime grace she far surpasses all creatures, both in heaven and on earth. Annus sacer, 8 dec. 1950: AAS 43(1951) p. 28 8. 7, 7: PG 14, 1122 B. Ps.- Macarius, De Oratione, 11: PG 34, 861 AB. Deiparae: PG 98, 328 A; In Dorm. Rerum omnium, 26 ian. 1896: ASS 28 (1895-96) p. 738. 290-292 et 372 ss. Marc. 2:20. summary. A Brief Look At "Lumen Gentium" In 1959, Pope John XXIII convened the Second Vatican Council. Deiparae, III: col. 361 D. S. Io. "(17), Thus, the Church has been seen as "a people made one with the unity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. 163 Cf Acts 1:17, 25; 21:19; Rom. 34. Answers to the Most Common Objections Against Sedevacantism The Holy See 141 Cf. The Golden Anniversary: A Summary of the Vatican II Documents. But each of them, as a member of the episcopal college and legitimate successor of the apostles, is obliged by Christ's institution and command to be solicitous for the whole Church,(33*) and this solicitude, though it is not exercised by an act of jurisdiction, contributes greatly to the advantage of the universal Church. Lumen . (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. 186 ratings, 4.42 average rating, 23 reviews. The laity have the principal role in the overall fulfillment of this duty. 12, 15: PG 33, 741 AB. This Church of Christ is truly present in all legitimate local congregations of the faithful which, united with their pastors, are themselves called churches in the New Testament. In LG 16, the council addresses the important question regarding the possible fate of the unevangelized who, through no fault of their ownthe invincibly ignoranthave failed to respond to the Gospel. Read more. : PL 50, 505 AB- Schwartz, Acta Conc. in B. V. Nat. VI, allocutio in Concilio, die 4 dec. 1963: AAS 56 (1964) p. 37. This religious submission of mind and will must be shown in a special way to the authentic magisterium of the Roman Pontiff, even when he is not speaking ex cathedra; that is, it must be shown in such a way that his supreme magisterium is acknowledged with reverence, the judgments made by him are sincerely adhered to, according to his manifest mind and will. Acts 4:11; 1 Pt. Pius XII, Const. Immortale Dei, 1 nov. 188S: ASS 18 (188S) p. 166 ss. 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. Menti nostrae, 23 sept. 1950: AAS 42 (1950) p. 660. Conc. The full document is available on the internet. (13*) It is supremely fitting, therefore, that we love those friends and coheirs of Jesus Christ, who are also our brothers and extraordinary benefactors, that we render due thanks to God for them (14*) and "suppliantly invoke them and have recourse to their prayers, their power and help in obtaining benefits from God through His Son, Jesus Christ, who is our Redeemer and Saviour. What makes Lumen Gentium, especially chatper II: "On the People of God" so "revolutionary" is the new stress it put on the equality and unity of all the Church's members. For this reason it is clearly stated that hierarchical communion with the head and members of the church is required. Christ, the one Mediator, established and continually sustains here on earth His holy Church, the community of faith, hope and charity, as an entity with visible delineation (9*) through which He communicated truth and grace to all. Tuas libener: Denz. (238), Christ, having been lifted up from the earth has drawn all to Himself. De Sacra Liturgia, n. 7 et n. 47. For the discharging of such great duties, the apostles were enriched by Christ with a special outpouring of the Holy Spirit coming upon them,(154) and they passed on this spiritual gift to their helpers by the imposition of hands,(155) and it has been transmitted down to us in Episcopal consecration. (1*) And all this teaching about the institution, the perpetuity, the meaning and reason for the sacred primacy of the Roman Pontiff and of his infallible magisterium, this Sacred Council again proposes to be firmly believed by all the faithful. A person is initiated into God's people not by physical birth, but by a . 1794 (3013). : PG 48, 533 u. LUMEN GENTIUM SOLEMNLY PROMULGATED BY HIS HOLINESS POPE PAUL VI ON NOVEMBER 21, 1964 ! He did this that He might sanctify her. (15) Cfr. S. Irenaeus, adv. Fulgens corona, 8 sept. 1953: AAS 45 (1953) pp. S. Leo M., Epist. Many of them rejoice in the episcopate, celebrate the Holy Eucharist and cultivate devotion toward the Virgin Mother of God. Therefore, this document is written . (55*). (65) He continually distributes in His body, that is, in the Church, gifts of ministries in which, by His own power, we serve each other unto salvation so that, carrying out the truth in love, we might through all things grow unto Him who is our Head. 1943: AAS 35 (1943) p. 225. 1943: ASS 35 (1943) p. 209 et 212. Moving forward through trial and tribulation, the Church is strengthened by the power of God's grace, which was promised to her by the Lord, so that in the weakness of the flesh she may not waver from perfect fidelity, but remain a bride worthy of her Lord, and moved by the Holy Spirit may never cease to renew herself, until through the Cross she arrives at the light which knows no setting. Encycl. (1) Cfr. In this singular way she cooperated by her obedience, faith, hope and burning charity in the work of the Saviour in giving back supernatural life to souls. Encycl. This determination of power can consist in the granting of a particular office or in the allotment of subjects, and it is done according to the norms approved by the supreme authority. Conc. Benedictus XV, Epist. Incorporated in the Church through baptism, the faithful are destined by the baptismal character for the worship of the Christian religion; reborn as sons of God they must confess before men the faith which they have received from God through the Church (4*). Eph. He is the image of the invisible God and in Him all things came into being. 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. 22, 21: PL 22, 408. (23) Cfr. Such a multiple and miraculous growth augments both the progress of the members of these various religious families themselves and the welfare of the entire Body of Christ. 2. Offici, 24 apr. S. Thomas, Summa Theol. 62, a. S. Andreas Cret., Hom. CONDENSER'S INTRODUCTON . etia Pius XII, Litt. He is the head of the Body which is the Church. who in times past were not a people, but are now the people of God". Lumen gentium, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, is one of the principal documents of the Second Vatican Council. (11) Leo XIII, Epist. (20*) She knows that it is given by Him who enlightens all men so that they may finally have life. Oec. 23, sacr. etc. IV, n. 16, cum notis 12 et 15. (10) Cfr. Taking part in the Eucharistic sacrifice, which is the fount and apex of the whole Christian life, they offer the Divine Victim to God, and offer themselves along with It. Encycl. 341, 9, 11: PL 39, 1499 s. S. Io. AAS 22 (1930) p. 548 s. Cfr. S. Germanus Const., Nom. Conc. Dogmatic Constitution on the Church: Lumen Gentium [Vatican II, Lumen Gentium] on Amazon.com. 78, 18: PG 42, 728 CD; 729 AB. Modus 81. Rom; 8:17; Col. 1:24; 2 Tim. In other words, the College is not always "fully active [in actu pleno]"; rather, it acts as a college in the strict sense only from time to time and only with the consent of its head. Now the laity are called in a special way to make the Church present and operative in those places and circumstances where only through them can it become the salt of the earth (2*). Hom. Prof. fidei Trid. Cod. These faithful are by baptism made one body with Christ and are constituted among the People of God; they are in their own way made sharers in the priestly, prophetical, and kingly functions of Christ; and they carry out for their own part the mission of the whole Christian people in the Church and in the world. S. Bonaventura, Opusc. S. Ignatius M., ad phes. Origenes, In Matth. Vat. De quelle consolation, 1. c., p. 789: Dans les batailles decisives, c'est parfois du front que partent les plus heureuses initiatives..Idem Alloc. At a lower level of the hierarchy are deacons, upon whom hands are imposed "not unto the priesthood, but unto a ministry of service. (31) Cfr. Already from the beginning of the world the foreshadowing of the Church took place. It commends them to God, imparts a spiritual blessing on them and accompanies their self-offering by the Eucharistic sacrifice. 16 Cf. (149)(16*), 21. (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. For you are all 'one' in Christ Jesus". In the first place amongst these there are the Muslims, who, professing to hold the faith of Abraham, along with us adore the one and merciful God, who on the last day will judge mankind. S. Thomas, Sumtna Theol. Cfr. by Fr. 2. Alloc. The laity should, as all Christians, promptly accept in Christian obedience decisions of their spiritual shepherds, since they are representatives of Christ as well as teachers and rulers in the Church. Haer. Cf. Gaudium et spes (Ecclesiastical Latin: [audi.um et spes], "Joy and Hope"), the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, is one of the four constitutions resulting from the Second Vatican Council in 1965. Nicaenum. (12) Cfr. 2 in dorm. 20. In other words, it is not a distinction between the Roman Pontiff and the bishops taken collectively, but a distinction between the Roman Pontiff taken separately and the Roman Pontiff together with the bishops. Cod. (4) To carry out the will of the Father, Christ inaugurated the Kingdom of heaven on earth and revealed to us the mystery of that kingdom. : Denz. 2. The Church, then, considers martyrdom as an exceptional gift and as the fullest proof of love. (1*) In the present era of time the Church was constituted and, by the outpouring of the Spirit, was made manifest. CHAPTER III: THE CHURCH IS HIERARCHICAL Let them follow the example of Christ, who by His obedience even unto death, opened to all men the blessed way of the liberty of the children of God. Vat.II, Const. ib., III, 19, 26: col. 152; V, 18, 24: col. 189; In Io. 1:22-23. (8) Cfr. Umbratilem, 8 iul. Haerent animo, 4 aug. 1908: ASS 41 (1908) p. 560 s. Cod. in lob, XXVIII, V: PL 76, 455-456. (8*) Thus, as St. Irenaeus testifies, through those who were appointed bishops by the apostles, and through their successors down in our own time, the apostolic tradition is manifested (9*) and preserved. 1, 6-7, ut demonstret Ordinem esse verum sacramentum: Denz. (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. S. Gregorius M., Moral, IV, 7, 12: PL 75, 643 C. Ps.Basilius, In Is. Mc 16,15). S. Augustinus, Serm. 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. Innocentius I, 1. c. S. Gregorius Naz., Apol. Then too, by God's gift, they must hold on to and complete in their lives this holiness they have received. (64) Cfr. (30) Cfr. These actions consist in the use of the sacraments and in a special way the Eucharist, frequent participation in the sacred action of the Liturgy, application of oneself to prayer, self-abnegation, lively fraternal service and the constant exercise of all the virtues. These questions are left to theologians to discussspecifically the question of the power exercised de facto among the separated Eastern Churches, about which there are various explanations.". (8) Cfr. (31) That land, like a choice vineyard, has been planted by the heavenly Husbandman. The Word of the Lord is compared to a seed which is sown in a field;(19) those who hear the Word with faith and become part of the little flock of Christ,(20) have received the Kingdom itself. Each individual layman must stand before the world as a witness to the resurrection and life of the Lord Jesus and a symbol of the living God. Nic.-Const. By reason of it, the Catholic Church strives constantly and with due effect to bring all humanity and all its possessions back to its source In Christ, with Him as its head and united in His Spirit. 23:1 ff; Num. ecl., V, 24, 10: GCS II, 1, p. 49S; cd. . 2, 3: cd. S.Augustinus, In lo. At all times and in every race God has given welcome to whosoever fears Him and does what is right. (15*), Therefore, all the faithful of Christ are invited to strive for the holiness and perfection of their own proper state. At the same time, however, because she belongs to the offspring of Adam she is one with all those who are to be saved. Hence, one is constituted a member of the Episcopal body in virtue of sacramental consecration and hierarchical communion with the head and members of the body. (17) Cfr. Lumen Gentium represents an important synthesis of Biblical, Patristic, medieval and Tridentine ecclesiology, combined with orthodox elements of the new theological movement. (2) Cfr. Pius XII, Litt. 30: Denz. Funk I, p. 32. (283) "He for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit from the Virgin Mary. in annunt. et. Conc. Funk, I, p. 241. (9) S. Hieronymus, Epist. 28:18; Mk. 2. Lumen Gentium - Vatican II's Constitution on the Church. The Son whom she brought forth is He whom God placed as the first-born among many brethren,(299) namely the faithful, in whose birth and education she cooperates with a maternal love. 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. Pius XII, Litt. (51) In this sacred rite a oneness with Christ's death and resurrection is both symbolized and brought about: "For we were buried with Him by means of Baptism into death"; and if "we have been united with Him in the likeness of His death, we shall be so in the likeness of His resurrection also". 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