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The Constitution on the Liturgy
from Vatican II
Our plan today
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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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Under Constantine
The Reformation
The
Founding
Period
Encounter
with Christ
In a small group
A life of
discipleship
Catechumenate
Enthusiastic
faith!
Carolingian reforms
Lateran Councils
Religious orders
Movements
among clergy &
laity
Baptism with no formation
Less personal faith – decided by the local ruler
More like “membership”
Rapid growth in ever-larger parishes
Minimum “obligations” – the threat of Hell
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Church history
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1959
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The
Founding
Period
Today
John XXIII
a new vision
ecumenical in
spirit & scope
filled with hope
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Pope John’s question:
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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
renew itself for these times?
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In the words of John XXIII
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“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!’”
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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
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At St Paul Outside the Walls
Pope John & 17 Cardinals
After Evening Prayer…
3 little announcements:
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A Pastoral Synod for the
Diocese of Rome
A Commission to revise the
Code of Canon Law
An Ecumenical Council of the
Universal Church,
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Basilica San Paolo
Fuori le Mura
with all Christians invited as
observers
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Jan 25, 1959
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“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…”
Pope John’s next idea
How Vatican II did its work:
325
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The
Founding
Period
Today
1959
John XXIII
Ressourcement:
Return to the sources
and let them teach you.
“Restoration”
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How Vatican II did its work:
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The
Founding
Period
1959
John XXIII
Aggiornamento:
Read the signs of the times
and bring yourself up to date!
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How Vatican II did its work:
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The
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1958
John XXIII
Doctrine develops:
Allow the development or
evolution of church teaching
Dei Verbum #8
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How Vatican II did its work:
Ressourcement
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The
Founding
Period
Doctrine develops
Aggiornamento
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By the 1920s…
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Liturgical movement emerged
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A new idea: return to the past
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Altars facing the people
Less showy liturgy overall
A new norm: the founding era
NOT the Middle Ages
Belgian Benedictine, Dom Lambert Beauduin
(d 1960)
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1909: called for full, active participation of laity
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Pius XII
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Mediator Dei, 1947
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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
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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
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Cardinal Gaeteno Cicognani led the process
Annibale Bugnini
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65 members and consultants
Prepared statement by Jan 1962
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Combined principles
With concrete recommendations
Gaeteno was gravely ill, eventually died
Cardinal Larraona named as head
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Very conservative
Did not like the proposed document as presented
Fired Bugnini – hired Ferdinando Antonelli
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Who had played no role in the prep of the schema
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Prep period
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Word spread among the bishops
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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)
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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
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Shifted from focus on bloody suffering and death
of Christ
To Paschal Mystery as basis of the Christian life
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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
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Active participation as the right and duty
of every Christian
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Shifting away from the priest as the center
Big shift:
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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
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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
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Use of both forms
Antonelli presented this briefly but forcefully
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The Response
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Cardinal Frings:
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The last will and testament of Pius XII
General approval was voiced
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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)
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Ottaviani and those who opposed reform:
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Found it revolutionary
They hadn’t checked with him or the doctrinal
commission
Did not want communion under both forms
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Opposed to concelebration
Did not want use of the vernacular
No communion in the cup
And on and on…
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Council procedures
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Latin would be the language
Voting was by punch card
Speakers were given 10 minutes
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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
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Pope John’s Opening Speech
Expressed optimism about how God is
leading the Church
Rejected the idea of condemnations
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“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
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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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But Christ was still present
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Turning Points
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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
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Everyone knew what was happening
Prayer and singing
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Veni Creator Spiritus
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The whole church mingled together
The world was watching
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The bishops knew this
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It brought them together
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Turning points
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Nov 14, 1962
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They decided to take a test vote
Approval would mean move forward,
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Astounding to everyone
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No need to submit to Ottaviani’s doctrinal cmsn
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
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Fr Bugnini named leader to implement this
Constitution
Implementation group called Consilium
Almost immediately in 1964
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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
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Profound impact on the laity
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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
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No longer the only center point of the parish
But in a new relationship to the laity
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The Constitution itself
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Restored Liturgy of the Word (56)
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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
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It’s never enough to follow the “letter of
the law” making sure we are correct and
proper. (11)
The principle is clear:
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Full
Active
Participation
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Conversation
If it weren’t for Vatican II
I would…
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