Transcript CONSECRATION INTO VOCATION AND MISSION

VOCATION AND MISSION:
Lay Ecclesial Ministry Since
Vatican II
Rev. Michael S. Driscoll
Christ Our King Parish
Charleston, SC
January 20, 2012
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Post-baptismal Anointing:
Consecration into
Vocation and Mission
I. formulae of anointing with chrism
II. descending ministries – Vatican II
– Lumen Gentium - 1964
III. baptismal vocation – Synod on Laity
– Christifideles Laici - 1988
IV. lay ecclesial ministry – U.S. Bishops
- Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the Lord - 2005
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I. water rite vs. oil rite
BAPTISM -  “to wash or dunk”
ANOINTING WITH CHRISM - 

&
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strengthening-healing & consecration
 “mashach” Messiah - Anointed One
“Christening”
“Chrismation” (Eastern Churches)
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Different kinds of anointing
Coronation of royalty
 Ordination of priests
 Installation of prophets
 Consecration of objects of cult
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Care of wounds
 Healing of the sick
 Embalming of the body
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Formula of Anointing
Rite of Infant Baptism
Explanatory rite - (along with clothing and candle rites):
God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
has freed you from all sin,
given you a new birth by water and the Holy Spirit,
and welcomed you into his holy people.
He now anoints you with the chrism of salvation.
As Christ was anointed Priest, Prophet, and King,
so may you live always as a member of his body,
sharing everlasting life. Amen.
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Formula of Anointing
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
Explanatory rite - when confirmation does not follow:
The God of power and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ
has freed you from all sin
and brought you to new life
through water and the Holy Spirit.
He now anoints you with the chrism of salvation, so that,
united with his people, you may remain for ever a
member of Christ who is Priest, Prophet, and King. Amen.
When confirmation follows, explanatory rite replaced by:
N., be sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit. Amen
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II. Lumen Gentium
Chapter 1 - Trinitarian Perspective
– FATHER calls all: prefiguring of Church from all time
– Through SON - all sent on mission
images to speak about Church (threefold munera)
1. Kingdom:
2. Tillage of God:
3. Temple:
Shepherd/King
Prophet
Priest
– Through the SPIRIT all called (vocation) to communion:
in truth, love and mercy
- all called through baptism into Trinity and sent on mission
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Institutional Nature of Church
"But the society structured with the hierarchical
organs and the Mystical Body of Christ, are not to
be considered as two realities, nor are the visible
assembly and the spiritual community, nor the
earthly Church and the Church enriched with
heavenly things; rather they form one complex
reality which coalesces from a divine and human
element."
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People of God
Lumen Gentium ch. 2
Vocation and Mission
Vocation
– call to communion -“to be a chosen race, a royal
priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people” §9
» “all the faithful, scattered throughout the world,
are in communion with each other in the Holy
Spirit....” §13
» communion of “life, charity and truth” §12
– “They [all baptized Christians] are consecrated by
baptism, in which they are united with Christ” §15
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People of God
Lumen Gentium ch. 2
Vocation and Mission
Mission
"sent forth into the whole world as the light of the world
and the salt of the earth"
“The obligation of spreading the faith is imposed on
every disciple of Christ, according to his/her state”
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– due to charism and office
Threefold munera
– Priesthood of Faithful - liturgy as 
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– Prophetic office - sensus fidelium §12
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Definition of Church
Society
entered into through Baptism
given visibility through
"1) profession of faith
2) the sacraments and
3) eccesiastical government
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4 ) communion" (LG II,14)
= (1) teach, (2) sanctify and (3) govern = missio
+(4) communio
= vocatio
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Hierarchical Structures
Lumen Gentium ch. 3
Threefold division
-Antiochene model :
episcopoi, presbyteroi, diakonoi
-vocation of community
-others share "in degrees of participation in this
ministry"
basis for collaborative ministry
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Descending Order of Ministry
"Bishops, therefore, with their helpers, the priests
and deacons, have taken up the service of the
community, presiding in place of God over the
flock, whose shepherds they are, as teachers for
doctrine, priests for sacred worship, and ministers
for governing" (Lumen Gentium II,20)
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Bishop
As having “fullness of orders”
Specific vocation and mission of episcopacy
– Vocation - communion
bond of unity, charity and peace
(sometimes alone, other times in council)
– Mission - by means of threefold munera
exercised in "hierarchical communion"
+ teach
(LG III, 25)
+ sanctify (LG III, 26)
+ rule
(LG III, 27)
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Priests
"co-workers" or collaborators with bishops
"called to preach Gospel,
to shepherd the faithful and
to celebrate divine worship"
(LGIII, 28)
teach
govern
sanctify
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Deacons
Ministry of service - diakonia
Share communion with bishops and priests
Mission not based on authority, but on service
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The Laity
Lumen Gentium - ch. 4
Linguistic difficulty
laos = people
"faithful"
"non-ordained"
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Specificity of Vocation
They (laity) are in their own way made sharers in the
priestly, prophetic and kingly functions of Christ;
and they carry out for their part the mission of the
whole Christian people in the church and in the
world" (LG IV, 31)
"Due to the special circumstances of our time the
foundations of this doctrine must be more
thoroughly examined" (LG IV, 30)
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III. Christifideles Laici:
Vocation and Mission of the Laity in the Church
and in the World Twenty Years after the Second
Vatican Council
"A new aspect to the grace and dignity coming from
baptism is here introduced: The lay faithful participate
for their part, in the threefold mission of Christ as
priest, prophet and king ... "
Christifideles Laici, 14
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Christifideles Laici
In the wake of the Second Vatican Council, at the
beginning of my pastoral ministry my aim was to
emphasize forcefully the priestly, prophetic and
kingly dignity of the entire people of God ...
The Second Vatican Council has reminded us of the
mystery of this power and of the fact that the
mission of Christ — priest, prophet-teacher, king
— continues in the Church. Everyone, the whole
people of God, shares in this threefold mission"
Christifideles Laici, 14
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Mission
Elaboration of threefold munera
"Sharers in the priestly, prophetic and kingly
mission of Jesus Christ"
rights and obligations attached
places question of munera not in terms of
authority or privilege, but in terms of service
and obligation
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Vocation
"The call to holiness is rooted in baptism and
proposed anew in other sacraments, principally the
eucharist."
"We come to a full sense of the dignity of the lay
faithful if we consider the prime and fundamental
vocation that the Father assigns to each of them in
Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit: the vocation
of holiness, that is, the perfection of charity.
Holiness is the greatest testimony of the dignity
conferred on a disciple of Christ" (CL 16)
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Diverse yet Complementary
Ministries
"All the members of the people of God — clergy, men
and women, the lay faithful— are laborers in the
vineyard. At one and the same time they all are the
goal and subjects of church communion as well as
of participation in the mission of salvation. Every
one of us possessing charisms and ministries,
diverse yet complementary, works in the one and
the same vineyard of the Lord" (CL 55)
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IV. Co-Workers in the Vineyard
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Theological foundations for lay ecclesial ministry
Discernment and suitability for ministry
Four-fold formation
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Human formation
Spiritual formation
Intellectual formation
Pastoral formation
Authorization of lay ecclesial ministers
Policies and practices in ministerial workplace
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Human Formation
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Basic understanding of self and others
Psychological health
Mature sexuality
Physical health
Knowledge of one’s personal gifts and limitations
Understanding of family (group) dynamcs
Ability to learn from praise and criticism
Apreciation of racial, ethnic and cultural diversity
Genuine respect for others
Virtues od Christian discipleship
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Spiritual Formation
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Living union with Christ
Spiritual formatuin based on Word
Spiritual formatuin based on Liturgy
Incarnational spirituality of presence and paschal
spirituality of loving service
Awareness of sin and spirituality of suffering
Marian spirituality
Love for the Church
Devotion to the Eucharist
Ecumenical spirit
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Intellectual Formation
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Scripture and its interpretation
Dogmatic theology
Church history
Liturgical and sacramental theology
Moral theology and Catholic social teachinh
Pastoral theology
Spirituality
Canon Law
Discipline-relateds studies, i.e. music for musicians,
etc
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Pastoral Formation
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Methods for providing formation of others
Leadership in prayer (and preaching)
Pastoral ministry skills
Family mission nnd family perspective
Effective relationship and communication skills
Collaboration
Discernment of signs of the times
Gift discernment
Administration skills
Change and conflict management
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Integrated Formation
Pastoral
Human
Intellectual
Spiritual
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Consequences for Ministry
1. Shift in meaning of ministry since Vatican II
– from trickle down idea to grass roots ministry
2. Shift in theology of ministry
– from pragmatic necessity to baptismal vocation and mission
– all baptized Christians have responsibility and obligation to
work for the upbuilding of the Body of Christ
3. Baptism as Fundamental Sacrament of Vocation
– All other choices in life are further delineations of the
fundamental baptismal vocation and mission.
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