In liturgical celebrations each person, minister or layman, who has an office to perform, should do all of, but only, those parts which pertain to his office by the nature of the rite and the principles of liturgy. Look up the latin to german translation of sacrosanctum concilium in the pons online dictionary. Servers, lectors commentators, and members of the choir also exercise a genuine liturgical function. The constitution on the sacred liturgy sacrosanctum concilium constitution on the sacred liturgy sacrosanctum concilium. General principles for the restoration and promotion of the sacred liturgy a. Nov 30, 2014 licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of avrupa muzik yapim. Click download or read online button to get sacrosanctum concilium book now. Francis cardinal arinze prefect, congregation for divine worship and the discipline of the sacraments.
It was the twentyfirst ecumenical council of the catholic church and. Constitution on the sacred liturgy sacrosanctum concilium. Adoremus, society for the renewal of the sacred liturgy some highlights of the liturgical renewal initiated by sacrosanctum concilium. Forty years after the second vatican council, zenit is asking church leaders and prominent laity to reflect on. It seemed evident that pirennes desire to strut this information before him had been one reason for his admission into the. Liturgical reform wasnt so much about bringing a modern tone to the mass so much as better facilitating the understanding and aprticipation of the laity. Latinautor warner chappell, latinautor, ascap, broma 16, sony atv publishing, bmi broadcast music inc.
Sacrosanctum concilium was the first of the four constitutions to be promulgated december 4, 1963, and was voted for by an overwhelming majority of the fathers of the council. The drafting committees were talking with one another as they worked. The constitution on the sacred liturgy of the second vatican council joshua brommer joseph degrocco on. In part 3, we look at the liturgical movement, sacrosanctum concilium, mediator dei, and all manner of liturgy related questions with regard to vatican ii. Jul 05, 2016 towards an authentic implementation of sacrosanctum concilium the official text of the opening address of his eminence, robert cardinal sarah, to sacra liturgia uk, on 5 july 2016. The administrative committee of the usccb at its september 20 meeting authorized the issuance of the document as a formal statement of the committee on divine worship. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
Sacrosanctum concilium constitution on the sacred liturgy second vatican council. Keynote address to the national convention of the federation of diocesan liturgical commissions, at the omni san antonio hotel, october 711, 2003. Sacrosanctum concilium quotes by second vatican council. Second vatican council sacrosanctum concilium constitution. Catholics in 1960 generally assumed that the catholic church never changes. Sacrosanctum concilium download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi.
If, on the other hand, we attempt to understand sacrosanctum concilium as a whole, the new lectionary does not to fulfill the precept of paragraph 23, there must be no innovations unless the good of the church genuinely and certainly requires them. We believed that the mass was virtually identical since the days of the apostles. Sacrosanctum concilium participation of the laity the first issue considered by the council therefore, and one which has the most immediate effect on the lives of individual catholics, was the revision of the liturgy. The liturgyis the outstanding means whereby the faithful may express in their lives, and manifest to others, the mystery of christ and the real nature of the true church. It was the twentyfirst ecumenical council of the catholic church and the second to be held at saint peters basilica in the vatican. Constitution on the sacred liturgy sacrosanctum concilium of. Constitution on the sacred liturgy sacrosanctum concilium of the second vatican ecumenical council promulgated by his holiness pope paul vi december 4, 1963 topical outline 1. The encyclopedists, chapter 3, page 46, 2 hardin snickered below his breath. The administrative committee of the usccb at its september 20 meeting authorized the issuance of the document as a formal statement of the committee on. Was this change really intended by the council fathers or was it a mistake.
Dec 31, 2007 some highlights of the liturgical renewal initiated by sacrosanctum concilium. Includes free vocabulary trainer, verb tables and pronunciation function. How this teaching on the presence of christ came to be. The promulgation of the constitution sacrosanctum concilium on the sacred liturgy on 4 december 1963 did not only open a door to the subsequent documents of the econd vatican councils. Summary of sacrosanctum concilium the constitution on.
One person i know quoted the following section of, sacrosanctum concilium, in support of the idea that only very limited use of english or other modern vernacular languages was ever intended by the council fathers. Sacrosanctum concilium, the constitution on the sacred liturgy, is one of the constitutions of the second vatican council. Sacrosanctum concilium the constitution on the sacred liturgy of the second vatican council. Promulgated by his holiness pope paul vi on december 4, 1963. The constitution on the sacred liturgy of the second vatican council. Describing presence in a manifold way, however, had been prepared by pope pius xii in his 1947 encyclical mediator dei. In the 1950s, the rites for holy week were revised. The constitution on the sacred liturgy sacrosanctum. It was approved by the assembled bishops by a vote of 2,147 to 4 and promulgated by pope paul vi on december 4, 1963. The sacred council has set out to impart an ever increasing vigor to the christian life of the faithful. The document stewards of the traditionfifty years after sacrosanctum concilium was developed by the committee on divine worship of the united states conference of catholic bishops usccb. Soon after pope paul vi promulgated the sacrosanctum concilium more than fortyfive years ago, a small group of liturgy specialists replaced the liturgical reforms mandated by the sacrosanctum concilium with a more secular liturgy. For the liturgy, through which the work of our redemption is accomplished, most of all in the divine sacrifice of the eucharist, is the outstanding means whereby the faithful may express in their lives, and manifest to others, the mystery of christ and the real nature of the true church.
The very first line of sacrosanctum concilium quantifies the main goals of the council. The use of the latin tongue is to be maintained in the latin rites, except where some special law obtains sc 36 1. Sacrosanctum concilium 1963 excerpts introduction 2. Youll remember that sc immediately began chapter 1 general principles with a section.
In virtue of power conceded by the law, the regulation of the liturgy within certain defined limits belongs also to various kinds of competent. The people should take part in responses, songs, actions, and gestures. It was approved by the assembled bishops by a vote of 2,147 to 4 and promulgated by pope paul vi on 4 december 1963. As a result, most catholics are unfamiliar with the documents actual direction.
Commentary on sacrosanctum concilium arcane knowledge. Concilium oecumenicum vaticanum secundum, informally known as vatican ii addressed relations between the roman catholic church and the modern world. Regulation of the sacred liturgy depends solely on the authority of the church, that is, on the apostolic see and, as laws may determine, on the bishop. The constitution on the sacred liturgy sacrosanctum concilium. Lysik 2004 states that, the first document approved by the second vatican council was the constitution on the sacred liturgy sacrosanctum concilium and by calling it a constitution, the bishops were saying that this document should receive the highest priority p. Even so, reverent silence must be observed at the proper times sc 30. One other piece of contextual information seems particularly relevant to me. Towards an authentic implementation of sacrosanctum concilium. In popular imagination the move away from latin in the mass to modern english is one of the most striking results of the second vatican council. Jun 26, 2017 in part 3, we look at the liturgical movement, sacrosanctum concilium, mediator dei, and all manner of liturgy related questions with regard to vatican ii. The central idea was that there ought to be greater lay participation in the liturgy. Nov 17, 2006 liturgical reform wasnt so much about bringing a modern tone to the mass so much as better facilitating the understanding and aprticipation of the laity. The rite of the mass is to be revised in such a way that the intrinsic nature and purpose of its several parts, as also the connection between them, may.
Sacrosanctum concilium wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Indica modificacoes no culto catolico, visando aumentar a participacao do laicato na liturgia da igreja. Towards an authentic implementation of sacrosanctum concilium the official text of the opening address of his eminence, robert cardinal sarah, to sacra liturgia uk, on 5 july 2016. Stewards of the tradition fifty years after sacrosanctum. View sacrosanctum concilium research papers on academia. Summary of sacrosanctum concilium the constitution on the sacred liturgy.