There is, therefore, in Christ and in the Church no inequality on the basis of race or nationality, social condition or sex, because "there is neither Jew nor Greek: there is neither bond nor free: there is neither male nor female. (5) Cfr. Encycl. Christ proposed to His disciples this form of life, which He, as the Son of God, accepted in entering this world to do the will of the Father. By her preaching she brings forth to a new and immortal life the sons who are born to her in baptism, conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of God. First, the title of the document known as the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church: in Latin, it is titled Lumen Gentium, which means, "the light of the nations." This light is Jesus Christ. etia Pius XII, Litt. Deiparae: PG 98, 328 A; In Dorm. By the ministry of the word they communicate God's power to those who believe unto salvation(168) and through the sacraments, the regular and fruitful distribution of which they regulate by their authority,(56*) they sanctify the faithful. Oec. Vat. Leo XIII, Epist. God gathered together as one all those who in faith look upon Jesus as the author of salvation and the source of unity and peace, and established them as the Church that for each and all it may be the visible sacrament of this saving unity. Conc. It is up to the judgment of the Supreme Pontiff, to whose care Christ's whole flock has been entrusted, to determine, according to the needs of the Church as they change over the course of centuries, the way in which this care may best be exercisedwhether in a personal or a collegial way. Conc. (193), If therefore in the Church everyone does not proceed by the same path, nevertheless all are called to sanctity and have received an equal privilege of faith through the justice of God. 1826 (3059). I: Mansi 52, 1213 AC. S.Ignatius M. Trall. 47. 3:16; 6:19) guiding the Church in the way of all truth (cf. Bishops thus, by praying and laboring for the people, make outpourings in many ways and in great abundance from the fullness of Christ's holiness. 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. Anastasius Antioch., Serm. 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. I, Sess. Immortale Dei, 1 nov. 188S: ASS 18 (188S) p. 166 ss. (180) For the sick and the sinners among the faithful, they exercise the ministry of alleviation and reconciliation and they present the needs and the prayers of the faithful to God the Father. Specifically, we find in Lumen Gentium 25 the following: In matters of faith and morals, the bishops speak in the name of Christ and the faithful are to accept their teaching and adhere to it with a religious assent. Since this is so, the religious state, whose purpose is to free its members from earthly cares, more fully manifests to all believers the presence of heavenly goods already possessed here below. The mystery of the holy Church is manifest in its very foundation. Ad diem illum, 2 febr. Damascenus, Adv. Vat. Satis cognitium, 29 iun. - S. Pius X, Litt. The Catholic Church, taught by the Holy Spirit, honors her with filial affection and piety as a most beloved mother. 1, 35; Mc. In dorm. Nell'alba, 24 dec. 1941: AAS 34 (1942) p. 21. Florentinum, Decretum pro Graecis: Denz. Alloc. (236) The importance of the profession of the evangelical counsels is seen in the fact that it fosters the perfection of love of God and love of neighbor in an outstanding manner and that this profession is strengthened by vows. Deiparae: PG 97, 1089-1109. She is "the mother of the members of Christ . It has so often been said, wrote Fr. S: Conc. Therefore, by their competence in secular training and by their activity, elevated from within by the grace of Christ, let them vigorously contribute their effort, so that created goods may be perfected by human labor, technical skill and civic culture for the benefit of all men according to the design of the Creator and the light of His Word. Summary Introduction The primary statement of Lumen Gentium's introduction is that it intends to proceed "following faithfully the teaching of previous councils."(LG, 1) Chapter 1 - The Mystery of the Church The Church is endowed with the Holy Spirit and was constituted by Christ in the present era. 85, 24: PL 37, 1095 S. Hieronymus, Liber contra Vigl lantium, b: PL 23, 344. By the proclamation of the Gospel she prepares her hearers to receive and profess the faith. Similarly, by their state in life, religious give splendid and striking testimony that the world cannot be transformed and offered to God without the spirit of the beatitudes. 23, cap. It knows it through unfailing experience of it and commends it to the hearts of the faithful, so that encouraged by this maternal help they may the more intimately adhere to the Mediator and Redeemer. in lob, XXVIII, V: PL 76, 455-456. 11: PG 96, 1357. 32. All priests, and especially those who are called "diocesan priests," due to the special title of their ordination, should keep continually before their minds the fact that their faithful loyalty toward and their generous cooperation with their bishop is of the greatest value in their growth in holiness. Paschasius Radb., In Matth. Christ, becoming obedient even unto death and because of this exalted by the Father,(206) entered into the glory of His kingdom. Wherefore this Holy Synod, in expounding the doctrine on the Church, in which the divine Redeemer works salvation, intends to describe with diligence both the role of the Blessed Virgin in the mystery of the Incarnate Word and the Mystical Body, and the duties of redeemed mankind toward the Mother of God, who is mother of Christ and mother of men, particularly of the faithful. Conc. For all who are in Christ, having His Spirit, form one Church and cleave together in Him. Still further, some become subject of their own accord to another man, in the matter of perfection for love of God. (Cf. Apost. 16:13) and unifying her in communion and in the works of ministry, he bestows upon her varied hierarchic and charismatic gifts, and in . Act. Funk, I, p. 154 s. (7) Cfr. 8, a. 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. There are some who, in their freedom as sons of God, renounce their own wills and take upon themselves the state of poverty. Pall1us VI, Homelia in Bas, Vaticana, 20 oct. 1963: AAS 55 (1963) p. 1014. (2) Cfr. Sacramentarium Gregorianum: PL 78, 160 B.Vel C. Mohlberg, Liber Sactamentorum romanae ecclesiae, Romao 195O, p. 111, XC:.Deus, qui ex omni coaptacione sanctorum aeternum tibi condis habitaculum.. Hymnus Urbs Ierusalem beata in Breviario monastico, et Coclest urbs Ierusalem in Breviario Romano. (63) On earth, still as pilgrims in a strange land, tracing in trial and in oppression the paths He trod, we are made one with His sufferings like the body is one with the Head, suffering with Him, that with Him we may be glorified. Mystici Corporis, 29 iun. 3, a. 21 November, 1964. Since this is so, the spiritual life of these people should then be devoted to the welfare of the whole Church. 290-292 et 372 ss. Pastor aeternus, 3: Denz. (4*), II. I: Mansi S2,1 109 C. (28) Cfr. (2) Cfr. (31) Cfr. Funk, I, p. 265 s.; 282; 232 246 s. Chalcedonense, ib. May all those who are weighed down with poverty, infirmity and sickness, as well as those who must bear various hardships or who suffer persecution for justice sakemay they all know they are united with the suffering Christ in a special way for the salvation of the world. I XXlV, can. l9S8: AAS S0 (145R ) p. 220: Ia Iegittima sana laicita dello Stato .. (7) Cfr. (54*) For "the partaking of the body and blood of Christ does nothing other than make us be transformed into that which we consume". L'importance de la presse catholique, 17 febr. (37*) This variety of local churches with one common aspiration is splendid evidence of the catholicity of the undivided Church. 7 de Hierosolymis: Conc. Funk, I, pp. . Funk, Didascalia, II, p. 103. (10) Cfr. Magno gaudio, 23 maii 1964: AAS 56 (1964) p. 566. Damasccnus, Nom. vitae spir., c. 18. 25, Decretum de Purgatorio: Denz. 4 Const. (64), From Him "the whole body, supplied and built up by joints and ligaments, attains a growth that is of God". A person is initiated into God's people not by physical birth, but by a . (45*) The Roman Pontiff and the bishops, in view of their office and the importance of the matter, by fitting means diligently strive to inquire properly into that revelation and to give apt expression to its contents;(46*) but a new public revelation they do not accept as pertaining to the divine deposit of faith. This same state of life is accurately exemplified and perpetually made present in the Church. (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. "(9*), 57. (18*) For in the mystery of the Church, which is itself rightly called mother and virgin, the Blessed Virgin stands out in eminent and singular fashion as exemplar both of virgin and mother. 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 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. (1*) These religious families give their members the support of a more firm stability in their way of life and a proven doctrine of acquiring perfection. The Drafting of 'Lumen Gentium'. S. Gregorius M., Moral, IV, 7, 12: PL 75, 643 C. Ps.Basilius, In Is. 13: . 184, a. 22, 21: PL 22, 408. 66, 8: Hartel 111, 2, p. 733: .. Episcopus in Ecclesia et Ecclesia in Episcopo .. (32) Cfr. S.Augustinus, In lo. 3:21; 2 Tim. (1) S. Augustinus, Serm. 3, citat verba 2 Tim. 2, 20; Apoc. I, cap. Rom. (34) The Lord Himself compared Himself to the stone which the builders rejected, but which was made into the cornerstone. S. Methodius, Symposion, VII, 3: GCS (Bodwetseh), p. 74. LUMEN GENTIUM SOLEMNLY PROMULGATED BY HIS HOLINESS POPE PAUL VI ON NOVEMBER 21, 1964 ! - S. Io. Didache, 15, 1: ib., p. 32. Trid., Decr. Mc 16,15). Until the Lord shall come in His majesty, and all the angels with Him (266) and death being destroyed, all things are subject to Him,(277) some of His disciples are exiles on earth, some having died are purified, and others are in glory beholding "clearly God Himself triune and one, as He is";(1*) but all in various ways and degrees are in communion in the same charity of God and neighbor and all sing the same hymn of glory to our God. I-II, q. Education, Spirituality, Vatican II. (207) Now Christ has communicated this royal power to His disciples that they might be constituted in royal freedom and that by true penance and a holy life they might conquer the reign of sin in themselves. In the human nature united to Himself the Son of God, by overcoming death through His own death and resurrection, redeemed man and re-molded him into a new creation. (280) Then the whole Church of the saints in the supreme happiness of charity will adore God and "the Lamb who was slain",(281) proclaiming with one voice: "To Him who sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb blessing, and honor, and glory, and dominion forever and ever". The counsels are a divine gift, which the Church received from its Lord and which it always safeguards with the help of His grace. Inter Mirifica, Decree On the Means of Social Communication, 1963. Since, like Paul the Apostle, he is debtor to all men, let him be ready to preach the Gospel to all,(174) and to urge his faithful to apostolic and missionary activity. S. Bonaventura, Opusc. (11) S. Ign. Hence the Church, in her apostolic work also, justly looks to her, who, conceived of the Holy Spirit, brought forth Christ, who was born of the Virgin that through the Church He may be born and may increase in the hearts of the faithful also. Liber sacramentorum S. Gregorii, Praefatio in Cathedra S. Petri, in natali S. Mathiae et S. Thomas: PL 78, 50, 51 et 152. Luke 4: 12-16 Jesus cleanses a Leper; Luke 6: 17-19 Jesus teaches and heals; Luke 6: 27-31 Love for enemies; Luke 9:1-6 The Mission of the Twelve. Tuas libener: Denz. 1, 6-7, ut demonstret Ordinem esse verum sacramentum: Denz. S. Augustinus, passim. 1, I, i, p. 22. 4, docet Ordinis sacramentum imprimere characterem indelebilem: Denz. . A person becomes a member of the College by virtue of Episcopal consecration and by hierarchical communion with the head of the College and with its members. Pius XII, Litt. In all of Christ's disciples the Spirit arouses the desire to be peacefully united, in the manner determined by Christ, as one flock under one shepherd, and He prompts them to pursue this end. Summary of Lumen Gentium - Dogmatic Constitution of the Church . Plurimae inseriptione in Catacumbis romanis. (148) They therefore appointed such men, and gave them the order that, when they should have died, other approved men would take up their ministry. Cod. (3) Cfr. (8*) However, let the shepherds respectfully acknowledge that just freedom which belongs to everyone in this earthly city. S Augustinus, Serm. X, Apologia Pauperum, c. 3, 3: cd. 20:4. Christ is the Light of nations. The Roman Pontiff, taking account of the Church's welfare, proceeds according to his own discretion in arranging, promoting and approving the exercise of collegial activity. He speaks to us in them, and gives us a sign of His Kingdom,(12*) to which we are strongly drawn, having so great a cloud of witnesses over us (276) and such a witness to the truth of the Gospel. I, 152, 156, 171 s. S. Ign. 121-122: Tribuas eis, Domine, cathedram episcopalem ad regendam Ecclesiam tuam et plebem universam.. Cfr. (248) And therefore "while we are in the body, we are exiled from the Lord (249) and having the first-fruits of the Spirit we groan within ourselves(250) and we desire to be with Christ"'. Finally, those who have not yet received the Gospel are related to the People of God in various ways. The Church itself, by the authority given to it by God, accepts the vows of the newly professed. Ambrosius, De Vidu s, 4, 23: PL 16, 241 s. (1) Cfr. III (ed. 497 et 503. The Lord Jesus set it on its course by preaching the Good News, that is, the coming of the Kingdom of God, which, for centuries, had been promised in the Scriptures: "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand"(18). (27*) This power can be exercised only with the consent of the Roman Pontiff. (11) Leo XIII, Epist. (23) Ex Praefatione, aliquious dioecesibus concessa. II-II, q. But the faithful, in virtue of their royal priesthood, join in the offering of the Eucharist. Sacrosanctum Concilium, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, 1963. (8) Cfr. Sacramentum ordinis: Denz. 1950: AAS 42 (1950) p. 256. By so doing they will imbue culture and human activity with genuine moral values; they will better prepare the field of the world for the seed of the Word of God; and at the same time they will open wider the doors of the Church by which the message of peace may enter the world. Encycl Divinum illud, 9 maii 1897: AAS 29 (1896-97) p. 6S0. This maternity of Mary in the order of grace began with the consent which she gave in faith at the Annunciation and which she sustained without wavering beneath the cross, and lasts until the eternal fulfillment of all the elect. 13, 12: PL 35 1499. (90), That messianic people has Christ for its head, "Who was delivered up for our sins, and rose again for our justification",(91) and now, having won a name which is above all names, reigns in glory in heaven. (51*) In any community of the altar, under the sacred ministry of the bishop,(52*) there is exhibited a symbol of that charity and "unity of the mystical Body, without which there can be no salvation. ON NOVEMBER 21, 1964 CHAPTER I - THE MYSTERY OF THE CHURCH 1. this sacred Council, being gathered together in the Holy Spirit, that by proclaiming his Gospel to every creature (cf. In the public life of Jesus, Mary makes significant appearances. Verified Purchase. S. Irenaeus, Adv. In order to reach this perfection the faithful should . Haerent animo, 4 aug. 1908: ASS 41 (1908) p. 560 s. Cod. S.S.C.S. Mystici Corporis, 1. c., p. 221 ss. (212) They must diffuse in the world that spirit which animates the poor, the meek, the peace makerswhom the Lord in the Gospel proclaimed as blessed. "God is love, and he who abides in love, abides in God and God in Him". S. Petrus Canisius, Catechismus Maior seu Summa Doctrinae christianae, cap. Chrysostomus n Eph. Just as the priesthood of Christ is shared in various ways both by the ministers and by the faithful, and as the one goodness of God is really communicated in different ways to His creatures, so also the unique mediation of the Redeemer does not exclude but rather gives rise to a manifold cooperation which is but a sharing in this one source. A Brief Look At "Lumen Gentium" In 1959, Pope John XXIII convened the Second Vatican Council. S. Thomas, Summa Theol. (25) Cfr. 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