(20*) She knows that it is given by Him who enlightens all men so that they may finally have life. 1, I, i, p. 22. They must be prepared to make this profession of faith even in the midst of persecutions, which will never be lacking to the Church, in following the way of the cross. (284) Likewise she is the Virgin who shall conceive and bear a son, whose name will be called Emmanuel. 2 C (in fine); II-II, q. Pius XII, Litt. also Modus 53, c. For the same reason, the words "Ordo" or "Corpus" are used throughout with reference to the College of bishops. Pius XII, Litt. (1) Credo in Missa Romana: Symbolum Constantinopolitanum: Mansi 3, 566. p. 504. Those chosen for the fullness of the priesthood are granted the ability of exercising the perfect duty of pastoral charity by the grace of the sacrament of Orders. 12: PG 96, 1358 D. (5) Cfr. p. 212.-| Conc. 186 ratings, 4.42 average rating, 23 reviews. "Because the bread is one, we though many, are one body, all of us who partake of the one bread". 35. Satis cognitum, 29 iun. In his consecration a person is given an ontological participation in the sacred functions [munera]; this is absolutely clear from Tradition, liturgical tradition included. Through the common sharing of gifts and through the common effort to attain fullness in unity, the whole and each of the parts receive increase. [1] Sanggunian[baguhin| baguhin ang wikitext] 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. 27-30, Episcopo tribuitur primatus sacerdotii. De mandato et missione canonica, cfr. (225) Clerics, who are called by the Lord and are set aside as His portion in order to prepare themselves for the various ministerial offices under the watchful eye of spiritual shepherds, are bound to bring their hearts and minds into accord with this special election (which is theirs). While Christ, holy, innocent and undefiled(81) knew nothing of sin,(82) but came to expiate only the sins of the people,(83) the Church, embracing in its bosom sinners, at the same time holy and always in need of being purified, always follows the way of penance and renewal. The Church indeed, contemplating her hidden sanctity, imitating her charity and faithfully fulfilling the Father's will, by receiving the word of God in faith becomes herself a mother. in annunt. 840 (1580). ; ed. 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. (26) It is a flock of which God Himself foretold He would be the shepherd,(27) and whose sheep, although ruled by human shepherds; are nevertheless continuously led and nourished by Christ Himself, the Good Shepherd and the Prince of the shepherds,(28) who gave His life for the sheep. Apost. 112-3117, in nova ed. The Church has always believed that the apostles and Christ's martyrs who had given the supreme witness of faith and charity by the shedding of their blood, are closely joined with us in Christ, and she has always venerated them with special devotion, together with the Blessed Virgin Mary and the holy angels. 1978 a (3370) . 17. Pius XII Litt. (15*) By her maternal charity, she cares for the brethren of her Son, who still journey on earth surrounded by dangers and cultics, until they are led into the happiness of their true home. 11:13; 1 Tim. Litt. S. Cornelius I, apud S. Cyprianum, Epist. 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. 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. They live in the world, that is, in each and in all of the secular professions and occupations. Encycl. (29) In this manner, through the members of the Church, will Christ progressively illumine the whole of human society with His saving light. Litt. Not only, then, is the people of God made up of different peoples but in its inner structure also it is composed of various ranks. Alloc. (47*), 26. In the midst of the flock they adore Him in spirit and in truth. Munificensissimus, 1 no. 1, 24, Lc. 22: Denz. De perf . Vat. Serm. Dogmatic Constitution on the Church: Lumen Gentium [Vatican II, Lumen Gentium] on Amazon.com. It also aids by its vigilant and safeguarding authority those institutes variously established for the building up of Christ's Body in order that these same institutes may grow and flourish according to the spirit of the founders. (24*) The entire body of the faithful pours forth instant supplications to the Mother of God and Mother of men that she, who aided the beginnings of the Church by her prayers, may now, exalted as she is above all the angels and saints, intercede before her Son in the fellowship of all the saints, until all families of people, whether they are honored with the title of Christian or whether they still do not know the Saviour, may be happily gathered together in peace and harmony into one people of God, for the glory of the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity. This dogmatic constitution was promulgated by Pope Paul VI on 21 November 1964, following approval by the assembled bishops by a vote of 2,151 to 5. "(15*) For every genuine testimony of love shown by us to those in heaven, by its very nature tends toward and terminates in Christ who is the "crown of all saints,"(16*) and through Him, in God Who is wonderful in his saints and is magnified in them. V, 23-24: GCS 11, 1, p. 488 ss. summary. (239) Rising from the dead(240) He sent His life-giving Spirit upon His disciples and through Him has established His Body which is the Church as the universal sacrament of salvation. (241), Already the final age of the world has come upon us (242) and the renovation of the world is irrevocably decreed and is already anticipated in some kind of a real way; for the Church already on this earth is signed with a sanctity which is real although imperfect. De Sacra Liturgia, cap. (142) And in this mission they were fully confirmed on the day of Pentecost(143) in accordance with the Lord's promise: "You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you shall be witnesses for me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and in Samaria, and even to the very ends of the earth". Mystici Corporis: AAS 35 (1943) p. 245. 3, q. 3 Denz. These pastors, chosen to shepherd the Lord's flock of the elect, are servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God,(151) to whom has been assigned the bearing of witness to the Gospel of the grace of God,(152) and the ministration of the Spirit and of justice in glory.(153). 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. "God is love, and he who abides in love, abides in God and God in Him". Cf. Hence the Commission, almost unanimously, decided that this wording should be used: "in hierarchical communion." (26) S. Cyprianus, Epist. (12) The Spirit dwells in the Church and in the hearts of the faithful, as in a temple. Encycl. (3*) They likewise exercise that priesthood in receiving the sacraments, in prayer and thanksgiving, in the witness of a holy life, and by self-denial and active charity. 184, a. (22*) But it exhorts theologians and preachers of the divine word to abstain zealously both from all gross exaggerations as well as from petty narrow-mindedness in considering the singular dignity of the Mother of God. 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. (165) Bishops, teaching in communion with the Roman Pontiff, are to be respected by all as witnesses to divine and Catholic truth. (64), From Him "the whole body, supplied and built up by joints and ligaments, attains a growth that is of God". All men are called to belong to the new people of God. It commends them to God, imparts a spiritual blessing on them and accompanies their self-offering by the Eucharistic sacrifice. Decr. The Church, then, considers martyrdom as an exceptional gift and as the fullest proof of love. 31. 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. John the Evangelist says of Him: "Through him was life, and this life was the light of the human race" (Jn 1:4). Vat.II, Const. 188, a. Oec. (5) Cfr. Lumen Gentium provides the doctrinal basis for consecrated life in the Church, while Perfectae Caritatis, one of the shortest documents of the Council, articulates the "general principles which. Lumen Gentium 1. l9S8: AAS S0 (145R ) p. 220: Ia Iegittima sana laicita dello Stato .. (7) Cfr. Brief History. Episcopus Christi typum gerit, Eiusque munere fungitur. (47) The Church, while on earth it journeys in a foreign land away from the Lord,(48) is like in exile. 86 (150), coll. Lumen Gentium (excerpt). Funk, I, p. 154 s. (7) Cfr. - S. Germanus Constantinop., In annunt. "Behold the days shall come saith the Lord, and I will make a new covenant with the House of Israel, and with the house of Judah . 7, 7: . Thus it has come about, that, as if on a tree which has grown in the field of the Lord, various forms of solidarity and community life, as well as various religious families have branched out in a marvelous and multiple way from this divinely given seed. (191) Therefore, the chosen People of God is one: "one Lord, one faith, one baptism"(192); sharing a common dignity as members from their regeneration in Christ, having the same filial grace and the same vocation to perfection; possessing in common one salvation, one hope and one undivided charity. Bonaventura, In 4m Sent., d. 45, a. 3, ed. CHNG I. MU NHIM GIO HI; CHNG II. 3-16; Download Chapter 2: The Fate of Collegiality in the Postconciliar Church; pp. (23) Cfr. Apophtegmata Patrum: PG 65. These elements, as gifts belonging to the Church of Christ, are forces impelling toward catholic unity. 940 (1743). On this occasion the Theological Commission makes reference to its Declaration of March 6, 1964, the text of which we transcribe here: "Taking conciliar custom into consideration and also the pastoral purpose of the present Council, the sacred Council defines as binding on the Church only those things in matters of faith and morals which it shall openly declare to be binding. Wherefore to promote the glory of God and procure the salvation of all of these, and mindful of the command of the Lord, "Preach the Gospel to every creature",(130) the Church fosters the missions with care and attention. 1943: ASS 35 (1943) p. 209 et 212. 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. 67, 10: PL 9, 4S0; CSEL 22, p. 286. Imitating the mother of her Lord, and by the power of the Holy Spirit, she keeps with virginal purity an entire faith, a firm hope and a sincere charity.(20*). 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. The state of this people is that of the dignity and freedom of the sons of God, in whose hearts the Holy Spirit dwells as in His temple. (10*) For this reason, by no weak analogy, it is compared to the mystery of the incarnate Word. 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