Intro to Council

Vatican II: Forty Years Later! : Vatican II: Forty Years Later! The Ministerium of The Diocese of Fort Worth


My Assumption: : My Assumption: That you will go back to your parish and give this presentation yourselves! Vatican II...


Ready? : Ready? Let’s talk history!


Slide4 : Why history? History is the teacher of life... John XXIII


Slide5 : Why history? History is the teacher of life... John XXIII The solution of one age is the burden of the next... Red Ross SJ


Slide6 : Why history? History is the teacher of life... John XXIII The solution of one age is the burden of the next... Ted Ross SJ You may never judge history based on the situation of today. Bill Huebsch


Slide7 : Church history JC Today


Slide8 : Church history JC Today The Founding Period A true encounter with Christ Which led to the “Turning of the Heart” Which led to Catechumenate . . . and then to Baptism Which led to Agape - Eucharist! All based in Household Churches . . .


Slide9 : Church history JC Today The Founding Period 312 The Edict of Milan -- Emperor Constantine Christianity became the official religion Church officials became rulers The Household churches were lost The Catechumenate went into decline Baptism was required - but prep was not


Slide10 : Church history JC Today The Founding Period 325 1517 The Creed Not a trouble-free document Used to insure fidelity to realm’s religion ...like a loyalty pledge Written in 4th Century language


Slide11 : Church history JC Today The Founding Period 325 1517 The Creed The first seven councils were called by the Emperor -- not the Pope!


Slide12 : Church history JC Today The Founding Period 325 1517 384 Latin became the principal liturgical language -- under Pope St. Damasus I 393 Bible was compiled at the Synod of Hippo


Slide13 : Church history JC Today The Founding Period 325 1517 461 The term “Mass” is first used Confirmation separated from Baptism 492 Catechumenate in serious decline


Slide14 : Church history JC Today The Founding Period 325 1517 476 The Fall of Rome The Imperial Office in Rome was closed for good The early Dark Ages begin in earnest


Slide15 : Church history JC Today The Founding Period 325 1517 580’s Confession emerges as private rite Priesthood also becoming private: “the privelege of the ordained” Disconnected from the community


Slide16 : Church history JC Today The Founding Period 325 1517 800 Pope Leo III crowns Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor Pope Leo establishes himself as “supreme bishop” of the West in Rome - gathers curia


Slide17 : Church history JC Today The Founding Period 325 1517 On the bright side: The Church built the European culture: Hospitals, schools, convents Without the church to provide this, it would have been a much darker period of history


Slide18 : Church history JC Today The Founding Period 325 1517 993 First Canonization declared All Souls Day established


Slide19 : Church history JC Today The Founding Period 325 1517 1054 Pope and Patriarch excommunicate each other Great Schism underway First bridged at Vatican II


Slide20 : Church history JC Today The Founding Period 325 1517 1074 Celibacy is made mandatory Princes no longer allowed to name bishops or priests Priests still ordained after only a 3 day preparation period Clergy are in moral decline But the faith lived on!


Slide21 : Church history JC Today The Founding Period 325 1517 1160 The Rosary is first used The term “Vicar of Christ” replaces “Vicar of St. Peter”


Slide22 : Church history JC Today The Founding Period 325 1517 1226 Adoration of Blessed Sac begins because no one could pray or understand the Mass Rosary used at Mass Lay people were not allowed to read Scripture under pain of death (Spanish Inquisition)


Slide23 : Church history JC Today The Founding Period 325 1517 1237 Extreme Unction first used Otherwise: Oil and Viaticum were sent home to the sick and no separate sacrament was deemed necessary


Slide24 : Church history JC Today The Founding Period 325 1517 1375 Benediction was begun again, because people were not praying the Mass Focus shifted to adoration of the sacred species - the Host (First Monstrance used in 1475)


Slide25 : Church history JC Today The Founding Period 325 1517 1400’s Indulgence system was widespread People “bought” indulgences as a way of releasing their loved ones from the pain of Purgatory Reformers called for a Council 1512 The height of the indulgence system


Slide26 : Church history JC Today The Founding Period 325 1517 The Creed Dark Ages Education was low Corruption was widespread Reform was cut short But the Faith survived!


Slide27 : Church history JC Today The Founding Period 325 1517 The Creed Dark Ages The High Renaissance Reformation and Religious Wars dominate Europe


Slide28 : Church history JC Today The Founding Period 325 1517 The Council of Trent: A reaction to the Reformation Did reform the Church Established seven sacraments Established first seminaries Outlawed Catholic marriages to Protestants Declared: Extra ecclesia, nulla salus Rejected vernacular & popular Bibles Promoted veneration of Mary & saints But also locked Rome in TIME Declared itself not in need of further reform 1545-1563


Slide29 : Church history JC Today The Founding Period 325 1517 The Creed 1869 Vatican I Pope Pius IX Infallibility Early adjournment


Slide30 : Church history JC Today The Founding Period 325 1517 The Creed 1959 John XXIII


Slide31 : Church history JC Today The Founding Period 325 1517 The Creed 1959 John XXIII


Slide32 : Church history JC Today The Founding Period 325 1517 The Creed 1959 John XXIII Ressourcement: Return to the sources and let them teach you.


Slide33 : Church history JC Today The Founding Period 325 1517 The Creed 1959 John XXIII


Slide34 : Church history JC Today The Founding Period 325 1517 The Creed 1959 John XXIII Aggiornamento: Read the signs of the times and bring yourself up to date!


Slide35 : How Vatican II worked: Ressourcement Return to the sources & trust them Aggiornamento Read the signs of the times & update


Slide36 : The idea of the Council did not ripen in me as the fruit of long meditation but came forth like the flower of an unexpected spring. Blessed John XXIII


Blessed John XXIII : Blessed John XXIII The Council? I expect a little fresh air from it. We must shake off the imperial dust that has accumulated on the throne of St. Peter since Constantine.


The Story of Vatican II : The Story of Vatican II Called by Pope John in 1959 But talked about for a decade before Met in Rome from 1962-1965 Met only from October thru early December each of those four years Followed the directions of the Pope but was completely democratic in process


Slide39 : The Story of Vatican II 2500 bishops 450 theologians 1000 reporters Tens of thousands of others Bishops arrive with no housing The format of Council meetings Illegal rooftop parties! The shift in understanding Grace


Opening Speech of John XXIII : Opening Speech of John XXIII A distinction Authentic traditions in harmony with the inner nature of the church and her sacraments and Dated routine added at some point in history


For example : For example Authentic tradition Bread and wine at the Eucharist Water at Baptism The ancient prayers of the liturgy Assembling and praying on the Lord’s day Dated routine Latin Benediction Precise formulas of prayer or actions Praying devotions and rosaries during Mass The communion rail cloth


Opening Speech of John XXIII : Opening Speech of John XXIII Doctrine develops over time Not all that the Gospel demands of us has yet been fully revealed to us (John XXIII) Distinction between: Revealed truth - which does not change The language in which we express it - which must change in every generation in order to remain true


In sum... : In sum... Vatican II changed no authentic traditions And it changed no doctrines It condemned no one and no group And it welcomed all Christians and Jews into dialogue