3. 839. : Denz. Pius XII, Litt. Cfr. ier., 1, 2: PG 3, 372 D. (67) Cfr. They should embue their offspring, lovingly welcomed as God's gift, with Christian doctrine and the evangelical virtues. Christ, the great Prophet, who proclaimed the Kingdom of His Father both by the testimony of His life and the power of His words, continually fulfills His prophetic office until the complete manifestation of glory. S. Gregorius M., Moral, IV, 7, 12: PL 75, 643 C. Ps.Basilius, In Is. (60) By the greatness of His power He rules the things in heaven and the things on earth, and with His all-surpassing perfection and way of acting He fills the whole body with the riches of His glory. (13) S. Clem. (110) The entire body of the faithful, anointed as they are by the Holy One,(111) cannot err in matters of belief. He does this not only through the hierarchy who teach in His name and with His authority, but also through the laity whom He made His witnesses and to whom He gave understanding of the faith (sensu fidei) and an attractiveness in speech(200) so that the power of the Gospel might shine forth in their daily social and family life. Apost. The former is a duty; the latter a grace. (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. Funk, I, p. 282. Thus the divinely established ecclesiastical ministry is exercised on different levels by those who from antiquity have been called bishops, priests and deacons. (282), THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, MOTHER OF GOD IN THE MYSTERY OF CHRIST AND THE CHURCH, 52. It pertains to the competent territorial bodies of bishops, of one kind or another, with the approval of the Supreme Pontiff, to decide whether and where it is opportune for such deacons to be established for the care of souls. ), De Virg. It flows forth from the superabundance of the merits of Christ, rests on His mediation, depends entirely on it and draws all its power from it. The evangelical counsels of chastity dedicated to God, poverty and obedience are based upon the words and examples of the Lord. Mystici Corporis: AAS 35 (1943) p. 216. Thus in their diversity all bear witness to the wonderful unity in the Body of Christ. S. Thomas, Sumtna Theol. 4, 6 s. coll. Joined to Christ the Head and in the unity of fellowship with all His saints, the faithful must in the first place reverence the memory "of the glorious ever Virgin Mary, Mother of our God and Lord Jesus Christ".(2*). S. Irenaeus, adv. Encycl. . (13) Dieitur. (7*) All this they should do in emulation of those priests who often, down through the course of the centuries, left an outstanding example of the holiness of humble and hidden service. Munificensissimus, 1 no. 54. Pius IX itt. 5. The Christian family loudly proclaims both the present virtues of the Kingdom of God and the hope of a blessed life to come. Many of them rejoice in the episcopate, celebrate the Holy Eucharist and cultivate devotion toward the Virgin Mother of God. For the College, always and of necessity, includes its head, because in the college he preserves unhindered his function as Christ's Vicar and as Pastor of the universal Church. There are some who, in their freedom as sons of God, renounce their own wills and take upon themselves the state of poverty. 3; Trall. In this way they may make Christ known to others, especially by the testimony of a life resplendent in faith, hope and charity. That divine mission, entrusted by Christ to the apostles, will last until the end of the world,(147) since the Gospel they are to teach is for all time the source of all life for the Church. 15. Hebr. 96 Neh. By divine Providence it has come about that various churches, established in various places by the apostles and their successors, have in the course of time coalesced into several groups, organically united, which, preserving the unity of faith and the unique divine constitution of the universal Church, enjoy their own discipline, their own liturgical usage, and their own theological and spiritual heritage. And behold I am with you all days even to the consummation of the world". The major Marian teaching of Vatican II, Lumen Gentium, chapter 8 does not stand alone.It has to be studied in terms of the counciliar action and documents that preceded and followed it. VIII: The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, in the Mys tery of Christ & of the Church (52-69) -Preface (52-54) a. Mary's relation to Christ in the divine plan of redemptive Incarnation (52) 1) God revealed that to save us He sent His Son "born of a woman" (Gal 4:4f) E. Diehl, Inscriptiones latinae christianae vereres, 1, Berolini, 1925, nn. Conc. Piously meditating on her and contemplating her in the light of the Word made man, the Church with reverence enters more intimately into the great mystery of the Incarnation and becomes more and more like her Spouse. In the bishops, therefore, for whom priests are assistants, Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Supreme High Priest, is present in the midst of those who believe. A great many wonderful things are to be hoped for from this familiar dialogue between the laity and their spiritual leaders: in the laity a strengthened sense of personal responsibility; a renewed enthusiasm; a more ready application of their talents to the projects of their spiritual leaders. Incorporated in the Church through baptism, the faithful are destined by the baptismal character for the worship of the Christian religion; reborn as sons of God they must confess before men the faith which they have received from God through the Church (4*). Sacramentarium Leonianum, ed. The members of these institutes, in fulfilling their obligation to the Church due to their particular form of life, ought to show reverence and obedience to bishops according to the sacred canons. 1926: AAS 18 (1926) p. 69. (11) Cfr. Redeemed by reason of the merits of her Son and united to Him by a close and indissoluble tie, she is endowed with the high office and dignity of being the Mother of the Son of God, by which account she is also the beloved daughter of the Father and the temple of the Holy Spirit. 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. (37) De iuribus Sedium patriarchalium, cfr. 85, 24: PL 37, 1095 S. Hieronymus, Liber contra Vigl lantium, b: PL 23, 344. 581. (21) Conc. He is the image of the invisible God and in Him all things came into being. Cf. Pius XII, Litt. Hence, one is constituted a member of the Episcopal body in virtue of sacramental consecration and hierarchical communion with the head and members of the body. Anastasius Antioch., Serm. The pope's power of primacy over all, both pastors and faithful, remains whole and intact. (39) Cfr. . Botte, Sources Chr., pp. Maximum illud: AAS 11 (1919) p. 440, praesertim p. 451 ss. The religious state clearly manifests that the Kingdom of God and its needs, in a very special way, are raised above all earthly considerations. Second Sunday of the Year. 302 (600). . Later. Encycl. Hartel, p. 696. 3. Cfr. 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. 9. Conc. (23) Cfr. Rom; 8:17; Col. 1:24; 2 Tim. Mystici Corporis, 1. c., p. 221 ss. (25) From this source the Church, equipped with the gifts of its Founder and faithfully guarding His precepts of charity, humility and self-sacrifice, receives the mission to proclaim and to spread among all peoples the Kingdom of Christ and of God and to be, on earth, the initial budding forth of that kingdom. (4) To carry out the will of the Father, Christ inaugurated the Kingdom of heaven on earth and revealed to us the mystery of that kingdom. Encycl. 3 in dorm. Sess. S. Hilarius Pict., In Mt 23, 6: PL 9, 1047. 1683 (2879). S. Ignatius M. Smyrn 8, 1: ed. (38) Cfr. But they are by reason of their particular vocation especially and professedly ordained to the sacred ministry. (14) Cfr. Taken up to heaven she did not lay aside this salvific duty, but by her constant intercession continued to bring us the gifts of eternal salvation. Rom 8:15-16, 26). 12, 48: Omni autem, cui multum datum est, multum quaeretur ab eo. 1836 (3070) no. In this manner, through the members of the Church, will Christ progressively illumine the whole of human society with His saving light. 1943: AAS 35 (1943) p. 225. Cfr. Serm. Brief History. Since this is so, the spiritual life of these people should then be devoted to the welfare of the whole Church. (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. Since these duties, so very necessary to the life of the Church, can be fulfilled only with difficulty in many regions in accordance with the discipline of the Latin Church as it exists today, the diaconate can in the future be restored as a proper and permanent rank of the hierarchy. (287) Thus Mary, a daughter of Adam, consenting to the divine Word, became the mother of Jesus, the one and only Mediator. 1 et 5. Christ, the one Mediator, established and continually sustains here on earth His holy Church, the community of faith, hope and charity, as an entity with visible delineation (9*) through which He communicated truth and grace to all. Mediator Dei 20 nov. 1947: AAS 39 (1947), paesertim p. 552 s. (7) I Cor. Encycl. Bishops, as successors of the apostles, receive from the Lord, to whom was given all power in heaven and on earth, the mission to teach all nations and to preach the Gospel to every creature, so that all men may attain to salvation by faith, baptism and the fulfilment of the commandments. 12:4 Gal. (144) And the apostles, by preaching the Gospel everywhere,(145) and it being accepted by their hearers under the influence of the Holy Spirit, gather together the universal Church, which the Lord established on the apostles and built upon blessed Peter, their chief, Christ Jesus Himself being the supreme cornerstone.(146)(3*). It begs aid and grace from God for them by its public prayer. 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. Encycl. For from the tradition, which is expressed especially in liturgical rites and in the practice of both the Church of the East and of the West, it is clear that, by means of the imposition of hands and the words of consecration, the grace of the Holy Spirit is so conferred,(20*) and the sacred character so impressed,(21*) that bishops in an eminent and visible way sustain the roles of Christ Himself as Teacher, Shepherd and High Priest, and that they act in His person. The Catholic Church, taught by the Holy Spirit, honors her with filial affection and piety as a most beloved mother. They should preserve the bond of priestly communion, and they should abound in every spiritual good and thus present to all men a living witness to God. They exercise their sacred function especially in the Eucharistic worship or the celebration of the Mass by which acting in the person of Christ (67*) and proclaiming His Mystery they unite the prayers of the faithful with the sacrifice of their Head and renew and apply (68*) in the sacrifice of the Mass until the coming of the Lord(179) the only sacrifice of the New Testament namely that of Christ offering Himself once for all a spotless Victim to the Father. For then the Roman Pontiff is not pronouncing judgment as a private person, but as the supreme teacher of the universal Church, in whom the charism of infallibility of the Church itself is individually present, he is expounding or defending a doctrine of Catholic faith. (52) Cfr. I, ib. "For just as in one body we have many members, yet all the members have not the same function, so we, the many, are one body in Christ, but severally members one of another". etiam Mt. 21 November, 1964. (58) Giving the body unity through Himself and through His power and inner joining of the members, this same Spirit produces and urges love among the believers. to the state of those faithful called the laity. Pius IX, Epist. 958 (1765), et can. By such a bond, a person is totally dedicated to God, loved beyond all things. The Church not only raises the religious profession to the dignity of a canonical state by her approval, but even manifests that this profession is a state consecrated to God by the liturgical setting of that profession. (22) S. Cyprianus, Epist. (115) These charisms, whether they be the more outstanding or the more simple and widely diffused, are to be received with thanksgiving and consolation for they are perfectly suited to and useful for the needs of the Church. Iovin. Without hierarchical communion the ontologico-sacramental function [munus], which is to be distinguished from the juridico-canonical aspect, cannot be exercised. When occasions arise, let this be done through the organs erected by the Church for this purpose. (159)(28*) This college, insofar as it is composed of many, expresses the variety and universality of the People of God, but insofar as it is assembled under one head, it expresses the unity of the flock of Christ. 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 the kingdom of Christ is not of this world(120) the Church or people of God in establishing that kingdom takes nothing away from the temporal welfare of any people. Trong c Ki-t, Gio Hi nh l b tch, ngha l du ch v phng tin hip thng mt thit vi Thin Cha v hp nht mi ngi . Priests, prudent cooperators with the Episcopal order,(72*) its aid and instrument, called to serve the people of God, constitute one priesthood (73*) with their bishop although bound by a diversity of duties. Prof. fidei Trid. The bishops are owed this respect because of their pastoral authority in their own churches and because of the need of unity and harmony in the apostolate.(8*). S. Thomas, Summa Theol. 34. "(12*) All the Church's children should remember that their exalted status is to be attributed not to their own merits but to the special grace of Christ. As living stones we here on earth are built into it. The classes and duties of life are many, but holiness is onethat sanctity which is cultivated by all who are moved by the Spirit of God, and who obey the voice of the Father and worship God the Father in spirit and in truth. 8, 1; 14, 22-23; 20, 17, et passim. 29. 122 Cf. 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. S. Io.Chrysostomus, In Matth. [1] Sanggunian[baguhin| baguhin ang wikitext] Some indeed He has strengthened to the extent of the shedding of their blood. (42) Cfr. II de Ecclesia Christi, cum I commentario Kleutgen: Mansi 53, 313 AB. 63, 14: PL 4, 386; Hartel, III B, p. 713: Saccrdos vice Christi vere fungitur .. S. Io. Rom., ad Cor. This Church of Christ is truly present in all legitimate local congregations of the faithful which, united with their pastors, are themselves called churches in the New Testament. S. Thomas, Summa Theol. Thus these religious are able to tranquilly fulfill and faithfully observe their religious profession and so spiritually rejoicing make progress on the road of charity. (66) Cfr. Lumen Gentium (Light of the nations) was promulgated by Pope Paul V. (1*) And all this teaching about the institution, the perpetuity, the meaning and reason for the sacred primacy of the Roman Pontiff and of his infallible magisterium, this Sacred Council again proposes to be firmly believed by all the faithful. (47) The Church, while on earth it journeys in a foreign land away from the Lord,(48) is like in exile. Thus by its example and its witness it accuses the world of sin and enlightens those who seek the truth. (32*) For this reason the individual bishops represent each his own church, but all of them together and with the Pope represent the entire Church in the bond of peace, love and unity. 13-16. 7; Ed. Isaac de Stella, Serm. In its two final chapters, Lumen gentium teaches that true veneration of Mary and the saints consists in imitating their virtues. - S. Modestus Hier., In dorm. virg. The laity are gathered together in the People of God and make up the Body of Christ under one head. M., Philad., 1, 1; Magn. DOGMATIC CONSTITUTION ON THE CHURCH. Apost. 67, 10: PL 9, 4S0; CSEL 22, p. 286. It is the love of God and the love of one's neighbor which points out the true disciple of Christ. (64*) By the power of the sacrament of Orders,(65*) in the image of Christ the eternal high Priest,(177) they are consecrated to preach the Gospel and shepherd the faithful and to celebrate divine worship, so that they are true priests of the New Testament. (63) Cfr. Though they differ from one another in essence and not only in degree, the common priesthood of the faithful and the ministerial or hierarchical priesthood are nonetheless interrelated: each of them in its own special way is a participation in the one priesthood of Christ. S. Cyrillus Alex., Glaph in Gen. 2, 10: PG 69, 110 A. Cabasilas, De vita in Christo, lib. 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