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•To be able to articulate why Vatican II was convened, To be able to articulate why Vatican II was convened, and identify who stands at the heart of this great and identify who stands at the heart of this great

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* To enumerate the four main concerns of Vatican II, * To enumerate the four main concerns of Vatican II, and show how these are all connected with theand show how these are all connected with the

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* To articulate what authentic renewal means.* To articulate what authentic renewal means.Vatican II-The Greatest Meeting of All Time_ A Commentary by Fr. Barron.mp4

Benedict XVI:

•The beginning of the Year of Faith coincides with the anniversaries of two great events which have marked the life of the Church in our days: the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council, ... and the twentieth of the promulgation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church".

Benedict XVI:

•The beginning of the Year of Faith coincides with the anniversaries of two great events which have marked the life of the Church in our days: the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council, ... and the twentieth of the promulgation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church".

October 11, 2012: 50 years after the Opening

of Vatican II

•Some Historical Highlights

•Some Points for Reflection

Historical Highlights•January 25, 1959: John XXII Announced his plan to

hold an ecumenical council

•October 11, 1962: The Opening Address of John XXIII

•Fall of 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965: Plenary Sessions of Vatican II

•June 3, 1963: Death of John XXIII

•June 21, 1963: Election of Paul VI

•December 8, 1965: Solemn Closing of Vatican II

Opening Address

•For with the opening of this Council a new day is dawning on the Church, bathing her in radiant splendor. It is yet the dawn, but the sun in its rising has already set our hearts aglow. All around is the fragrance of holiness and joy. Yet there are stars to be seen in this temple, enhancing its magnificence with their brightness

Paul VI: Reopening Vatican II

* Development of the clear idea of the Church

* Renewal* Unity of all Christians* Dialogue between the

Church and the world

RENEWAL means resolving these tensions:

•STATUS QUO VS. RENEWAL: The goal of renewal is increased fidelity to Christ and the Faith. Sometimes we ought to leave the “old” to grow in faith, but we must not become disconnected with our Christian heritage.

•POINT OF DEPARTURE VS. POINT OF ARRIVAL: Vatican II is both departing from what does not contribute to our increased fidelity, but it is also “arriving” at new ways of “being Jesus” and “being Church” today.

•PROCESS VS. END “PRODUCT”. Both the journey and the end product or the destination matter. Faith is both a process or journey, and an experience reaching home - of Being with God here on earth as it will be in heaven. Therefore, both the journey or the process and end matter.

Renewal? Vatican II: “Clearly

wanted to speak of the Church within the discourse on God, to subordinate the discourse on the Church to the discourse on God.

Benedict XVI: Vatican II (Ratzinger): “Not only an

ecclesiological council, but that first and foremost , it spoke of God—and this not only within Christianity but to the world—of the God who is the God of all, who saves all and is accessible to all.”

Deeper Meaning of Council’s Structure (4 Constitutions):

Sacrosanctum Concilium: Adoration comes first – God comes first

Lumen Gentium: Church is guided by prayer, ecclesiology is connected with liturgy

Dei Verbum: Word of God convokes the Church and renews her in every age

Gaudium et Spes: The glorification of God is realized in active life, the light received from God is carried into the world.

Renewal in the Churchmeans seeing the Church now

asSACRAMENT, and not a fossilPEOPLE OF GOD, and not a buildingSERVANT, and not a dominatorCOMMUNION, and not divisivePILGRIM, and not disconnectedECUMENICAL COMMUNITY, and not “lone rangers.”

Therefore, these are our areas of concern

•Spiritual Renewal: prayer, the Eucharist….

•Pastoral Updating: Education on the Care of Persons

•Building Up of the Church: Social Mission

Concluding RemarksFaith grows when it is lived as an experience of Love received, and when it is communicated as an experience of grace and

joy. It makes us fruitful, because it expands our hearts in hope. Indeed, it opens the

hearts and minds of those who listen, to respond to the

Lord’s invitation to adhere to his word and BECOME HIS

DISCIPLES.

Porta Fidei: Benedict XVI (Year of Faith 2012)

FINAL Concluding Remarks…

Pope Francis Way:

“LET GOD’S SAVING LOVE in Christ Jesus conquer all through

us!”

THANK YOU !THANK YOU !