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Second Vatican Council
 Every Roman Catholic should be familiar with the 17 documents produced during the Second Vatican Council. Links to all four Conciliar Constitutions are listed below since they are essential to the understanding of the Church and liturgy. The other documents may be found at the Vatican website.


The Sower Vol. 23 No 1, January 2002© Maryvale Institute, Old Oscott Hill, Birmingham, B44 9AG, United Kingdom

v Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum concilium, en español
Vatican II document promulgated by His Holiness Pope Paul VI on December 4, 1963.            
v Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen gentium, en español
Vatican II document promulgated by His Holiness Pope Paul VI on November 21, 1964.                          
v Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, Dei verbum, en español
 Vatican II document promulgated by His Holiness Pope Paul VI on November 18, 1965.                           
v Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, Gaudium et spes, en español Vatican II document promulgated by His Holiness Pope Paul VI on December 7, 1965.

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Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
 Following are a selection of documents issued by the Dicastery, listed chronologically beginning with the most recent.

v Redemptionis Sacramentum, en español  on certain matters to be observed or to be avoided regarding the Most Holy Eucharist, published April 23, 2004.
v General Instruction of the Roman Missal, third typical edition, English translation, 2002.
v Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy, en español issued in December 2001, English translation April 9, 2002
 v On the Use of Vernacular Languages in the Publication of the Books of the Roman Liturgy, Liturgiam authenticam, The Fifth Instruction “for the Right Implementation of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy of the Second Vatican Council,” issued by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments on March 28, 2001.
 v Inculturation and the Roman Liturgy, Varietates legitimae The Fourth Instruction “for the Right Implementation of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy of the Second Vatican Council,” issued by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments on January 25, 1994.
 v Directory for Masses with Children November 1, 1973.
 v Tres abhinc annos, The Second Instruction “on the Orderly Implementation of the Constitution on the Liturgy” issued by the then Congregation for the Sacred Rites on May 4, 1967.
 v Liturgicae instaurationes, The Third Instruction “on the Orderly Implementation of the Constitution on the Liturgy” issued by the then Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship on September 5, 1970.
 v Musicam sacram, "Instruction on Music in the Liturgy," issued by the then Congregation for the Sacred Rites on March 5, 1967.
 v Inter Oecumenici, The First Instruction “on the Orderly Implementation of the Constitution on the Liturgy” issued by the Consilium and the then Congregation of Rites, September 26, 1964 for implementation beginning on the first Sunday of Lent, March 7, 1965.

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Catechism of the Catholic Church
Liturgy and devotion are referenced throughout the catechism, but following is the central portion dealing with the topic.

v “Celebration of the Christian Mystery” from the Catechism of the Catholic Church, second edition, 1997.
 

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Pope Benedict XVI
 Following are a selection of documents issued during his pontificate, listed chronologically beginning with the most recent.

v Summorum Pontificum Motu proprio Apostolic letter on the use of Preconciliar liturgical forms, July 7, 2007. (pdf as printed in the BCL Newsletter)

v Sacramentum Caritatis Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation on the Eucharist as The Source and Summit of The Church's Life and Mission, February 22, 2007.

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Pope John Paul II
 Following are a selection of documents issued during his pontificate, listed chronologically beginning with the most recent.

v Spiritus et sponsa Apostolic letter on the fortieth anniversary of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum concilium, December 4, 2003.
v Chirograph on Sacred Music for the centenary of the motu proprio "tra le sollecitudini' on sacred music, November 22, 2003.
v Ecclesia de Eucharistia en español
Encyclical on the Church and Eucharist, April 17, 2003.
 v Misericordia Dei Motu proprio Apostolic letter on Certain Aspects of the Celebration of the Sacrament of Penance, April 7, 2002.
v Dies Domini Apostolic letter on keeping the Lord’s Day holy, May 31, 1998.
 v Vicesimus Quintus Annus Apostolic letter on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum concilium, December 4, 1988.
v Dominicae cenae Letter to Bishops on the mystery and worship of the Eucharist, February 24, 1980.
 

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Pope Paul VI
Following are a selection of documents issued during his pontificate, listed chronologically beginning with the most recent. Also see Vatican II documents.

v The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, Apostolic Constitution, November 30, 1972.
v Mysterium fidei Encyclical on the Holy Eucharist, September 3, 1965.
 v Sacram liturgiam Motu proprio on the sacred liturgy, January 25, 1964.

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Pope Pius XII
Following are a selection of documents issued during his pontificate, listed chronologically beginning with the most recent.
  v Musicae Sacrae Encyclical on sacred music, December 25, 1955.
   v Mediator Dei Encyclical on the sacred liturgy, November 20, 1947.

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