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Encountering Vatican II

- Living into the Council with Francis
  
  ENCOUNTERING VATICAN II
  
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  When Pope Francis called for a Synod on Synodality, late in 2021, he was continuing a process begun in the Second Vatican Council—that revolutionary meeting of bishops from around the world, which turned the altar towards the people and the Church towards the world. In fall of 2022, in honor of the 60th anniversary of the convening of Vatican II, St. Ignatius Parish hosted a six-part series inviting all of us to encounter this Council and its continuing effects for the Catholic community.
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VIDEO LIBRARY
- SESSION ONE WITH MICHAEL SEAN WINTERS
- SESSION TWO WITH RITA FERRONE
- SESSION THREE WITH GINA HENS-PIAZZA
- SESSION FOUR WITH JEANETTE RODRIGUEZ
- SESSION FIVE WITH BRADFORD HINZE
- SESSION SIX WITH MASSIMO FAGGIOLI
- To Francis, who has proclaimed “the Council is the Magisterium of the Church,” the call of Vatican II is a mandate to the whole People of God to engage the world and the Church with a new heart: a heart filled with hope and promise, a heart that can embrace the world with the mercy of God. In this series, scholars from across the country will come to St. Ignatius Church, inviting us to encounter the principal documents of the Council (i.e., the four major “Constitutions” below) in a new way, and calling us to see how these documents point us towards the Church that we, as God’s People, can create.
The Four Constitutions of Vatican II

core DOCUMENTS
- The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (Sacrosanctum Concilium) was the first document approved at the Second Vatican Council (22 November 1963) and presented reforms that changed the Mass in key ways, all aimed at encouraging “full conscious and active participation” of all the faithful.
- The Constitution on Sacred Scripture The Constitution on Sacred Scripture (Dei Verbum) declared, for the first time, the need for Catholic women and men to engage Scripture as a living expression of God’s revelation. No longer reserved to the clergy or to experts, Scripture is central to our knowledge of God’s love and work in the world.
- The Pastoral Constitution of the Church in the Modern World The Pastoral Constitution of the Church in the Modern World (Gaudium et Spes) is the first Pastoral Constitution ever written, presenting not a theoretical overview of Church structures, but rather calling the Church to engage daily life, i.e., the “joys and the hopes, the griefs and the anxieties” of all women and men.
- The Dogmatic Constitution of the Church The Dogmatic Constitution of the Church (Lumen Gentium) speaks of the structure of the Church as an institution, and the various roles and ministries that emerge from that structure. It is revolutionary because it proclaims a Church that begins not with the hierarchy but with the People of God.
Pope Francis: Desiderio Desideravi

Apostolic Letter
- Read Desiderio Desideravi Read Desiderio Desideravi: On the Liturgical Formation of the People of God, the recent Apostolic Letter on liturgical matters from Pope Francis

Encountering Vatican II

Recorded Sessions Now Available