CONCLUSION
Theological and Pastoral Value of Devotion to the Blessed Virgin
56. Venerable Brothers, as we come to the end of this our Apostolic Exhortation we wish to sum up and emphasize the theological value of devotion to the Blessed Virgin and to recall briefly its pastoral effectiveness for renewing the Christian way of life.
The Church's devotion to the Blessed Virgin is an intrinsic element of Christian worship. The honor which the Church has always and everywhere shown to the Mother of the Lord, from the blessing with which Elizabeth greeted Mary (cf. Lk. 1:42-45) right up to the expressions of praise and petition used today, is a very strong witness to the Church's norm of prayer and an invitation to become more deeply conscious of her norm of faith. And the converse is likewise true. The Church's norm of faith requires that her norm of prayer should everywhere blossom forth with regard to the Mother of Christ. Such devotion to the Blessed Virgin is firmly rooted in the revealed word and has solid dogmatic foundations. It is based on the singular dignity of Mary, "Mother of the Son of God, and therefore beloved daughter of the Father and Temple of the Holy Spirit-Mary, who, because of this extraordinary grace, is far greater than any other creature on earth or in heaven."(119) This devotion takes into account the part she played at decisive moments in the history of the salvation which her Son accomplished, and her holiness, already full at her Immaculate Conception yet increasing all the time as she obeyed the will of the Father and accepted the path of suffering (cf. Lk. 2:34-35, 41-52; Jn. 19:25-27), growing constantly in faith, hope and charity. Devotion to Mary recalls too her mission and the special position she holds within the People of God, of which she is the preeminent member, a shining example and the loving Mother; it recalls her unceasing and efficacious intercession which, although she is assumed into heaven, draws her close to those who ask her help, including those who do not realize that they are her children. It recalls Mary's glory which ennobles the whole of mankind, as the outstanding phrase of Dante recalls: "You have so ennobled human nature that its very Creator did not disdain to share in it."(120) Mary, in fact, is one of our race, a true daughter of Eve-though free of that mother's sin-and truly our sister, who as a poor and humble woman fully shared our lot.
We would add further that devotion to the Blessed Virgin finds its ultimate justification in the unfathomable and free will of God who, being eternal and divine charity (cf. 1 Jn. 4:7-8, 16), accomplishes all things according to a loving design. He loved her and did great things for her (cf. Lk. 1:49). He loved her for His own sake, and He loved her for our sake, too; He gave her to Himself and He gave her also to us.
57. Christ is the only way to the Father (cf. Jn. 14:4-11), and the ultimate example to whom the disciple must conform his own conduct (cf. Jn. 13:15), to the extent of sharing Christ's sentiments (cf. Phil. 2:5), living His life and possessing His Spirit (cf. Gal. 2 20; Rom. 8:10-11). The Church has always taught this and nothing in pastoral activity should obscure this doctrine. But the Church, taught by the Holy Spirit and benefiting from centuries of experience, recognizes that devotion to the Blessed Virgin, subordinated to worship of the divine Savior and in connection with it, also has a great pastoral effectiveness and constitutes a force for renewing Christian living. It is easy to see the reason for this effectiveness Mary's many-sided mission to the People of God is a super natural reality which operates and bears fruit within the body of the Church. One finds cause for joy in considering the different aspects of this mission, and seeing how each of these aspects with its individual effectiveness is directed towards the same end, namely, producing in the children the spiritual characteristics of the first-born Son. The Virgin's maternal intercession, her exemplary holiness and the divine grace which is in her become for the human race a reason for divine hope.
The Blessed Virgin's role as Mother leads the People of God to turn with filial confidence to her who is ever ready to listen with a mother's affection and efficacious assistance.(121) Thus the People of God have learned to call on her as the Consoler of the afflicted, the Health of the sick, and the Refuge of sinners, that they may find comfort in tribulation, relief in sickness and liberating strength in guilt. For she, who is free from sin, leads her children to combat sin with energy and resoluteness.(122) This liberation from sin and evil (cf. Mt. 6:13)-it must be repeated-is the necessary premise for any renewal of Christian living.
The Blessed Virgin's exemplary holiness encourages the faithful to "raise their eyes to Mary who shines forth before the whole community of the elect as a model of the virtues."(123) It is a question of solid, evangelical virtues: faith and the docile acceptance of the Word of God (cf. Lk. 1:26-38, 1:45, 11:27-28; Jn. 2:5); generous obedience (cf Lk. 1:38); genuine humility (cf. Lk. 1:48); solicitous charity (cf. Lk. 1:39-56); profound wisdom (cf. Lk. 1:29, 34; 2:19, 33:51); worship of God manifested in alacrity in the fulfillment of religious duties (cf. Lk. 2:21-41), in gratitude for gifts received (cf Lk. 1:46-49), in her offering in the Temple (cf. Lk. 2:22-24) and in her prayer in the midst of the apostolic community (cf. Acts 1:12-14); her fortitude in exile (cf. Mt. 2:13-23) and in suffering (cf. Lk. 2:34-35, 49; Jn. 19 25); her poverty reflecting dignity and trust in God (cf. Lk. 1:48, 2:24) her attentive care for her Son, from His humble birth to the ignominy of the cross (cf. Lk. 2:1-7; Jn. 19:25-27); her delicate forethought (cf. Jn. 2:1-11); her virginal purity (cf. Mt. 1:18-25; Lk. 1:26-38); her strong and chaste married love. These virtues of the Mother will also adorn her children who steadfastly study her example in order to reflect it in their own lives. And this progress in virtue will appear as the consequence and the already mature fruit of that pastoral zeal which springs from devotion to the Blessed Virgin.
Devotion to the Mother of the Lord becomes for the faithful an opportunity for growing in divine grace, and this is the ultimate aim of all pastoral activity. For it is impossible to honor her who is "full of grace" (Lk. 1:28) without thereby honoring in oneself the state of grace, which is friendship with God, communion with Him and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. It is this divine grace which takes possession of the whole man and conforms him to the image of the Son of God (cf. Rom. 8:29; Col. 1:18). The Catholic Church, endowed with centuries of experience, recognizes in devotion to the Blessed Virgin a powerful aid for man as he strives for fulfillment. Mary, the New Woman, stands at the side of Christ, the New Man, within whose mystery the mystery of man(124) alone finds true light; she is given to its as a pledge and guarantee that God's plan in Christ for the salvation of the whole man has already achieved realization in a creature: in her. Contemplated in the episodes of the Gospels and in the reality which she already possesses in the City of God, the Blessed Virgin Mary offers a calm vision and a reassuring word to modern man, torn as he often is between anguish and hope, defeated by the sense of his own limitations and assailed by limitless aspirations, troubled in his mind and divided in his heart, uncertain before the riddle of death, oppressed by loneliness while yearning for fellowship, a prey to boredom and disgust. She shows forth the victory of hope over anguish, of fellowship over solitude, of peace over anxiety, of joy and beauty over boredom and disgust, of eternal visions over earthly ones, of life over death.
Let the very words that she spoke to the servants at the marriage feast of Cana, "Do whatever he tells you" (Jn. 2:5), be a seal on our Exhortation and a further reason in favor of the pastoral value of devotion to the Blessed Virgin as a means of leading men to Christ. Those words, which at first sight were limited to the desire to remedy an embarrassment at the feast, are seen in the context of Saint John's Gospel to re-echo the words used by the people of Israel to give approval to the Covenant at Sinai (cf. Ex. 19:8, 24:3, 7; Dt. 5:27) and to renew their commitments (cf. Jos. 24:24; Ezr. 10:12; Neh. 5:12). And they are words which harmonize wonderfully with those spoken by the Father at the theophany on Mount Tabor: "Listen to him" (Mt. 17:5).
Epilogue
58. Venerable Brothers, we have dealt at length with an integral element of Christian worship: devotion to the Mother of the Lord. This has been called for by the nature of the subject, one which in these recent years has been the object of study and revision and at times the cause of some perplexity. We are consoled to think that the work done by this Apostolic See and by yourselves in order to carry out the norms of the Council-particularly the liturgical reform-is a stepping-stone to an ever more lively and adoring worship of God, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and to an increase of the Christian life of the faithful. We are filled with confidence when we note that the renewed Raman liturgy, also taken as a whole, is a splendid illustration of the Church's devotion to the Blessed Virgin. We are upheld by the hope that the directives issued in order to render this devotion ever more pure and vigorous will be applied with sincerity. We rejoice that the Lord has given us the opportunity of putting forward some points for reflection in order to renew and confirm esteem for the practice of the rosary. Comfort, confidence, hope and joy are the sentiments which we wish to transform into fervent praise and thanksgiving to the Lord as we unite our voice with that of the Blessed Virgin in accordance with the prayer of the Roman Liturgy.
Dear Brothers, while we express the hope that thanks to your generous commitment, there will be among the clergy and among the people entrusted to your care a salutary increase of devotion to Mary with undoubted profit for the Church and for society, we cordially impart our special apostolic blessing to yourselves and to all the faithful people to whom you devote your pastoral zeal.
Given in Rome, at Saint Peter's, on the second day of February, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, in the year 1974, the eleventh of our Pontificate.
PAULUS PP. VI
FOOTNOTES
1) Cf Lactantius, Divinae Institutiones IV,3, 6-10: CSEL 19 p. 279.
2) Cf II Vatican Council, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, 1-3, 11, 21, 48, AAS 56 (1964), pp 97-98, 102-103, 105-106, 113.
3) II Vatican Council, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, 103: AAS 56 (1964), p. 125.
4) Cf II Vatican Council, Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium, 66: AAS 57 (1965), p. 65.
5) Ibid.
6) Votive Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church. Preface.
7) Cf II Vatican Council, Dogmatic Constitution on, the Church, Lumen Gentium 66-67: AAS 57 (1965), pp 65-66, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, 103: AAS 56 (1964), p 125.
8) Apostolic Exhortation, Signum Magnum: AAS 59 (1967) pp. 465-475
9) Cf II Vatican Council, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, 3: AAS 56 (1964). p 98.
10) Cf II Vatican Council ibid, 102: AAS 56 ( 1954), p 125.
11) Cf. Roman Missal restored by Decree of the Sacred Ecumenical II Vatican Council, promulgated by authority of Pope Paul VI typical edition, MCMLXX, 8 December, Preface.
12) Roman Missal, restored by Decree of the Sacred Ecumenical II Vatican Council promulgated by authority of Pope Paul VI, Orao Lectionum Missae, typical edition MCMLXIX. p. 8, First Reading (Year A: 1:, 7:10-14: "Behold a Virgin shall conceive"; Year B: 2: Sam 7:1-15; 8b-11, 16: "The throne of David shall be established for ever before the face of the Lord"; Year C: Mic 5:2a [Heb 1-4a]: "Out of you will be born for me the one who is to rule over Israel").
13) Ibid., p. 8, Gospel (Year A: Mt 1:18-24: "Jesus is born of Mary who was espoused to Joseph, the son of David"; Year B: Lk 1:26-38: "You are to conceive and bear a son; Year C: Lk 1:39-45: "Why should I be honoured with a visit from the Mother of my Lord?").
14) Cf. Roman Missal Advent Preface, II.
15) Roman Missal, Ibid.
16) Roman Missal, Eucharistic Prayer I, Communicantes for Christmas and its octave.
17) Roman Missal, 1 January, Entry antiphon and Collect.
18) Cf. Roman Missal, 22 August. Collect.
19) Roman Missal, 8 September, Prayer after Communion.
20) Roman Missal, 31 May, Collect.
21) Cf. ibid., Collect and Prayer over the gifts.
22) Cf. Roman Missal, 15 September, Collect.
23) Cf. 1, p. 15.
24) From among the many anaphoras cf. the following which are held In special honour by the Eastern rites: Anaphora Marci Evangelistae: Prex Eucharistica, ed A. Hanggi-I, Pahl. Fribourg Editions Universitaires, 1968, p. 107; Anaphora Iacobi fratris Domini graeca ibid. p. 257; Anaphora Ioannis Chrysostomi, ibid., p. 229.
25) Cf. Roman Missal, 8 December, Preface.
26) Cf. Roman Missal, 15 August, Preface.
27) Cf. Roman Missal, 1 January, Prayer after Communion.
28) Cf. Roman Missal, Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 6, Tempore Paschali, Collect.
29) Roman Missal, 15 September, Collect.
30) Roman Missal, 31 Mary Collect. On the same lines is the Preface of the Blessed Virgin Mar, 1; "We do well... in celebrating the memory of the Virgin Mary... to glorify your love for us in the words of her song of thanksgiving."
31) Cf. Lectionary, III Sunday of Advent (Year C: Zeph 3:14-18a): IV Sunday of Advent (cf. above footnote 12); Sunday within the octave of Christmas (Year A; Mt 2:13-15 Year B; Lk 2:22-40; Year C; Lk 2:41-52); II Sunday after Christmas (Jn 1:1-18); VII Sunday after Easter (Year A: Acts 1:12-14): II Sunday of the Year C: Jn 1:1-12); X Sunday of the Year (Year B: Gen 3:9-15); XIV Sunday of the Year (Year B: Mk 6:16)
32) Cf Lectionary, the catechumenate and baptism of adults the Lord's Prayer (Second Reading 2 Gal. 4:47); Christian initiation outside the Easter Vigil (Gospel, 7, Jn 1:1-5; 9-16; 16-18); Nuptial Mass (Gospel, 7, Jn 2:1-11); consecration of Virgins and religious profession (First Reading 7, Is 61:9-11; Gospel, 6 Mk 3:31-35; Lk 1:26-38 [cf. Ordo Consecrationis Virginum 130; ordo professionis religiosae, pars alter, 145]).
33) Cf. Lectionary, For refugees and exiles (Gospel, 1 Mt 2:13-15; 19-23); In thanksgiving (First Reading 4 Zeph 3:14-15).
34) Cf. La Divina Commedia, Paradiso XXXIII, 1-9 cf Liturgy of the Hours, remembrance of Our Lady on Saturdays, Office of Reading Hymn.
35) Ordo baptismi parvulorum 48: Ordo initiationis christiana adultorum, 214.
36) Cf.. Rituale Romanum, Tit. VII, cap. III, De benedictione mulieris post partum.
37) Cf. Ordo professionis religiosae, Pars Prior, 57 and 67.
38) Cf. Ordo consecrationis virginum, 16.
39) Cf. Ordo professionis religiosae, Pars Prior, 62 and 142; Pars Altera, 67 and 158; Ordo consecrationis virginum, 18 and 20.
40) Cf. Ordo unctionis infirmorum eorumque pastoralis curae,143, 146, 147. 150.
41) Cf. Roman Missal, Masses for the Dead, For dead brothers and sisters, relations and benefactors. Collect.
42) Cf. Ordo exsequarum 226.
43) Cf. II Vatican Council Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium, 63: AAS 57 (1965), p. 64.
44) Cf. II Vatican Council, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, 7: AAS 56 (1964), pp. 100-101.
45) Sermo 215, 4: PL 38, 1074.
46) Ibid.
47) Cf. II Vatican Council, Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, Dei Verbum, 21: AAS 58 (1966), pp. 827-828.
48) Cf. Adversus Haereses IV. 7, 1: PG 7, 1, 990-991: S Ch. 100, t. II, pp. 454-458.
49) Cf. Adversus Haereses III, 10, 2: PG 7, 1, 873: S Ch. 34, p.164.
50) Cf. II Vatican Council, Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium, 62: AAS 57 (1965), p. 63.
51) II Vatican Council Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy Sacrosanctum Concilium, 83: AAS 56 (1964), p.121.
52) II Vatican Council, Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium 63: AAS 57 (1965) P. 64.
53) Ibid. 64: AAS 57 (1965), p. 64.
54) Tractatus XXV (In Nativitate Domini), 5: CCL 138, p. 123; S. Ch. 22 p. 132; cf. also Tractatus XXIX In Nativitate Domini 1: CCL ibid., p. 147; S. Ch ibid, p. 178; Tractatus LXIII (De Passione Domini) 6:CCL ibid p. 386: S. Ch. 74 p. 82.
55) M Ferotin, Le Liber Mozarabicus Sacramentorum, col. 56.
56) In Purificatione, B. Mariae, Sermo III, 2: PL 183, 370; Sancti Bernardi Opera, ed J. Leclercq-H. Rochais , vol IV, Rome 1966. p. 342.
57) Cf. II Vatican Council Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium 57: AAS 57 (1965), p. 61.
58) Ibid, 58: AAS 57 (1965), p. 61.
59) Cf. Pius XII Encyclical Letter Mystici Corporis: AAS 35 (1943), P. 247.
60) Cf. II Vatican Council, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, 47: AAS 56 (1964), pp. 113.
61) ibid. 102, 106: AAS 56 (1964), pp. 125, 126.
62) "design to remember all who have been pleasing to you throughout the ages the holy Fathers, the Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles... and the holy and glorious Mother of God and all the saints... may they remember our misery and poverty, and together with us may they offer you this great and unbloody sacrifice": Anaphora Iacobi fratris Domini syriaca: Prex Eucharistica, ed. A. Hànggi-I. Pahl Fribourg, Editions Universitaires, 1968, p. 274.
63) Expositio Evangelii secundum Lucam 11 26: CSEL 32, IV, p. 55: S. Ch. 45, pp. 83-84.
64) Cf. II Vatican Council, Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium, 62: AAS 57 (1965), p. 63.
65) Cf. II Vatican Council, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, 103: AAS 56 (1964), pp. 125.
66) Cf. II Vatican Council Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium 67: AAS 57 (1965), p. 65-66.
67) Cf. Ibid.
68) Cf. II Vatican Council, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, 104: AAS 56 (1964), pp. 125-126.
70) Cf. Paul VI, Talk of 24 April 1970, in the church of Our Lady of Bonaria in Cagliari: AAS 62 (1970) p. 300.
71) Pius IX, Apostolic Letter Ineffabilis Deus: Pii IX Pontificis Maximi Acta, I, 1, Rome 1854, p. 599. Cf. also V. Sardi. La solenne definizione del dogma dell'Immacolato concepimento di Maria Santissima, Atti e documenti..., Rome 1904-1905, vol. II, p. 302.
72) Cf. II Vatican Council, Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium 66: AAS 57 (1965), p. 65.
73) S. Ildephonsus, De viginitate perpetua sanctae Mariae chapter XII: PL 96, 108.
74) Cf. II Vatican Council Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium 56: AAS 57 (1965), p. 60 and the authors mentioned in note 176 of the document.
75) Cf. St Ambrose, De Spiritu Sancto II, 37-38; CSEL 79 pp. 100-101; Cassian, De incarnatione Domini II chapter II: CSEL 17 pp. 247-249. St. Bede, Homilia 1,3:CCL 122, p. 18 and p. 20.
76) Cf. St Ambrose, De institutione virginis, chapter XII, 79: PL 16 (ed 1880), 339; Epistula 30, 3 and Epistula 42, 7: ibid 1107 and 1175; Expositio evangelii secundum Lucam X 132. S Ch 52, p 200. S. Proclus of Constantinople, Oratio I, 1 and Oratio V, 3: PG 65, 681 and 720; St. Basil of Seleucia, Oratio XXXIX, 3: PG 85, 433; St. Andrew of Crete, Oratio IV: PG 97, 868: St Germanus of Constantinople, Oratio IIII, 15: PG 98, 305.
77) cf. St. Jerome, Adversus Iovinianum I, 33: PL 23, 267; St Ambrose, Epistula 63, 33: PL 16 (ed. 1880), 1249; De institutione virginis, chapter XVII, 105: ibid., 346; De Spiritu Sancto III, 79-80: CSEL 79, pp. 182-183; Sedulius, Hymn "A solis ortus cardine", verses 13-14 CSEL 10, p. 164; Hymnus Acathistos, Str 23; ed I. B. Pitra, Analecta Sacra, I, p. 261; St Proclue of Constantanople, Oratio I, 3: PG 65, 648; Oratio II, 6: Ibid., 700; St Basil of Seleucia, Oratio IV, In Nativitatem B. Mariae: PG 97, 868; St John Damascene, Oratio IV, 10: PG 96 677.
78) Cf. Severus of Antioch, Homilia 57: PO 8, pp. 357-358; Hesychius of Jerusalem, Homilia de sancta Maria Deipara: PG 93, 1464; Chrysippus of Jerusalem, Oratio in sanctam Mariam Deiparam, 2 PO 19, p. 338: St Andrew of Crete, Oratio V: PG 97, 896: St John Damascene, Oratio VI, 6: PG 96, 972.
79) Liber Apotheosis, verses 571-572: CCL 126. p. 97.
80) Cf. S Isidore, De ortu et obitu Patrum, chapter LXVII III: PL 83, 148: St. Ildephonsus, De virginitate perpetua sanctae Mariae, chapter X: PL 96, 95; St Bernard, In Assumptione B. Virginis Mariae: Sermo IV, 4 PL 183, 428: In Nativitate B. Virginis Mariae: ibid. 442 St Peter Damien, Carmina sacra et preces II, Oratio ad Deum Filium: PL 145, 921; Antiphonalium officii, ed. R.J. Hesbert, Rome 1970, vol IV, n. 6314, p. 80.
81) Cf. Paulus Diaconus, Homilia I, In Assumptione B. Mariae Virginis: PL 95, 1567: De Assumptione sanctae Mariae Virginis: Paschasio Radherto trib, 31, 42, 57, 83: ed. A. Ripberger. in "Spicilegium Friburgense" 9, 1962, pp. 72, 76, 84, 96-97; Eadmer of Canterbury, De excellentia Virginis Mariae, chapters IV-V: PL 159 , 562-567: St Bernard, In laudibus Virginis Matris. Homilia IV, 3: Sancti Bernardi Opera, ed. J Leclercq-H. Rochais, IV, Rome 1966, pp. 49-50.
82) Cf. Origen, In Lucam Homilia VII, 3: PG 13 1817: S. Ch. 87, p. 156: St Cyril of Alexandria, Commentarius in Aggacum prophetam, chapter XIX: PG 71, 1060: St Ambrose, De fide IV 9, 113-114: CSEL 78, pp. 197-198: Expositio evangelii secundum Lucam I;, 23 and 27-28: CSEL 32, IV, pp. 53-54 and 55-56; Severianus Gabalensis, Antipater of Bostra Homilia in Sanctissimae Deiparae Annuntiationem, 16; PG 85, 1785.
83) Cf. Eadmer of Canterbury, De excellentia Virginis Mariae chapter VII: P: 159, 571: St Amedeus of Lausanne, De Maria Virgini Matre, Homilia VII: PL 188, 1337: S Ch 72, p. 184.
84) De virginitate perpetua sanctae Mariae, chapter XII: PL 96, 106.
85) II Vatican Council Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium, 54: AAS 57 (1965), p. 59. Cf. Paulus VI Allocutio ad Patres Conciliares habua altera exacta Concilii Oecumenici Vaticani Secundi Sessione, 4 December 1963: AAS 56 (1964), p. 37.
86) II Vatican Council Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium, 6, 7-8, 9-11: AAS 57 (1965), pp. 8-9, 9-12, 12-21.
87) Ibid., 63: AAS 57 (1965) p. 64.
88) St Cyprian, De Catholicae Ecclesiae unitate, 5: CSEL 3, p. 214.
89) Isaac de Stella, Sermo LI, In Assumptione B. Mariae: PL 194, 1863.
90) Sermo XXX, I: S. Ch. 164, p. 134.
91) Cf II Vatican Council, Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium, 66-69: AAS 57 (1965), pp. 65-67.
92) Cf. II Vatican Council, Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, Dei Verbum, 25: AAS 58 (1966), pp. 829-830.
93) Or cit., 13: AAS 56 (1964), p. 103.
94) Cf. Officium magni canonis paracletici, Magnum Orologion Athens 1963 p. 558: passim in liturgical canons and prayers: cf. Sophronius Eustradiadou, Theotokarion, Chennevieres-su Marne 1931, pp. 9, 19.
95) Cf II Vatican Council, Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium, 69: AAS 57 (1965), pp. 66-67.
96) Cf ibid., 66: AAS 57 (1965), p. 65; Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, 103: AAS 56 (1964), p. 125.
97) II Vatican Council, Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium, 67: AAS 57 (1965), pp. 65-66.
98) Ibid, 66: AAS 57 (1965), p. 65.
99)Cf. Paul VI, Address in the Vatican Basilica to the Fathers of the Council, 21 November 1964: AAS 56 (1964), p. 1017.
100) II Vatican Council Decree on Ecumenism, Unitatis Redintegratio, 20: AAS 57 (1965), p. 105.
101) Encyclical Letter, Adiutricem Populi: AAS 28 (1895-1896), p. 135.
102) II Vatican Council Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium, 56: AAS 57 (1965), p. 60.
103) Cf. St Peter Chrysologus, Sermo CXLIII: PL 52 583.
104) II Vatican Council Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium, 55: AAS 57 (1965), pp. 59-60.
105) Cf. Paul VI Apostolic Constitution, Signum Magnum I: AAS 59 (1967), pp. 467-468: Roman Missal, 15 September, Prayer over the gifts.
106) II Vatican Council Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium, 67: AAS 57 (1965), pp. 65-66.
107) St. Augustine, In Iohannis Evangelium, Tractatus X, 3; CCL 36, pp. 101-102; Epistula 243, Ad Laetum, 9: CSEL 57, pp. 575-576; St Bede, In Lucae Evangelium expositio, IV, XI, 28: CCL 120, p. 237: Homilia I, 4: CCL 122. pp. 26-27.
108) II Vatican Council Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium, 58: AAS 57 (1965), p. 61.
109) Roman Missal, IV Sunday of Advent, Collect. Similarly the Collect of 25 March, which may be used in place of the previous one in the recitation of the Angelus.
110) Pius XII, Letter to the Archbishop of Manila "Philippinas Insulas": AAS 38 (1946), p. 419.
111) Discourse to the participants in the III Dominican International Rosary Congress: Insegnamenti di Paolo VI 1, (1963) pp. 463-464.
112) In AAS 58 (1966), pp. 745-749.
113) In AAS 61 (1969), pp. 649-654.
114) Cf. 13: AAS 56 (1964) pp. 103.
115) Decree on the Lay Apostolate, Apostolicam Actuositatem, 11: AAS 58 (1966) p. 848.
116. II Vatican Council Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium, 11: AAS 57 (1965), p. 16.
117) Cf. II Vatican Council, Decree on the Lay Apostolate, Apostolicam Actuositatem, 11: AAS 58 (1966) p. 848
118) Op cit., 27.
119) II Vatican Council Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium, 53: AAS 57 (1965), pp. 58-59.
120) La Divina Commedia, Paradiso XXXIII, 4-6.
121) Cf. II Vatican Council Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium, 60-63: AAS 57 (1965), pp. 62-64.
122) Cf. ibid., 65: AAS 57 (1965), pp. 64-65.
123) Ibid., 65: AAS 57 (1965), p. 64.
124) Cf. II Vatican Council, Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, Gaudium et Spes, 22: AAS 58 (1966), pp. 1042-1044.
125) Cf. Roman Missal 31 May Collect.
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