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The Teaching of Vatican II. We will begin discussing the Four Major Documents of Vatican II:
Sacrosanctum Concilium [Holy Council - On the Sacred Liturgy]
Lumen Gentium [Light of Nations — Dogmatic Constitution on the Church]
Dei Verbum [Word of God — On Divine Revelation]
Gaudium et Spes [Joy and Hope - On the Church in the Modern World]
We will discuss what the documents actually say v. popular perceptions. This meeting, in particular, will focus on the first of the documents and liturgical reform. We’ll answer all the questions—how did the Mass change? Why? What were the aims of the changes? What does “active participation” mean? What does versus populum mean? Where, exactly, is “liturgical east?” What is an indult?