Vatican 2

Mehr dazu

GirlsToGirls

von Maida Majeed - Jean Augustine SS (2612)

Agricultural Employment in Africa

von Syeda Eruj - Rick Hansen SS (2542)

Tobacco Ban

von Gene Henderson

Blog Posts Telling

von Joy Miller

Vatican 2

The Youth

included the youth in the liturgy

encouraged Bible studies amogst the youth in the church

kick-started youth groups

the coucnil wanted to start including the youth more in the church

the youth are the future of the Catholic Church

JP2 was very invested in the youth of the church

Liturgy changes

Liturgical year

made the church calendar more realistic and organzied than in the past

organized Holy Days of Obligation

Sacraments

re-wrote why sacraments are so important to Catholics

made them more accessable

Mass

wanted to unite the clergy and the laity

tried to change from a "have to" to a "want to" in terms of attendance

Laity participate

priest faces the congregation

now said in the vernacular

Pope John XXIII

passed away before the council could be finished

recognized that there were changes that needed to be made

called the council on January 25, 1959

Role of the Laity

Technical changes

Able to participate in the liturgy

Eucharistic ministers, readers, etc.

Spread God's word in the world

Living out God's word everyday

calling Catholics to be a loving and supportive force instead of an exclusive and harsh one

calling the Laity to witness to others

How can the church work together to do that?

Pope John II

Theology of the Body

Reconvening the council

Very influencial

believed in the youth of the church

Accepting the world into the church's family

wanted to stop being a political force and turn to a spiritual one in the world

the council wanted to welcome non-Catholics into the church

Sacred Scripture

set up a new system of readings for the Mass

made sure to incorporate all the books of the Bible

greatly encouraged Bible study outside of Mass