Pius XI, Litt. Similarly, by their state in life, religious give splendid and striking testimony that the world cannot be transformed and offered to God without the spirit of the beatitudes. They are justified in the Lord Jesus, because in the baptism of faith they truly become sons of God and sharers in the divine nature. Nicaenum, I can. (6) Cfr. (3) Cfr. Can the inculpably ignorant be saved by Christ apart from the knowledge of Christ? (96) So likewise the new Israel which while living in this present age goes in search of a future and abiding city (97) is called the Church of Christ. : PL 16, 320. 2333 (3903). Annus sacer, 1. c., p. 30. They were further commanded by the apostles and Fathers of the Church, as well as by the doctors and pastors of souls. (54*) For "the partaking of the body and blood of Christ does nothing other than make us be transformed into that which we consume". III, 22, 4: PG 7, 9S9 A; Harvey, 2, 123. 69, 6: PL 3, 1142 B; Hartel 3 B, p. 754: inseparabile unitatis sacramentum .. (2) Cfr. Though they differ from one another in essence and not only in degree, the common priesthood of the faithful and the ministerial or hierarchical priesthood are nonetheless interrelated: each of them in its own special way is a participation in the one priesthood of Christ. 1. 191, 2, 3: PL 38 1010; etc. (70) Cfr. They are the original ministers of confirmation, dispensers of sacred Orders and the moderators of penitential discipline, and they earnestly exhort and instruct their people to carry out with faith and reverence their part in the liturgy and especially in the holy sacrifice of the Mass. Cod. custoditur ,., cfr. The Cult of the Blessed Virgin in the Church. (18*) And the Sacred Council teaches that by Episcopal consecration the fullness of the sacrament of Orders is conferred, that fullness of power, namely, which both in the Church's liturgical practice and in the language of the Fathers of the Church is called the high priesthood, the supreme power of the sacred ministry. 109 r. Gerhohus Reich., De gloria ct honore Filii hominis, 10: PL 194, 1105AB. In the midst of the flock they adore Him in spirit and in truth. dogm. S. Andreas Cret., In nat. 497 et 503. But the Lord wishes to spread His kingdom also by means of the laity, namely, a kingdom of truth and life, a kingdom of holiness and grace, a kingdom of justice, love and peace (4*). (7) Cfr. 7, 26, 1 Io. Trid., l. c., Denz. 23, ecr. de I reform., Sess. 1950: AAS 42 (1950) Denz. Funk, I, p. 218. (14*) For there are many who honor Sacred Scripture, taking it as a norm of belief and a pattern of life, and who show a sincere zeal. (57) Cfr. He is the image of the invisible God and in Him all things came into being. Cf. 121, 32: PL 40 288. Pius XII, Adhort. Redeemed by reason of the merits of her Son and united to Him by a close and indissoluble tie, she is endowed with the high office and dignity of being the Mother of the Son of God, by which account she is also the beloved daughter of the Father and the temple of the Holy Spirit. Furthermore, married couples and Christian parents should follow their own proper path (to holiness) by faithful love. Lc. The Mystery of the Church. Mediator Dei, 1. c., sub. Sous la maternclle protection, 9 dec. 1957: AAS 50 (19S8) p. 36. (39*) For bishops are preachers of the faith, who lead new disciples to Christ, and they are authentic teachers, that is, teachers endowed with the authority of Christ, who preach to the people committed to them the faith they must believe and put into practice, and by the light of the Holy Spirit illustrate that faith. This very diversity of graces, ministries and works gathers the children of God into one, because "all these things are the work of one and the same Spirit".(195). Though few are presented such an opportunity, nevertheless all must be prepared to confess Christ before men. Leo XIII, Litt. Thus every layman, in virtue of the very gifts bestowed upon him, is at the same time a witness and a living instrument of the mission of the Church itself "according to the measure of Christ's bestowal".(197). De mandato et missione canonica, cfr. (171) Being taken from among men, and himself beset with weakness, he is able to have compassion on the ignorant and erring. Mystici Corporis, 29 iun. In such a home husbands and wives find their proper vocation in being witnesses of the faith and love of Christ to one another and to their children. This He does in such a way that His work could be compared by the holy Fathers with the function which the principle of life, that is, the soul, fulfills in the human body. (12*) It is charity which guides us to our final end. Encycl. 5, 2: ed. The Lord Jesus, the divine Teacher and Model of all perfection, preached holiness of life to each and everyone of His disciples of every condition. Pastor aeternus, 3: Denz. Therefore, since they are tightly bound up in all types of temporal affairs it is their special task to order and to throw light upon these affairs in such a way that they may come into being and then continually increase according to Christ to the praise of the Creator and the Redeemer. They should sustain one another in grace throughout the entire length of their lives. (6) S. Clem. When it is looked at in this way, she is already prophetically foreshadowed in the promise of victory over the serpent which was given to our first parents after their fall into sin. For this reason, in reply to Modus 12 it is expressly said of the Twelve that the Lord set them up "as a college or stable group." Therefore the promised restoration which we are awaiting has already begun in Christ, is carried forward in the mission of the Holy Spirit and through Him continues in the Church in which we learn the meaning of our terrestrial life through our faith, while we perform with hope in the future the work committed to us in this world by the Father, and thus work out our salvation. Fidei Donum, 21 apr. Cfr. Eph. Dei, XVIII, 51, 2: PL 41, 614. Pius IX, Epist. 30: Denz. Benedictus XV, Decretum approbationis virtutum in Causa beatificationis et canonizationis Servi Dei Ioannis Nepomuecni Neumann: AAS 14 (1922 p. 23; plures Allocutiones Pii X de Sanetis: Inviti all'croismo Diseorsi t. I-III, Romae 1941-1942, passim; Pius XII, Discorsi Radiomessagi, t. 10, 1949, pp 37-43. Apost. : PL S4, 7S9. III, de utilitate chrismatis: PG 150, 569-580. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He might have the first place. Conc. Annus sacer, 8 dec. 1950: AAS 43 (1951) pp. (211), Let the spiritual shepherds recognize and promote the dignity as well as the responsibility of the laity in the Church. Because the human race today is joining more and more into a civic, economic and social unity, it is that much the more necessary that priests, by combined effort and aid, under the leadership of the bishops and the Supreme Pontiff, wipe out every kind of separateness, so that the whole human race may be brought into the unity of the family of God. Conc. (2) Cfr. Rightly therefore the holy Fathers see her as used by God not merely in a passive way, but as freely cooperating in the work of human salvation through faith and obedience. 958 (1765), et can. 36. As having one day to render an account for their souls,(173) he takes care of them by his prayer, preaching, and all the works of charity, and not only of them but also of those who are not yet of the one flock, who also are commended to him in the Lord. By reason of the gift and role of divine maternity, by which she is united with her Son, the Redeemer, and with His singular graces and functions, the Blessed Virgin is also intimately united with the Church. Christ, becoming obedient even unto death and because of this exalted by the Father,(206) entered into the glory of His kingdom. (2*) The ministerial priest, by the sacred power he enjoys, teaches and rules the priestly people; acting in the person of Christ, he makes present the Eucharistic sacrifice, and offers it to God in the name of all the people. 633-636; Denz. He guides the Church in the way of all truth (cf. Can., c. 487 et 488, 40. (Cf. 8, a. to the state of those faithful called the laity. Funk, I, p. 400. Lumen gentium, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, is one of the principal documents of the Second Vatican Council. Summary Introduction The primary statement of Lumen Gentium's introduction is that it intends to proceed "following faithfully the teaching of previous councils."(LG, 1) Chapter 1 - The Mystery of the Church The Church is endowed with the Holy Spirit and was constituted by Christ in the present era. (13) Cfr. The state of this people is that of the dignity and freedom of the sons of God, in whose hearts the Holy Spirit dwells as in His temple. Pius XII, Litt. Inst. Indeed, in order that love, as good seed may grow and bring forth fruit in the soul, each one of the faithful must willingly hear the Word of God and accept His Will, and must complete what God has begun by their own actions with the help of God's grace. (2*) For by reason of the fact that those in heaven are more closely united with Christ, they establish the whole Church more firmly in holiness, lend nobility to the worship which the Church offers to God here on earth and in many ways contribute to its greater edification. A Brief Look At "Lumen Gentium" In 1959, Pope John XXIII convened the Second Vatican Council. Fully conscious of this communion of the whole Mystical Body of Jesus Christ, the pilgrim Church from the very first ages of the Christian religion has cultivated with great piety the memory of the dead,(6*) and "because it is a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead that they may be loosed from their sins",(273) also offers suffrages for them. The term laity is here understood to mean all the faithful except those in holy orders and those in the state of religious life specially approved by the Church. This is so even at the very beginning, when at the marriage feast of Cana, moved with pity, she brought about by her intercession the beginning of miracles of Jesus the Messiah. Annus sacer, 8 dec. 1950, AAS 43 (1951) p. 27 s. Pius XII, Cons. 218 (3642). Damascenus, Enc. It is up to the judgment of the Supreme Pontiff, to whose care Christ's whole flock has been entrusted, to determine, according to the needs of the Church as they change over the course of centuries, the way in which this care may best be exercisedwhether in a personal or a collegial way. 3, 7. (13) Cfr. There are some who, in their freedom as sons of God, renounce their own wills and take upon themselves the state of poverty. Oec. They are called there by God that by exercising their proper function and led by the spirit of the Gospel they may work for the sanctification of the world from within as a leaven. (11) To men, dead in sin, the Father gives life through Him, until, in Christ, He brings to life their mortal bodies. Hom. It was in Him, before the foundation of the world, that the Father chose us and predestined us to become adopted sons, for in Him it pleased the Father to re-establish all things. Ps. Encycl. (10) He is the Spirit of Life, a fountain of water springing up to life eternal. Deiparae: PG 86 (2), 3277-3312. Funk, I, p. 216. Lumen Gentium, Dogmatic Constitution On the Church, 1964. Litt. 34. Officii, De magne tismi abusu, 4 aug. 1856: AAS (1865) pp. Since these duties, so very necessary to the life of the Church, can be fulfilled only with difficulty in many regions in accordance with the discipline of the Latin Church as it exists today, the diaconate can in the future be restored as a proper and permanent rank of the hierarchy. III, q. The holy people of God shares also in Christ's prophetic office; it spreads abroad a living witness to Him, especially by means of a life of faith and charity and by offering to God a sacrifice of praise, the tribute of lips which give praise to His name. But often men, deceived by the Evil One, have become vain in their reasonings and have exchanged the truth of God for a lie, serving the creature rather than the Creator. And there belong to or are related to it in various ways, the Catholic faithful, all who believe in Christ, and indeed the whole of mankind, for all men are called by the grace of God to salvation. De Sacra Liturgia, cap. by Fr. PL 78, 224. S. Io Chrysostomus, In Ephes. (34) The Lord Himself compared Himself to the stone which the builders rejected, but which was made into the cornerstone. Satis cognitum, 29 iun. X, 14: PG 14 127S B. S. Augustinus, De S. Viginitate, 15, 15: PL 40, 403. Funk, l, p. 244. Vat. (22*) Therefore it pertains to the bishops to admit newly elected members into the Episcopal body by means of the sacrament of Orders. Umbratilem, 8 iul. Decr., p. 8. 30. 19. Lumen Gentium (Light of the nations) was promulgated by Pope Paul V. 26. 3913 ss. I. Schema De Ecclesia Christi, cap. Thus, the state which is constituted by the profession of the evangelical counsels, though it is not the hierarchical structure of the Church, nevertheless, undeniably belongs to its life and holiness. Prof. fidei Trid. III, 3, 1; PG 7, 848 A; Harvey 2, 8; Sagnard, p. 100 s.: manifestatam. (125) On account of their fathers this people remains most dear to God, for God does not repent of the gifts He makes nor of the calls He issues. Lumen Gentium - Vatican II's Constitution on the Church. 23, cap. A person becomes a member of the College by virtue of Episcopal consecration and by hierarchical communion with the head of the College and with its members. Mystici Corporis: AAS 35 (1943) p. 245. Cod. LUMEN GENTIUM SOLEMNLY PROMULGATED BY HIS HOLINESS POPE PAUL VI ON NOVEMBER 21, 1964 ! These actions consist in the use of the sacraments and in a special way the Eucharist, frequent participation in the sacred action of the Liturgy, application of oneself to prayer, self-abnegation, lively fraternal service and the constant exercise of all the virtues. The Lord called them blessed in His Gospel and they are those whom "the God of all graces, who has called us unto His eternal glory in Christ Jesus, will Himself, after we have suffered a little while, perfect, strengthen and establish".(226). Therefore in the Church, everyone whether belonging to the hierarchy, or being cared for by it, is called to holiness, according to the saying of the Apostle: "For this is the will of God, your sanctification". 55. 23 mart. Cfr. 710 ct 724 ss. I, Sess. Cfr. S. Augustinus, D Praed. Vat. V: PL 68, 924 BC. 16, 21: PG 13, 1443 C, Tertullianus Adv. Due to the special circumstances of our time the foundations of this doctrine must be more thoroughly examined. Tr. For sitting at the right hand of God the Father, He is not absent from the gathering of His high priests,(17*) but above all through their excellent service He is preaching the word of God to all nations, and constantly administering the sacraments of faith to those who believe, by their paternal functioning. This is clearly proven by the example of so many holy founders. Primasius, Comm. 1896; AAS 28 (1895-96) pp. But, rather, the faithful of Christ are called by God from both these states of life so that they might enjoy this particular gift in the life of the Church and thus each in one's own way, may be of some advantage to the salvific mission of the Church.(3*). What makes Lumen Gentium, especially chatper II: "On the People of God" so "revolutionary" is the new stress it put on the equality and unity of all the Church's members. Paschasius Radb., In Matth. Encycl. virg. (53) In this way all of us are made members of His Body,(54) "but severally members one of another". (19*) By her belief and obedience, not knowing man but overshadowed by the Holy Spirit, as the new Eve she brought forth on earth the very Son of the Father, showing an undefiled faith, not in the word of the ancient serpent, but in that of God's messenger. I, Sess. Joined with Christ in the Church and signed with the Holy Spirit "who is the pledge of our inheritance",(245) truly we are called and we are sons of God(246) but we have not yet appeared with Christ in glory,(247) in which we shall be like to God, since we shall see Him as He is. For the members of the people of God are called to share these goods in common, and of each of the Churches the words of the Apostle hold good: "According to the gift that each has received, administer it to one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God".(123). (40*) This is even more clearly verified when, gathered together in an ecumenical council, they are teachers and judges of faith and morals for the universal Church, whose definitions must be adhered to with the submission of faith. 1782 (3001). 152-153. In the word, in the works, and in the presence of Christ, this kingdom was clearly open to the view of men. (desumpta ex.S. (199) Together with the offering of the Lord's body, they are most fittingly offered in the celebration of the Eucharist. ; ed. Besides this apostolate which certainly pertains to all Christians, the laity can also be called in various ways to a more direct form of cooperation in the apostolate of the Hierarchy (3*). Lumen Gentium - The Light of Nations. These pastors, chosen to shepherd the Lord's flock of the elect, are servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God,(151) to whom has been assigned the bearing of witness to the Gospel of the grace of God,(152) and the ministration of the Spirit and of justice in glory.(153). S. Thomas, Summa Theol. By. (198) Further, they have the capacity to assume from the Hierarchy certain ecclesiastical functions, which are to be performed for a spiritual purpose. PL 194, 1863 A. (5) Cfr. And this also is important, that by governing well their own church as a portion of the universal Church, they themselves are effectively contributing to the welfare of the whole Mystical Body, which is also the body of the churches.(34*). Jesus cannot be understood apart from the history of Israel. 3869-72. 16 Cf. The full document is available on the internet. V, c. 2, n. 9; et Sess. Ipinahayag ito ni Papa Pablo VInoong Nobyembre 21, 1964, matapos ito sang-ayunan ng mga obispo sa boto na 2,151 laban sa 5. 32. The religious state clearly manifests that the Kingdom of God and its needs, in a very special way, are raised above all earthly considerations. However, the Commission has decided that it should not enter into question of liceity and validity. 18 There is, first, that people to whom the covenants and promises were made, and from whom Christ was born according to the flesh (cf. 7, 7: . The Spirit dwells in the Church and in the hearts of the faithful, as in a temple (cf. (236) The importance of the profession of the evangelical counsels is seen in the fact that it fosters the perfection of love of God and love of neighbor in an outstanding manner and that this profession is strengthened by vows. It also clarified the Church's mission as the universal . First, the title of the document known as the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church: in Latin, it is titled Lumen Gentium, which means, "the light of the nations." This light is Jesus Christ. "(6*) Hence not a few of the early Fathers gladly assert in their preaching, "The knot of Eve's disobedience was untied by Mary's obedience; what the virgin Eve bound through her unbelief, the Virgin Mary loosened by her faith. "(74*) For strengthened by sacramental grace, in communion with the bishop and his group of priests they serve in the diaconate of the liturgy, of the word, and of charity to the people of God. Let neither the use of the things of this world nor attachment to riches, which is against the spirit of evangelical poverty, hinder them in their quest for perfect love. The following is an excerpt from: . They exercise their sacred function especially in the Eucharistic worship or the celebration of the Mass by which acting in the person of Christ (67*) and proclaiming His Mystery they unite the prayers of the faithful with the sacrifice of their Head and renew and apply (68*) in the sacrifice of the Mass until the coming of the Lord(179) the only sacrifice of the New Testament namely that of Christ offering Himself once for all a spotless Victim to the Father. Litt. Orientalium Ecclesiarum, Decree On the Catholic Churches of the Eastern Rite, 1964. 8, 1; 14, 22-23; 20, 17, et passim. (16) Cfr. Pius XII Litt. 3 in dorm. The various forms of piety toward the Mother of God, which the Church within the limits of sound and orthodox doctrine, according to the conditions of time and place, and the nature and ingenuity of the faithful has approved, bring it about that while the Mother is honored, the Son, through whom all things have their being (302) and in whom it has pleased the Father that all fullness should dwell,(303) is rightly known, loved and glorified and that all His commands are observed. (24*) The entire body of the faithful pours forth instant supplications to the Mother of God and Mother of men that she, who aided the beginnings of the Church by her prayers, may now, exalted as she is above all the angels and saints, intercede before her Son in the fellowship of all the saints, until all families of people, whether they are honored with the title of Christian or whether they still do not know the Saviour, may be happily gathered together in peace and harmony into one people of God, for the glory of the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity. 12. Conc. 25, Decretum de Purgatorio: Denz. 121-122: Tribuas eis, Domine, cathedram episcopalem ad regendam Ecclesiam tuam et plebem universam.. Cfr. L. VIII, cap. It is the duty of the deacon, according as it shall have been assigned to him by competent authority, to administer baptism solemnly, to be custodian and dispenser of the Eucharist, to assist at and bless marriages in the name of the Church, to bring Viaticum to the dying, to read the Sacred Scripture to the faithful, to instruct and exhort the people, to preside over the worship and prayer of the faithful, to administer sacramentals, to officiate at funeral and burial services. Miserentissimus, 8 maii 1928: AAS 20 (1928) p. 178. Read more. 2 C (in fine); II-II, q. (5) Cfr. (29) Mystici Corporis: AAS 35 (1943) p. 216. Thus it has come about, that, as if on a tree which has grown in the field of the Lord, various forms of solidarity and community life, as well as various religious families have branched out in a marvelous and multiple way from this divinely given seed. Cfr. For those ministers, who are endowed with sacred power, serve their brethren, so that all who are of the People of God, and therefore enjoy a true Christian dignity, working toward a common goal freely and in an orderly way, may arrive at salvation. Ang Lumen Gentium(kahulugan sa Latin: "Liwanag ng mga Bansa"), ang Dogmatikong Konstitusyon ukol sa Simbahanay isa sa mga pangunahing dokumento ng Ikalawang Konsilyo Vatikano. CHNG I. MU NHIM GIO HI; CHNG II. Rom. It was prepared in a remarkable way throughout the history of the people of Israel and by means of the Old Covenant. The evangelical counsels which lead to charity (5*) join their followers to the Church and its mystery in a special way. Immortale Dei, 1 nov. 188S: ASS 18 (188S) p. 166 ss. This Sacred Council, following closely in the footsteps of the First Vatican Council, with that Council teaches and declares that Jesus Christ, the eternal Shepherd, established His holy Church, having sent forth the apostles as He Himself had been sent by the Father;(136) and He willed that their successors, namely the bishops, should be shepherds in His Church even to the consummation of the world. (18*) For in the mystery of the Church, which is itself rightly called mother and virgin, the Blessed Virgin stands out in eminent and singular fashion as exemplar both of virgin and mother. 1:12. October 2012 is the 50 th Anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council.Pope Benedict XVI declared October 11, 2012 until November 24, 2013 a Year of Faith.He said: It will be a moment of grace and commitment to a more complete conversion to God, to strengthen 18, 1-2, ad Conc. in dorm. Religious should carefully keep before their minds the fact that the Church presents Christ to believers and non-believers alike in a striking manner daily through them. p. 212.-| Conc. E. Diehl, Inscriptiones latinae christianae vereres, 1, Berolini, 1925, nn. Trid., Sess. The mystery of the holy Church is manifest in its very foundation. (122) This characteristic of universality which adorns the people of God is a gift from the Lord Himself. Upon all the laity, therefore, rests the noble duty of working to extend the divine plan of salvation to all men of each epoch and in every land. V, 28, 39; PL 43, 197: Certe manifestum est, id quod dicitur, in Ecdesia intus et foris, in corde, non in corpore cogitandum. (22) Cfr. Pius XII, Const. Pius XII, Alloc. 5, 22; 2 Tim. emptied Himself, taking the nature of a slave",(77) and "being rich, became poor"(78) for our sakes. 38, 25-26: PL 14, 105 1-52: CSEL 64, 203- 204. Encycl. (41), The Church, further, "that Jerusalem which is above" is also called "our mother". p. 504. (6*) Thus both by reason of the offering and through Holy Communion all take part in this liturgical service, not indeed, all in the same way but each in that way which is proper to himself. Vaticanum Const. (6) As often as the sacrifice of the cross in which Christ our Passover was sacrificed, is celebrated on the altar, the work of our redemption is carried on, and, in the sacrament of the eucharistic bread, the unity of all believers who form one body in Christ (8) is both expressed and brought about. Didache, 14: ed. S. Cyprianus, Epist. This it intends to do following faithfully the teaching of previous councils. The laity have the right, as do all Christians, to receive in abundance from their spiritual shepherds the spiritual goods of the Church, especially the assistance of the word of God and of the sacraments (6*). 64, 4: PL 3, 1017. (16) De praxi effectiva consiliorum quae non omnibus imponitur, cfr. SS. Funk I, p. 32. Encycl. Cfr. Hacr. AAS 22 (1930) p. 548 s. Cfr. Pius IX, Bulla Ineffabilis 8 dec. 1854: acta Pii IX, I, I, p. 616; Denz. 2301 (38S7-61). The Church continually keeps before it the warning of the Apostle which moved the faithful to charity, exhorting them to experience personally what Christ Jesus had known within Himself. Wherefore she is our mother in the order of grace. All men are called to belong to the new people of God. 3, 2: col. 1388 C. S. Andrcas Cret. 2: PL 92, 330. 232, 2: col. 1108. Because this is so, this Sacred Synod gathered together in the Holy Spirit eagerly desires, by proclaiming the Gospel to every creature, (1) to bring the light of Christ to all men, a light brightly visible on the countenance of the Church. B.M.V., 3: PG 96, 728. Marc. Nat., 1: col. 812 A. Hom. This is explicitly affirmed in n. 22, 12, and is explained at the end of that section. (80) Similarly, the Church encompasses with love all who are afflicted with human suffering and in the poor and afflicted sees the image of its poor and suffering Founder. Funk. (14) Cfr. Cf. By such a bond, a person is totally dedicated to God, loved beyond all things. Mc 16,15). For this too God sent the Spirit of His Son as Lord and Life-giver. In the first place amongst these there are the Muslims, who, professing to hold the faith of Abraham, along with us adore the one and merciful God, who on the last day will judge mankind. A preliminary note of explanation is being given to the Council Fathers from higher-authority, regarding the Modi bearing on Chapter III of the Schema de Ecclesia; the doctrine set forth in Chapter III ought to be explained and understood in accordance with the meaning and intent of this explanatory note. Rom 8:15-16, 26). 63, 7: PL 54, 3S7 C. (56) Traditio A postolica Hippolyti, 2-3: ed. (248) And therefore "while we are in the body, we are exiled from the Lord (249) and having the first-fruits of the Spirit we groan within ourselves(250) and we desire to be with Christ"'. 63: PL 16, 1218. (72) Ordo consecrationis sacerdotalis in praefatione. (215) However, this holiness of the Church is unceasingly manifested, and must be manifested, in the fruits of grace which the Spirit produces in the faithful; it is expressed in many ways in individuals, who in their walk of life, tend toward the perfection of charity, thus causing the edification of others; in a very special way this (holiness) appears in the practice of the counsels, customarily called "evangelical." Cfr. 371: Mansi 3, 954. . Palladius, Historia Lausiaca: PG 34, 995 ss. (47) Conc. While Christ, holy, innocent and undefiled(81) knew nothing of sin,(82) but came to expiate only the sins of the people,(83) the Church, embracing in its bosom sinners, at the same time holy and always in need of being purified, always follows the way of penance and renewal. He therefore chose the race of Israel as a people unto Himself. I De Ecclesia Christi, cap. Church authority has the duty, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, of interpreting these evangelical counsels, of regulating their practice and finally to build on them stable forms of living. These laymen spend themselves completely in apostolic labors, working the Lord's field with much success.(10*). omnium diaconus factus .. Cfr. (15) Cfr. (301) This cult, as it always existed, although it is altogether singular, differs essentially from the cult of adoration which is offered to the Incarnate Word, as well to the Father and the Holy Spirit, and it is most favorable to it. Iconocl. Vaticanum II, Const. (10) Cfr. 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