Sacrosanctum Concilium
Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy
Council constitution · Second Vatican Council · December 4, 1963
The Council's first document, on the liturgy. It calls for the "fully conscious, and active participation" (§14) of the faithful and a reform of the rites, keeps Latin as the norm of the Latin rite while allowing wider use of the mother tongue (§36, §54), and gives Gregorian chant "pride of place" (§116).
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2 analyses cite this document, at §23.
- ‘I have not moved’: Bishop Strickland’s test for Vatican II, set beside the Church’s own textsIn a September pastoral letter Bishop Joseph Strickland said Vatican II’s continuity with earlier teaching must be demonstrated, not merely asserted, and that he will examine the Council in the light of Tradition. The Church’s own texts address who makes that judgment.§23Read the analysis
- Do most young French priests celebrate the Traditional Mass? What the IFOP survey measuredRorate Caeli and Fr. Z reported that a majority of French priests aged 25–34 now celebrate the Traditional Mass. In IFOP’s published results, 6% of them celebrate only in the older rite; the 55% adds together several answers, mostly from priests who prefer the ordinary form.Read the analysis