What Vatican II Really Said: Discovering the Beauty and Purpose of the Mass
(January 2023 - February 2023)
Many Catholics know (and even remember) how the Mass drastically changed after the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s. But what did the Council actually teach and call the faithful to do? Did Vatican II require Mass to be celebrated in the local language? What is the role of ordinary Catholics in the pews? Does the priest have to face the people while celebrating the Mass? And why are Catholics so obsessed with the Mass anyway?
Find answers to these questions and much more in this seven-part study of Sacrosanctum Concilium, the Second Vatican Council’s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy. Madelaine Beckford (Director of Music and Liturgy) and Grace Strother (Director of Adult Formation) will co-facilitate the sessions, providing some historical and theological background for each section of the document and plenty of opportunities for group discussion.
Many Catholics know (and even remember) how the Mass drastically changed after the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s. But what did the Council actually teach and call the faithful to do? Did Vatican II require Mass to be celebrated in the local language? What is the role of ordinary Catholics in the pews? Does the priest have to face the people while celebrating the Mass? And why are Catholics so obsessed with the Mass anyway?
Find answers to these questions and much more in this seven-part study of Sacrosanctum Concilium, the Second Vatican Council’s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy. Madelaine Beckford (Director of Music and Liturgy) and Grace Strother (Director of Adult Formation) will co-facilitate the sessions, providing some historical and theological background for each section of the document and plenty of opportunities for group discussion.
- Week 1: Introduction
- Week 1 Recording (YouTube)
- Week 1 Handout (PDF)
- Understanding Church Documents (PDF)
- Week 2: The Nature of the Liturgy and General Norms for the Promotion of Liturgical Instruction and Participation (SC 1-20)
- Week 2 Recording (YouTube)
- Week 2 Handout (PDF)
- Week 3: Liturgical Reform – General Norms (SC 21-46)
- Week 3 Recording (YouTube)
- Week 3 Handout (PDF)
- Week 4: The Most Sacred Mystery of the Eucharist (SC 47-58)
- Week 4 Recording (YouTube)
- Week 4 Handout (PDF)
- Week 5: The Other Sacraments and Sacramentals (SC 59-82)
- Week 5 Recording (YouTube)
- Week 5 Handout (PDF)
- Week 6: Liturgy in Time (SC 83-111)
- Week 6 Recording (YouTube)
- Week 6 Handout (PDF)
- Week 7: Music, Art, and Architecture (SC 112-130)
- Week 7 Recording (YouTube)
- Week 7 Handout (PDF)