Vatican II In A Year Day 62: LG 18-19: The Pope over the whole Church
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Mar 3, 2025 Short readings and reflections on Lumen Gentium paragraphs about the pope and bishops. Clear explanations of episcopal vocabulary and how ministries serve the people of God. Historical context linking Vatican I and II on papal primacy. Discussion of apostles as a college and apostolic succession fueling the Church’s global mission.
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Jesus Instituted The Church's Hierarchy
- Jesus willed a hierarchical Church with ministries and successors to the apostles.
- Fr. Matthew explains Vatican II reaffirms Vatican I: Peter is placed as a permanent, visible source of unity and papal primacy is to be firmly believed.
Keep Ministry Oriented Toward Salvation
- Remember the church's ministries exist to serve the people of God and lead them to salvation.
- Fr. Matthew urges ministers to avoid self-service and keep the common goal of salvation as the orientation of all ministries.
Vatican II Reaffirms Vatican I Continuity
- Vatican II intentionally reaffirms continuity with Vatican I on papal primacy and infallibility rather than contradicting it.
- Fr. Matthew emphasizes the council's hermeneutic of continuity and explains why bishops/priests schemas from Vatican I were completed at Vatican II.