1963-dec-04 Sacrosanctum Concilium ("SC")

1963-dec-04 Sacrosanctum Concilium ("SC")

http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19631204_sacrosanctum-concilium_en.html

# 14
full conscious active participation ("FCAP")

# 19
internal and external

# 28
ministers do all of, but only, those parts which pertain to them

# 29
choir piety and decorum

# 30
FCAP how to

# 32
no special honors are to be paid in the liturgy to any private persons or classes of persons, whether in the ceremonies or by external display

# 112
musical tradition...inestimable value...Scripture...bestowed praise...fathers of the church...pontiffs..Pius X, have explained more precisely the ministerial function supplied by sacred music in the service of the Lord...more holy in proportion as it is more closely connected with the liturgical action, whether it adds delight to prayer, fosters unity of minds, or confers greater solemnity upon the sacred rites...glory of God...sanctification of the faithful

# 113
divine office influences liturgy

# 114
choirs (ref #28 and #30)

# 115
seminaries, schools

# 116
The Church acknowledges Gregorian chant as specially suited to the Roman liturgy: therefore, other things being equal, it should be given pride of place in liturgical services.

But other kinds of sacred music, especially polyphony, are by no means excluded from liturgical celebrations, so long as they accord with the spirit of the liturgical action, as laid down in Art. 30.
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eft: compare 1958-sep-3 paragraphs 4-10 and 16
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# 117
gregorian chant books: typical and simple

# 118
religious singing by the people in devotions, sacred exercises, liturgical services

# 119
indigenous

# 120
organ ... other instruments ... made suitable for sacred use ... dignity of the temple ... edification of the people

# 121
composers ... cultivate sacred music ... qualities proper to genuine sacred music ... large choirs ... small choirs ... active participation of the entire assembly ... texts must always be in conformity with catholic doctrine ... chiefly from holy scripture and from liturgical sources.