Get THE CONSTITUTION ON THE SACRED LITURGY

III. In order that the Christian people may more certainly derive an abundance of graces from the sacred liturgy, holy Mother Church desires to undertake with great care a general restoration of the liturgy itself. For the liturgy is made up of immutable elements divinely instituted, and of elements subject to change.

The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (Sacrosanctum Concilium) was the first document produced by the Second Vatican Council, and arguably the most influential.

It is the prayer which Christ himself, together with his body, addresses to the Father. It serves as a means to sanctify the day. Lauds (morning prayer) and vespers (evening prayer) are the two hinges on which the daily office turns and must be considered the chief hours and be celebrated as such.

The well-known number 36 of Sacrosanctum Concilium established the following principle: “Particular law remaining in force, the use of the Latin language is to be preserved in the Latin rites”(§ 1). In this sense, the Code affirms first of all: “The eucharistic celebration is to be carried out in the Latin language.”

Lumen gentium, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, is one of the principal documents of the Second Vatican Council. This dogmatic constitution was promulgated by Pope Paul VI on 21 November 1964, following approval by the assembled bishops by a vote of 2,151 to 5.

As the Constitution on the Liturgy of the Second Vatican Council instructs us, all must learn to offer the sacrifice of Christ with and through him, but as well, offering themselves along with Christ to achieve through him the final goal of all liturgy: union with God (SC 48).

Sacrosanctum Concilium, the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, is one of the constitutions of the Second Vatican Council.

It is the prayer which Christ himself, together with his body, addresses to the Father. It serves as a means to sanctify the day. Lauds (morning prayer) and vespers (evening prayer) are the two hinges on which the daily office turns and must be considered the chief hours and be celebrated as such.