THEOLOGY 2

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dispense the faithful from Sunday and holiday days of obligation”

Eucharist

“the summit toward which the activity of the Church is directed, at the same time it is the font from which all her power flows”

Sunday

is the day in which the faithful gather

“Act of Spiritual Communion”

is intended for those who are following the celebration online.

Pope St. John XXIII

ecumenical council which we call the second Vatican council intended for the renewal of the faith life of church.

Ecclesia semper Reformanda

The Church is always in need of renewal

Dynamism

active participation

Renewal

language used at the celebration of the Mass

Vision of Pope John XXIII

“A community of hope, faith and love that answers to people’s deep and unsatisfied hungers for a truly human, truly meaningful existence.”

Aggiornamento

To adapt to the changes of the world

“bringing up to date”

the desire of the Church for “renewal”, to be up to date vis – a – vis the modern world.

“To open up”

renewal was to take place in the Church if she has to keep abreast with the changing times

Ad Fontes

going back to the Bible and the early theological traditions in the church as sources for understanding the faith.

“back to the sources”

a return to the sources stood for the Church’s firm commitment to remain faithful to the gospel.

Dei Verbum

Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation.

Revelation

the initiative of God in the relationship.

Faith

the human response to God’s initiative.

Lumen Gentium

Dogmatic Constitution on the Church.

Sacrosanctum Concilium

Dogmatic Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy.

Gaudium et Spes

Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World.

Judaeo-Christian Tradition

which reminds us of our rich source of faith life. These are our faith traditions which were handed on to us by our faith community.

Contemporary Human Experience

which is our present context.

Theologies

Thus, from this mutual interaction many theologies evolved to make sense of our relationship with God.

Liberation Theologies

sees social action as a necessary aspect of evangelization

Ecological Theologies

life-giving presence of God in creation.

Gender-Sensitive Theologies

promotion of full humanity whether of women and of men

Theologies of inter-religious dialogue

helps us to recognize and respect other faith Traditions

Personalist Theologies

primacy of the human person among all of God’s creatures.

Experience

interpreted experience

Culture

most important source of interpretations

Language

culture’s perspective

Love

People have been preoccupied with it.