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Catholic Volunteers Graduate Theological Foundation CATHOLIC VOLUNTEERS: Theology and Practice, with Special Reference to the 1997 Papal Instruction Ecclesiae De Mysterio A Dissertation Submitted in Candidacy for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy By the Reverend David James Mulvihill South Bend, Indiana Convocation 1999 ABBREVIATIONS AA Second Vatican Council, Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity Apostolicam actuositatem, AAS 58 (1966), 837-864; in English: Abbott, 489-521; Flannery I, 766-798. AAS Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Rome 1909- The Vatican gazette, published a varying number of times each year, with the original text of the most important Vatican documents. The text is usually in Latin. Abbott Documents of Vatican II, ed. Walter M. Abbott, S.J. Chapman, 1966. AcDocVat Acta et Documenta Concilio Oecumenico Vaticano II apparando, Series I, (Antepreparatoria), vols. I-IV, Indices. Vatican City, 1960-1961; Series II, (Preparatoria), vols. I-III. Vatican City State 1964-1969. AcSynVat Acta Synodalia Sacrosancti Concilii Oecumenici Vaticani II, vols. I-IV, Indices. Vatican City, 1970- AG Second Vatican Council, Decree on the Church’s Missionary Activity Ad Gentes: AAS 58 (1966), 947-990; in English: Abbott, 584-630; Flannery I, 813-856. AkK Archiv für katholisches Kirchenrecht (Innsbruck, 1957-); formerly Mainz (1862-). ASS Acta Sanctae Sedis, Rome 1865-1908. Beginning with 1909, this Vatican gazette, with the original text of the most important Vatican documents, had a name change to Acta Apolisticae Sedis. c. “canon” in the 1983 Code of Canon Law. CIC prefixing a number indicates the canon in the 1917 Code of Canon Law. For other places such as the Lex Ecclesiae Fundamentalis, the word canon is not abbreviated. CCL Corpus Christianorum, Series Latina (Collected Works of Christian Writers, Latin Series). CD Second Vatican Council, Decree on the Pastoral Office of Bishops Christus Dominus, AAS 58 (1966),673-696; in English: Abbott, 396-429; Flannery, 564- 590. CL Pope John Paul II, Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation on the Vocation and Mission of the Laity Christifideles laici (30 December 1988): AAS 81 (1989), 393-521. COD Conciliorum Oecumenicourum Decreta, ed. Giovanni Alberigo et al., 3rd ed. Bologna: Instituto per le Scienze Religiose, 1973. Comm Communicationes, Vatican City, 1979- ComRelMiss Commentarium pro Religiosis et Missionariis, Rome, 1920- Cordes Archbishop Paul Joseph Cordes, Closing Remarks to the XXIV Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum” (8 February 2002). Coriden The Code of Canon Law: A Text and Commentary, ed. James A. Coriden, et al. Commissioned by the Canon Law Society of America. New York: Paulist Press, 1985. CorpusIC Corpus Iuris Canonici, ed. E. Friedberg, parts I-II, Graz: 1955 and 1959. Cor Unum Pope John Paul II, Address to the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum” (7 February 2002). CSEL Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinourm. Vienna, 1866 ff. (Collected Works of Latin Church Writers). CT Pope John Paul II, Apostolic Exhortation Catechesi Tradendae (16 October 1979): AAS 71 (1979), 1277-1340); in English: Catechesis in Our Time, Washington: USCC, 1979 (publication number 654); Flannery, vol. II, 762-814. DDC Dictionnaire de Droit Canonique, tom. I-VII, Paris, 1935-1955. Denz. Enchiridion Symbolorum, ed. Henricus Denzinger, 28th ed. Friburg: Herder, 1952. DH Second Vatican Council, Decree on Religious Liberty Dignitatis Humanae: AAS 58 (1966), 929-941; in English: Abbott, 675-696; Flannery I, 799-812. DST Gerald O’Collins and Edward G. Farrugia. Dizionario Sintetico di Teologia. Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1995. DV Second Vatican Council, Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation Dei Verbum: AAS 58 (1966), 817-830; in English: Abbott, 111-128; Flannery I, 750- 765. EM Congregatio pro Clericis et Aliae, Instructio: De quibusdam quaestionibus circa ii fidelium laicourm cooperationem sacerdotum ministerium spectantem Ecclesiae de mysterio (15 August 1997): AAS 89 (1997), 852-877. The original Latin version was published by Libreria Editrice Vaticana in 1997, 40 pages, with the preface on page 5, the conclusion from page 33 to 35, and the Index on page 37. ES Pope Paul II, Motu Proprio Ecclesiae sanctae (16 August 1966): AAS 58 (1966), 757-787; in English: Norms for the Implementation of Four Council Decrees, Washington: USCC, 1966 (publication VI-54); Flannery, vol. I, in three sections: 591-610, 624-633, 857-862. EV Enchiridion Vaticanum. 6 volume collection of official Catholic documents in the original languages with an Italian translation. Bologna: Edizioni Dehoniane. EUNSA Ediciones Universidad de Navarra, S.A. Flannery Vatican Council II, ed. Austin Flannery, O.P. Collegeville, Liturgical Press. Vol. I, The Conciliar and Post Conciliar Documents, 7th printing 1984. Vol. II, More Postconciliar Documents, 1982. Funk Patres Apostolici, ed. F. X. Funk. 2 vols. Tubingen, 1901. GE Second Vatican Council, Declaration on Christian Education Gravissimum Educationis: AAS 58 (1966), 728-739; in English: Abbott, 637-651; Flannery I, 725-737. GS Second Vatican Council, Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World Gaudium et Spes: AAS 58 (1966), 1025-1115; in English: Abbott, 199- 308; Flannery I, 903-1001. IGMR Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship, General Instruction on the Roman Missal Institutio Generalis Missalis Romani (26 March 1970); Flannery I, 154- 205. IM Second Vatican Council, Decree on the Means of Social Communication Inter Mirifica: AAS 56 (1964), 145-153; in English: Abbott, 319-331; Flannery I, 283-292. IO Sacred Congregation of Rites, Instruction Inter Oecumenici (26 September 1964): AAS 56 (1964), 877-900; in English: Flannery I, 45-56. J The Jurist, Washington, 1940- LEF Pontificia Commissio Codicis Iuris Canonici Recognoscendo, Lex Ecclesiae Fundamentalis (24 April 1980). Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1980. iii LG Second Vatican Council, Dogmatic Constitution on the Church Lumen Gentium: AAS 57 (1965), 5-75; in English: Abbott, 14-101; Flannery I, 350-426. Mansi Sacrorum conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio, ed. J. D. Mansi. 33 vols. Florence, Paris, Leipzig. 1757-1798. N Notitiae, Vatican City, 1965- Official monthly publication on liturgical matters from the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. NA Second Vatican Council, Declaration on the Church’s Relations with non- Christian Religions Nostra aetate (28 October 1965); in English: Flannery I, 738- 742 OE Second Vatican Council, Decree on Catholic Oriental Churches Orientalium Ecclesiarum: AAS 57 (1965), 76-89; in English: Abbott, 373-386; Flannery I, 441-451. OssRom L’Osservatore Romano. The Vatican Daily newspaper, which is published in Italian. The English version, with the same title, is published weekly. OT Second Vatican Council, Decree on Training Priests Optatam Totius: AAS 58 (1966), 713-727; in English: Abbott, 437-457; Flannery I, 707-724. P Periodica de re morali canonica liturgica. Rome, 1905- PC Second Vatican Council, Decree on the Renewal of Religious Life Perfectae Caritatis: AAS 58 (1966), 702-712; in English: Abbott, 466-482; Flannery I, 611- 623. PL Patrologia curcus completus, Series Latina, ed. J. P. Migne. 221 vols. Paris, 1844-1855. PG Patrologia Graeca, ed. J. P. Migne. 161 vols. Paris, 1857-1865. PO Second Vatican Council, Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests Presbyterorum Ordinis: ASS 58 (1966), 991-1024; in English: Abbott, 532-576; Flannery I, 863-902. RDC Revue de Droit Canonique, Strasbourg, 1951- REDC Revista Espanola de Derecho Canonico, Salamanca, 1951- RI Regula Iuris Rel Pontificia Commissio Codici Iuris Canonici Recognoscendo, Relatio complectens iv synthesim animadversionum ab Em. mis. atque Exc. mis. Patribus Commissionis ad ultimum schema Codicis Iuris Canonici Exhibitarum, cum responsionibus a Secretaria et Consultoribus datis. Typis Polyglottis Vaticanis, 1981. SC Second Vatican Council, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy Sacrosanctum Concilium: AAS 66 (1964), 97-134; in English: Abbott, 137-178; Flannery I, 1- 36. S.Ch. Sources Chretienne (Christian Sources), eds. Henri de Lubac and Jean Danielou, Paris. ST Summa Theologica, St. Thomas Aquinas. In English: trans. Fathers of the English Dominican Province, Milwaukee: Benzinger Brothers, 1947. UR Second Vatican Council, Decree on Ecumenism Unitatis Redintegratio: AAS 57 (1965), 90-107; in English: Abbott, 341-366; Flannery I, 452-470. USCC United States Catholic Conference of Bishops Volunteer Pope John Paul II, Message for the Year of Volunteer Work (5 December 2001). 1917 Code Pope Benedict XV, Codex Iuris Canonici (27 May 1917). Vatican City: Typis Polyglottis Vaticanis, 1917. 1983 Code Pope John Paul II, Codex Iuris Canonici (25 January 1983). Vatican City: Typis Polyglottis Vaticanis, 1983. v CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS ......................................................................................................................... i INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................1 Volunteer Theology .............................................................................................................3 Volunteer Practice................................................................................................................4 Important Volunteer Call .....................................................................................................6 Universal Volunteer Call .....................................................................................................7
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