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 The Sacramental Economy
Excerpts from The Catechism of the Catholic Church:

- The Father - Source and Goal of the Liturgy
- Christ's Work in the Liturgy
- The Holy Spirit and the Church in the Liturgy
- In Brief

 Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (Sacrosanctum Concilium)
Issued by the Second Vatican Council in 1963. See also, these "follow-ups" to Vatican II's reforms of the Liturgy:

- Motu Proprio on putting into effect some prescriptions of the Constitution on the Liturgy (Sacram Liturgiam) - January 25, 1964

- First Instruction On the Orderly Carrying Out of the Constitution on the Liturgy (Inter Oecumenici) - September 26, 1964

- Second Instruction On the Orderly Carrying Out of the Constitution on the Liturgy (Tres abhinc annos) - May 4, 1967

- Third Instruction on the Correct Implementation of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy  (Liturgicae instaurationes) - September 5, 1970

- Fourth Instruction On the Orderly Carrying Out of the Constitution on the Liturgy - March 24, 1994

- Fifth Instruction for the Right Implementation of the Constitution on the Liturgy of the Second Vatican Council (Liturgiam Athenticam - On the Use of Vernacular Languages) - May 7, 2001

 Archivum Liturgicum
A complete collection of all the official Latin liturgical texts of the Roman rite. No English translation at all on this site. Includes:
- Missale Romanum
- Breavrium Romanum
- Pontificale Romanum
- Rituale Romanum
- Caeremoniale Episcoporum
- Martyrologium Romanum
- Orationes in Benedictione Ss.mi Sacramenti  



 On the 40th Anniversary of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (Spiritus et Sponsa)
Pope John Paul II's 2003 Apostolic Letter on the Second Vatican II's document on the Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium. See also by Pope John Paul II:

- On the 25th Anniversary of the Promulgation of the Conciliar Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (Vicesimus Quintus Annus)

- On Active Participation in the Liturgy

- On the Pastoral Care of the Liturgy

- Address to Congregation of Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments


 On the Sacred Liturgy (Mediator Dei)
Issued in 1947 by Pope Pius XII.


 On Divine Worship (Divini Cultus)
Pope Pius XI's 1928 Encyclical Letter.


 The Reform of the Liturgy (Quo Primum)
The Apostolic Constitution issued by Pope Pius V in 1570.


 Instruction on Liturgical Formation in Seminaries
Issued by the Vatican's Congregation for Catholic Education in 1979. Calls for a "'mystagogical' formation" of priests.

 Some Highlights of the Liturgical Renewal Initiated by Sacrosanctum Concilium
A good overview of 40 years of liturgical renewal by Cardinal Francis Arinze,
Prefect of the Vatican's Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments


 Selected Resources on Translating Liturgical Texts:

- On the Use of the Vernacular Languages in the Publication of the Books of the Roman Liturgy (Liturgiam Authenticam)
by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments 

- Observations on the English-language Translation of the Roman Missal
by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

- On Translation and the Use of the Nova Vulgata 
by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. 

- Message on the Establishment of Vox Clara 
by Pope John Paul II

- Norms for the Translation of Biblical Texts for Use in the Liturgy
by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith