Mariology Of Vatican Ii

The history of catholic mariology traces theological developments and views regarding mary from the early church to the 21st century.

Mariology of vatican ii. Juan diego thomas aquinas totus tuus vatican ii. Francis of assi st. Vatican council ii in its decree on the church lumen gentium set the direction for the doctrine and practice of marian devotion in the future. The book venerable mother agreda and the mariology of vatican ii replies to the objections that mother agreda pushes an outdated mariology.

The roots of the idea of mary s motherhood of the church lie in luke acts and john and as a theme it was made explicit by ambrose and augustine. As is known one of the most important documents of the preparatory commission to be approved by vatican ii was a whole document dedicated to advance mariology and stress the universal mediation of mary in obtaining graces for men. 27 28 pope john paul ii was also careful to avoid both maximalism and minimalism in his mariology and avoided taking personal positions on issues which were subject to theological debate. In january 1963 after the first session of the council ended the coordinating commission sent that draft schema to all the episcopates around the world to study and give their opinions for the next session to be opened in september 1963.

It shows that the genuine teaching of the second vatican council far from being different from mother agreda and her work the mystical city of god is profoundly and expressly anticipated by this jewel of spanish and franciscan mariology. Catholic mariology is the encyclopedic area of theology concerned with mary the mother of god. Mariology at vatican ii. Mariology mary mary immaculate mediation mediatrix mediatrix of all graces mission mother of the church office of the passion our lady of guadalupe san damian cruicifix shroud of turin spiritual life spiritual theology st.

The vatican ii dogmatic constitution lumen gentium was specifically written in 1964 to avoid both marian maximalism and minimalism. It is quite appropriate that you are reflecting on the topic the mariology from council vatican ii. Receipt result and perspectives since we will soon be remembering and celebrating the 50th. While vatican ii avoided formally granting mary the title mother of the church paul vi used it in his speech at the end of the third session of the council.

Roman catholic mariology is the encyclopædic area of theology concerned with mary the mother of god. During the decades before its gathering there had been a wave of enthusiastic wave for the promotion. Peter joseph fritz s primary thesis is that rahnerian mariology is the church s post vatican ii mariology as supported by the paradigm shift in emphasis at vatican ii from mary and the saints at the center of catholic life prior to vatican ii to mary and the saints somewhere near but not on the periphery of catholic life after vatican ii.