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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading
DESCRIPTION:A reading from “Lumen Gentium” of \nTHE SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL \n◊◊◊ \nThe Lord Jesus\, having prayed at length to the Father\, called to himself \nthose he desired and appointed twelve to be with him\, whom he might send to \npreach the kingdom of God. These Apostles he established in the form of a \nCollege or permanent assembly\, at the head of which he placed Peter who was \nchosen from amongst them. He sent them first of all to the children of Israel and \nthen to all peoples\, so that\, sharing in his power\, they might make all peoples his \ndisciples and sanctify and govern them. Thus they would spread the Church\, \nadminister it under the guidance of the Lord\, and shepherd it until the end of \nthe world. They were fully confirmed in this mission on the day of Pentecost \naccording to the Lord’s promise: You will receive power when the Holy Spirit \ndescends on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea \nand Samaria\, and to the ends of the earth. \nSo\, just as by the Lord’s decree St Peter and the rest of the Apostles \nconstitute a unique apostolic College\, so the Roman Pontiff\, Peter’s successor\, \nand the Bishops\, the successors of the Apostles\, are related with and united to \none another. By ancient discipline the Bishops throughout the whole world lived \nin communion with one another and with the Roman Pontiff in a bond of unity\, \ncharity and peace; they also held Councils in order to settle together\, in a \ndecision rendered balanced and equitable by the advice of many\, all questions of \nmajor importance. \nBoth these facts show clearly the collegiate character and structure of the \nepiscopal order\, which is confirmed by the holding of Ecumenical Councils in \nthe course of the centuries. Indeed\, pointing to it also quite clearly is the custom\, \ndating from very early times\, of summoning a number of Bishops to take part in \nthe elevation of one newly chosen to the highest sacerdotal office. A man is \nmade a member of the episcopal body by sacramental consecration and \nhierarchical communion with the head and members of the College. \nThis College\, composed of many members\, is the expression of the \ndiversity and universality of the People of God. It also shows the unity of the \nflock of Christ because it is assembled under one head. In it the Bishops\, whilst \nloyally respecting the primacy and preeminence of their head\, exercise their \nown proper authority for the good of their faithful and of the whole Church\, \nwhose organic structure and harmony are strengthened by the continued \ninfluence of the Holy Spirit. \nThe supreme authority over the whole Church\, which this College \npossesses\, is exercised in a solemn way in an Ecumenical Council. Every \nEcumenical Council is confirmed or at least recognized as such by the successor \nof Peter and it is the prerogative of the Roman Pontiff to convoke such Councils\, \nto preside over them and to confirm them.
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