Congregation for Divine Worship and the Order of the Sacraments

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Basic data
Surname: Congregation for Divine Worship and the Order of the Sacraments
(Congregatio de Cultu Divino et Disciplina Sacramentorum)
Seat: Palazzo delle Congregazioni
Piazza Pio XII, 10
00120 Città del Vaticano
Cardinal Prefect : Robert Cardinal Sarah
(since November 23, 2014)
Secretary: Archbishop Arthur Roche
(since June 26, 2012)
Undersecretary: P. Corrado Maggioni SMM
(since November 5, 2014)

The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Order of the Sacraments ( Latin : Congregatio de Cultu Divino et Disciplina Sacramentorum ; also Liturgy Congregation ) is a central authority ( dicastery ) of the Roman Catholic Church that deals with matters relating to liturgical practice and the sacraments the Roman Catholic Church and its affiliated Uniate Churches .

Roots and development

At the beginning of 1588 Pope Sixtus V announced in the Apostolic Constitution Immensa Aeterni Dei the establishment of the Sacred Congregation for Rites (Latin Sacra Rituum Congregatio ), which existed for almost four centuries before it was dissolved in 1969. She established norms for the execution of the worship service ( rite ); Furthermore, canonization processes were one of their tasks. In mid-1908, by decree of Pope Pius X. in the Apostolic Constitution Sapienti consilio, the Holy Congregation for the Order of the Sacraments (Latin Sacra Congregatio de Disciplina Sacramentorum ) was brought into being, in whose tradition (“direct succession”) the present Congregation sees itself . Around 60 years later, around the middle of 1969, Pope Paul VI decreed . in the Apostolic Constitution Sacra Rituum Congregatio the division of the previous "Rites Congregation" into the Holy Congregation for Divine Worship (Latin Sacra Congregatio per Cultu Divino ) on the one hand and the Holy Congregation for the Process of Canonization (Latin Sacra Congregatio per Causis Sanctorum ) on the other. The process of reorganizing the congregations for the (overlapping) areas of rites, liturgies, sacraments and canonizations seemed to be over.

But only a few years later, in 1975, the Apostolic Constitution Constans nobis Paul VI. the Holy Congregation for the Sacraments and Divine Worship (Latin Sacra Congregatio pro Sacramentis et Cultu Divino ) was founded, in which the "Sacraments Congregation" established in 1908 and the "Liturgical Congregation " established in 1969 were merged. Thus, instead of the three “pillars” (sacraments - liturgy - canonization), which had initially been reorganized, there were only two (sacraments / liturgy - canonization). Another decade later, Pope John Paul II divided the area of ​​sacraments / liturgy into two branches, the Congregation for the Sacraments (Latin Congregatio de Sacramentis ) and the Congregation for Divine Worship (Latin Congregatio de Cultu Divino ) their respective leadership, however, the same prefect (first Giuseppe Casoria , then Paul Augustin Mayer ).

Finally, in mid-1988, 80 years after the gradual dissolution of the "Congregation of Rites" begun by Pius X, John Paul II in the Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus brought both congregations he had previously divided back together into one, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Order of the Sacraments (Latin Congregatio de Cultu Divino et Disciplina Sacramentorum ), and laid down their tasks (in Articles 62 to 70 of the Constitution). First Cardinal Prefect was Eduardo Martínez Somalo ; Francis Arinze served from 2002 to 2008 . Antonio Cañizares Llovera was Prefect of the Congregation from 2008 until he was replaced by Robert Sarah at the end of 2014 .

In 2001 the Vox Clara Committee was founded; It is responsible for the liturgical texts in English and coordinated the retransmission of the Roman Missal into English in the 2000s according to the translator's instruction Liturgiam authenticam from 2001.

Apostolic Constitution Congregation for
at the by Pope designation Sacraments liturgy Canonizations
January 22, 1588 Sixtus V. Immensa Aeterni Dei (an Apostolic Constitution ) ?? Holy Congregation for Rites (Latin Sacra Rituum Congregatio )
June 29, 1908 Pius X. Sapienti consilio Holy Congregation for the Order of the Sacraments (Latin Sacra Congregatio de Disciplina Sacramentorum )
May 8, 1969 Paul VI Sacra Rituum Congregatio ?? Holy Congregation for Divine Worship ( lat.Sacra Congregatio per Cultu Divino ) see Holy Congregation for the Processes of Canonization (Latin Sacra Congregatio pro Causis Sanctorum ), later Congregation for the Causes of Saints (Latin Congregatio de Causis Sanctorum )
July 11, 1975 Paul VI Constans nobis Holy Congregation for the Sacraments and Divine Worship (Latin Sacra Congregatio pro Sacramentis et Cultu Divino )
April 5, 1984 John Paul II ?? Congregation for the Sacraments (Latin Congregatio de Sacramentis ) Congregation for Divine Worship (Latin Congregatio de Cultu Divino )
June 28, 1988 John Paul II Pastor Bonus Congregation for Divine Worship and the Order of the Sacraments (Latin Congregatio de Cultu Divino et Disciplina Sacramentorum )

Members

The congregation consisted of 31 members until autumn 2016, including ten cardinals. It was completely rebuilt in October 2016 by Pope Francis through the appointment of numerous new members and the non-renewal of 16 previous memberships and expanded to 40 members. In addition to the prefect, it currently consists of 21 cardinals and 18 archbishops and bishops, who are each appointed by the Pope for five years. Members of the congregation are currently (as of November 22, 2016):

Cardinals

(Arch) bishops

Prefects

Robert Sarah , Acting Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Order of the Sacraments

Secretaries

Documents (extract)

The documents published by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Order of the Sacraments differ in their value and significance in terms of decree , instruction ( ordinance ), notification (communication), general letter (including circular) and the liturgical directory .

  • January 25, 2008 Decree granting special authority to celebrate the conversion of St. Paul the Apostle in the Jubilee year on the occasion of the 2000th anniversary of his birth
  • October 14, 2004: The Year of the Eucharist: Recommendations and Suggestions
  • April 23, 2004: Instruction Redemptionis sacramentum [5] on some things relating to the Most Holy Eucharist to be observed and avoided
  • April 2, 2004: "Spiritus et Sponsa" [6] , conference reports on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Sacrosanctum Concilium, Rome, December 4, 2003
  • December 4, 2003: Remembrance day on the occasion of the XL. Anniversary of the Constitution Sacrosanctum Concilium
  • June 27, 2002: Announcements on some aspects of ecclesiastical lectionaries of the Liturgia horarum
  • April 9, 2002: Directory on Liturgy and Popular Piety - Principles and Guidelines
  • March 18, 2002: New Missale Romanum
  • October 2, 2001: Editio typica of the new Martyrologium Romanum
  • May 7, 2001: Fifth instruction on the correct application of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy of the Second Vatican Council - Liturgiam authenticam
  • March 20, 2000: Circular Letter Regarding Penance
  • March 25, 1999: Decree for the celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe [7]
  • January 26, 1999: Presentation of the exorcism rite [8]
  • September 20, 1997: Notification regarding the calendar and the own texts [9]

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Profile of the Congregation for the Processes of Beatification and Canonization (Ger.) On vatican.va
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Profile of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Order of the Sacraments (it.) On vatican.va
  3. ↑ a b Apostolic Constitution Sacra Rituum Congregatio (Latin) on vatican.va
  4. ↑ a b Apostolic Constitution Constans nobis (Latin) on vatican.va
  5. ↑ a b Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus (English) on vatican.va
  6. ^ Christopher Lamb: Membership changes at the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments. In: The Tablet. November 22, 2016, accessed August 12, 2017 .
  7. ^ Dicasteries of the Roman Curia temporarily confirmed ( Memento of March 19, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) , Vatican Radio , March 16, 2013
  8. ^ Wording of the decree [1]
  9. ↑ Proclamation of the "Year of the Eucharist" [2]
  10. ↑ The new Roman calendar of saints (Italian) [3]
  11. ↑ Text of the instruction online
  12. ↑ Wording of the circular on penance (English) [4]