Sacrosanctum Concilium

Sacrosanctum Concilium, the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, is one of the constitutions of the Second Vatican Council. It was approved by the assembled bishops by a vote of 2,147 to 4 and promulgated by Pope Paul VI on 4 December 1963. The main goal was to remake the traditional liturgical texts and rituals to reflect more fully fundamental principles, and be more pastorally powerful in the changed conditions of the times, clarifying not only the role of ordained ministers but the modalities of appropriate participation of lay faithful in the Catholic Church's liturgy, especially that of the Roman Rite. The label is taken from the opening lines of the document and means "this Sacred Council".

Decisions

The council fathers develop guidelines to govern the renewal of the liturgy, which included, allowed, and encouraged greater ownership of the vernacular native language in addition to Latin, particularly for the biblical readings and other prayers. carrying out of the council's directives on the liturgy was to be carried out under the control of Pope Paul VI by a special papal commission, later incorporated in the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, and, in the areas entrusted to them, by national conferences of bishops, which, whether they had a dual-lane language, were expected to collaborate in producing a common translation.