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Church Documents: Roman Catholic

Inter Oecumenici

23. SC RITES (Consilium), Instruction (first) Inter Oecumenici, on the orderly carrying out of the Constitution on the Liturgy, 26 September 1964: AAS 56 (1964) 877-900. [Documents on the Liturgy, 1963-1979, (Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1983) Document 21, p. 88ff.]

Table of Contents

Introduction

  1. Nature of this Instruction (articles 1-3)
  2. Principles to Be Kept in Mind (articles 4-7)
  3. Results to Be Hoped For (article 8)

Chapter I General Norms

  1. How the Norms Apply (articles 9-10)
  2. The Liturgical Formation of Clerics (SC art. 15-16 and 18) (articles 11-13)
  3. Liturgical Formation of the Cleric's Spiritual Life (SC art. 17) (articles 14-17)
  4. Liturgical Formation of Members of Religious Institutes (article 18)
  5. Liturgical Formation of the Faithful (SC art. 19) (article 19)
  6. Competent Authority in Liturgical Matters (SC art. 22) (articles 20-31)
  7. Parts Taken by Individuals in the Liturgy (SC art. 28) (articles 32-33)
  8. Discrimination to be Avoided (SC art. 32) (articles 34-35)
  9. Simplification of Certain Rites (SC art. 34) (article 36)
  10. Celebrations of the Word of God (SC art. 35 § 4) (articles 37-39)
  11. Vernacular Translations of Liturgical Texts (SC art. 36 § 3) (articles 40-43)
  12. Liturgical Commission of the Assembly of Bishops (SC art. 44) (articles 44-46)
  13. Diocesan Liturgical Commission (SC art. 45) (article 47)

Chapter II Mystery of the Eucharist

  1. Ordo Missae (SC art. 50) (article 48)
  2. Readings and Chants Between Readings (SC art. 51) (articles 49-52)
  3. Homily (SC art. 52) (articles 53-55)
  4. Universal Prayer or Prayer of the Faithful (SC art. 53) (article 56)
  5. Part Allowed the Vernacular in Mass (SC art. 54) (articles 57-59)
  6. Faculty of Repeating Communion on the Same Day (SC art. 55) (article 60)

Chapter III: The Other Sacraments and the Sacramentals

  1. Part Allowed the Vernacular (SC art. 63) (article 61)
  2. Elements to be Dropped in the Rite of Supplying Ceremonies for a Person Already Baptized (SC art. 69) (articles 62-63)
  3. Confirmation (SC art. 71) (articles 64-67)
  4. Continuous Rite for Anointing the Sick and Viaticum (SC art. 74) (article 68)
  5. Laying on of Hands in the Consecration of a Bishop (SC art. 76) (article 69)
  6. Rite of Marriage (SC art. 78) (articles 70-75)
  7. Sacramentals (SC art. 79) (articles >76-77)

Chapter IV: Divine Office

  1. Celebration of Divine Office by those Bound to Choir (article 78)
  2. Faculty of Dispensing from or Commuting Divine Office (SC art. 97) (article 79)
  3. Little Offices (SC art. 98) (articles 80-83)
  4. Divine Office or Little Office Celebrated in Common by Religious Institutes (SC art. 99) (article 84)
  5. Language for Recitation of Divine Office (SC art. 101) (articles 85-89)

Chapter V: Designing Churches and Altars to Facilitate Active Participation of the Faithful

  1. Design of Churches (article >90)
  2. Main Altar (article 91)
  3. Chair for Celebrant and Ministers (article 92)
  4. Minor Altars (article 93)
  5. Altar Appointments (article 94)
  6. Reservation of the Eucharist (article 95)
  7. Lectern (Ambo) (article 96)
  8. Place for Choir and Organ (article 97)
  9. Place for the Faithful (article 98)
  10. Baptistery (article 99)