Second Vatican Council
The council addresses the Church's life and mission, liturgy, revelation, ecumenism, and relations with the modern world.
Primary sources
Sacrosanctum Concilium says the council desires to:
The liturgical constitution identifies renewal of the faithful's Christian life among the council's stated aims.
impart an ever increasing vigor to the Christian life
Passage context and translation
The liturgical constitution presents renewal of the faithful's Christian life among the council's aims, alongside institutional adaptation, Christian unity, and mission. This passage supports the council's declared purpose; it does not measure the success of later reforms or summarize every Vatican II document.
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it desires to
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of the faithful