Vatican Council II – General Index of Marian Documents from Post-Conciliar Magisterium

# Enchiridion Vaticanum: A Comprehensive Collection of Contemporary Catholic Teaching## Overview The *Enchiridion Vaticanum* is the most extensive collection of contemporary Catholic teaching, encompassing the documents from the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) and subsequent post-conciliar teachings (Pope John XXIII, Paul VI, John Paul II, Benedict XVI, Francis). Published by Edizioni Dehoniane Bologna (EDB), starting in 1966, each volume systematically collects texts in Latin/Italian with comprehensive analytical indexes, covering several years of teaching.## Collection Details – **Collection:** *Enchiridion Vaticanum* – **Publisher:** Edizioni Dehoniane Bologna (EDB) – **Commencement:** Volume 1 (1966), containing documents from the Second Vatican Council. – **Current Volumes:** Over 30 volumes, covering teachings up to Pope Francis. – **Purpose:** To provide a complete collection of conciliar and post-conciliar teaching.## Structure and Citation System The *Enchiridion Vaticanum* volumes are arranged chronologically. Each document is assigned a unique sequential number (e.g., n. 1, n. 2…), serving as an international citation system. This numbering has become the standard reference for citing post-conciliar documents in Catholic theology.## Major Marian Documents by Pontificate### Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) – **Lumen Gentium** Chapter VIII – Mary in the Church – **Sacrosanctum Concilium** Nos 103-104 – Mary in Liturgy – **Dei Verbum** Nos 5, 8 – Mary and the Word – **Gaudium et Spes** Nos 22, 45 – Mary, the New Eve### Pope John XXIII (1958-1963) – **Encyclical Letters:** *Mater et Magistra* (1961), *Pacem in Terris* (1963) – Both contain significant Marian references. – **Opening and Closing Speeches** at various Council sessions.### Pope Paul VI (1963-1978) – **Marialis Cultus** (1974) – The magna carta of post-conciliar Marian devotion. – **Signum Magnum** (1967) – Mary as a model of virtues. – **Recurrens Mensis October** (1969) – Rosary for peace. – **Christi Matris Rosarii** (1966) – Rosary for peace in Vietnam. – **Evangelii Nuntiandi** n. 82 (1975) – Mary as an evangelizer. – **Mense Maio** (1965) – May Month for Peace.### Pope John Paul II (1978-2005) – **Redemptoris Mater** (1987) – A major Marian encyclical of his pontificate. – **Mulieris Dignitatem** (1988) – On the dignity of women in light of Mary’s example. – **Rosarium Virginis Mariae** (2002) – Rosary with the Luminous Mysteries. – **Ecclesia de Eucharistia** Chapter VI (2003) – Mary, Woman of the Eucharist. – **Fides et Ratio** n. 108 (1998) – Mary as a model of faith. – **Catecheses on Mary** (1995-1997) – A series of 70 weekly catecheses on various aspects of Mary’s life and teachings. – **Dives in Misericordia** n. 9 (1980) – Mary, Mother of Mercy. – **Salvifici Doloris** n. 25 (1984) – Mary at the Cross. – **Tertio Millennio Adveniente** nn. 43, 54 (1994) – Mary’s role in preparing for the Jubilee Year. – **Novo Millennio Ineunte** nn. 58 (2001) – Duc in altum (Lead us on).## Benedict XVI (2005-2013)– **Deus Caritas Est nn. 41-42** (2005) – *Mary, Mother of Mercy* – **Spe Salvi cap. final** (2007) – *Mary, Star of Hope* – **Verbum Domini** n. 27 (2010) – *Mary, Woman of the Word* – **Sacramentum Caritatis** n. 33 (2007) – *Mary, Eucharistic Woman* – **Caritas in Veritate** conclusion (2009) – *Mary, Mother of Charity*## Pope Francis (2013-)– **Evangelii Gaudium cap. V** (2013) – *Mary, Mother of Evangelization* – **Lumen Fidei** nn. 58-60 (2013) – *Mary, Perfect Icon of Faith* – **Laudato Si** n. 241 (2015) – *Mary, Queen over All Creation* – **Amoris Laetitia** conclusion (2016) – *The Family of Nazareth* – **Gaudete et Exsultate** n. 176 (2018) – *Mary, Model of Holiness* – **Christus Vivit** nn. 43-48, 298 (2019) – *Mary and Youth* – **Patris Corde** conclusion (2020) – *Mary and Saint Joseph* – **Fratelli Tutti** conclusion (2020) – *Mary, Mother of Brotherhood*## Internal Posts by DocumentEach document linked on Locus has its own dedicated post with the original Latin/Italian text and a Portuguese translation. See also:– **Doctrina Pontificia IV (1954)** – Marian Magisterium from 269 to 1903 – **Mariology** – General page – **Post-Graduate in Mariology**## Why it MattersThe *Enchiridion Vaticanum* demonstrates how the post-Vatican II magisterium continued and deepened the Marian tradition synthesized in the *Doctrina Pontificia IV*. Mary did not disappear from the Church’s agenda after Vatican II; rather, she was reinterpreted biblically, ecumenically, and existentially, becoming even more central. The three explicit Marian encyclicals of John Paul II (RM, MD, RVM), the weekly catecheses on Mary from 1995-1997, and the Marian texts in each important encyclical constitute the richest body of official Marian teaching in the last sixty years.

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