The Magnificat as hermeneutical key in the Magnifica Humanitas of Leo XIV
A Mariological analysis of how the Magnificat functions as a hermeneutical key in Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, articulating the…
Category: Magisterium
Third Lateran Council (1179) – canon 27 against the Cathars and demonic dualism (Mansi vol. 22)
The Third Lateran Council (1179, Alexander III) is the first ecumenical council specifically to condemn the Cathars and their radical demonic…
First Vatican Council – Constitutio Dei Filius (1870): dogmatic definition on the creation of the angels (Mansi, vols. 49-53).
The Constitutio Dei Filius of the First Vatican Council (April 24, 1870) solemnly confirms the doctrine of the Fourth Lateran Council on the…
Second Council of Nicaea (787) – the cult of the images of the angels (Mansi vol. 13)
The Seventh Ecumenical Council of Nicaea (787) dogmatically defined the cult of sacred images, including the images of the angels. Four…
Hippolytus of Rome – Traditio Apostolica (c. 215): the first liturgical document on baptismal exorcisms (Sources Chrétiennes 11 bis)
The Traditio Apostolica of Hippolytus of Rome (c. 215): the first Catholic liturgical document on exorcisms in baptism. French text (Sources…
Origen – Peri Archon I, 5: De contrariis virtutibus (Sources Chrétiennes 252)
The Peri Archon I, 5 of Origen (c. 220-225) on the contrary powers: rebel angels and demons. Rufinus’s Latin text and English translation…
Annales Ecclesiastici (Baronius, 1588-1607) – angelological and demonological references in the history of the Church (years 1-1198)
The Annales Ecclesiastici of Cesare Baronio (1538-1607), in 20 vols. (Theiner, 1864): the first great systematic year-by-year Catholic…
Magnum Bullarium Romanum (Cherubini, 1692) and Bullarium T. XXI – demonological references and angelic peace in the medieval and modern bulls.
Synthesis of the demonological and angelological references in the Magnum Bullarium Romanum (Cherubini Laerzio, 1692, 5 vols) and Bullarium T.…
Pius XI – Litterae Apostolicae on the Vicariate of Kirin (1932): guardian angels as patrons (AAS 24)
Apostolic Letters of Pius XI (January 21, 1932) constituting the Virgin Mary principal patroness and the Holy Guardian Angels secondary patrons…
Sacred Congregation of Rites 1883 – elevation of the feast of the Guardian Angels + votive office of the angels (ASS 16)
Decree of the Sacred Congregation of Rites of July 5, 1883 (approved by Leo XIII): elevation of the feast of the Guardian Angels from duplex…
Leo XIII – Exorcismus against Satan and the rebel angels (1890): full text from ASS vol. 23
Full Latin text of the Exorcismus in Satanam et Angelos Apostaticos of Saint Leo XIII (1890), taken directly from the primary source Acta…
Second Council of Constantinople (553) – anathema 9 against Origen’s apocatastasis (Mansi vol. 9)
Anathema 9 of the Second Council of Constantinople (553) condemning Origen’s apocatastasis: the fall of the angels is irrevocable; the demons…
Council of Laodicea (363-364) – canon 35 against the excessive cult of the angels (Mansi vol. 2)
Canon 35 of the Council of Laodicea (363-364) condemns angelolatry and the excessive cult of the angels, establishing the Catholic balance…
First Council of Braga (561) – the canons against the demonic dualism of Priscillianism
The First Council of Braga (561) with the canons against the demonic dualism of Priscillianism: God the one creator, the Devil as a fallen…
Patristic angelology – synthesis of the Fathers of the Church (2nd-8th Centuries)
The angelology developed by the Fathers of the Church (Ignatius, Justin, Origen, Athanasius, Basil, Chrysostom, Augustine, Gregory the Great…
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite – de caelesti hierarchia: the nine choirs of angels
The De Caelesti Hierarchia of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite (5th-6th centuries): the classic structure of the Nine Choirs of Angels in three…
Codex Iuris Canonici – Canon 1172 (1983): The Canonical Discipline of Exorcism
Canon 1172 of the Code of Canon Law (1983), which regulates the discipline of the ministry of exorcism: the express license of the Bishop, the…
Guardian Angels – Devotion and Catholic Magisterium
The Catholic doctrine on the Guardian Angels: biblical foundation (Mt 18:10; Ps 91), patristic tradition, magisterium (Paul V, Pius XII, JP2…
Saint Raphael the Archangel – God heals: the companion of Tobias and patron of the sick
The Catholic doctrine on Saint Raphael the Archangel: the Book of Tobit, the deliverance of Sarah from Asmodeus, the magisterium on the angel…
Saint Gabriel the Archangel – the messenger of the Marian Annunciation and patron of communications
The Catholic doctrine on Saint Gabriel the Archangel: his appearances in Scripture, the Annunciation to Mary (Lk 1:26-38), the…
Saint Michael the Archangel – Devotion and Magisterium: The Prince of the Heavenly Host
The Catholic doctrine on Saint Michael the Archangel: biblical refs (Daniel, Jude, Revelation), ancient and contemporary magisterium (Pius IX…
Roman Catechism (1566) – the doctrine on the angels and the demons
The doctrine of the Roman Catechism of Saint Pius V (1566) on the angels and demons: creation, spiritual nature, the nine angelic choirs…
Council of Florence – the bull Cantate Domino (1442): angels and demons in the profession of faith
The Bull Cantate Domino of the Council of Florence (1442), with the systematic definition of God the Creator, of the angels as naturally good…
Paul VI – Credo of the People of God (June 30, 1968): the angels as pure spirits, and the reign of the demon
The Credo of the People of God (Paul VI, June 30, 1968), with the solemn profession of the existence of the angels as pure spirits and of the…
Catechism of the Catholic Church – angels and demons (nn. 328-336 and 391-395)
The sections of the Catechism of the Catholic Church on angelology (nn. 328-336) and demonology (nn. 391-395): the existence, nature, and…
Leo XIII – prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel (1886) and exorcismus in satanam (1890)
The Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel (1886) and the Exorcismus in Satanam et Angelos Apostaticos (1890) of Leo XIII: the complete Latin…
John Paul II – six catecheses on the angels and demons (July-August 1986)
The 5 catecheses of Saint John Paul II on angelology and demonology (July-August 1986): angels as spiritual creatures, guardian angels, the…
Paul VI – confronto col’Inferno (November 15, 1972): the magisterial address on the devil
The famous General Audience of Paul VI (November 15, 1972) on the Devil - Liberaci dal male - reaffirming the personal existence of the Demon…
Fourth Lateran Council (1215) – Firmiter Credimus: The Dogmatic Definition on Angels and Demons
The text Firmiter credimus of the Fourth Lateran Council (1215) with the fundamental dogmatic definition on the angels and the demons: created…
CDF – Christian Faith and Demonology (June 26, 1975): The Magisterial Synthesis on the Devil
The document Fede Cristiana e Demonologia (CDF, June 26, 1975): the magisterial synthesis on the personal existence and the real action of the…
How to systematically study the Marian Magisterium at Locus Mariologicus – user’s guide (109+ posts)
Complete guide to using Locus Mariologicus to systematically study the Marian Magisterium: 109+ posts covering 20 centuries of papal and…
Saints with a Deep Mariology Canonized in the Post-Conciliar Magisterium (1962-Present)
The saints with a profound Marian spirituality canonized by the post-conciliar Magisterium from Paul VI to Francis: Saint Maximilian Kolbe…
John Paul II – Rosarium Virginis Mariae (2002): the Original Latin Text and the Luminous Mysteries.
Full Latin text of the Introduction of the Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae (John Paul II, October 16, 2002): the addition of the…
The Litany of Loreto (Litania lauretana): History and Magisterial Additions (1571-2020)
The history of the Litania Lauretana (Litany of Loreto) and of the development of its invocations throughout the centuries, from its medieval…
Benedict XVI – Pastoral Journey to Lourdes (September 12-15, 2008): 150th Anniversary of the Apparitions
Benedict XVI’s apostolic journey to France and Lourdes (September 12-15, 2008) for the 150th anniversary of the apparitions to Bernadette…
John Paul II – Letter on Banneux (1999): 50th Anniversary of the Recognition of the Apparitions of the Virgin to the Poor
The Letter of John Paul II to the Bishop of Liège (July 31, 1999) on the apparitions of the Virgin of the Poor at Banneux (1933) and the 50th…
The Marian Magisterium after 2000: A Synthesis of John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis
A chronological and thematic synthesis of the Marian documents of the Magisterium after 2000: John Paul II (final), Benedict XVI (complete)…
John Paul II – con Santa Maria, dall’ascolto di Dio al servizio della vita (2001): Letter to the Servants of Mary
Letter of John Paul II to the Friar Servants of Mary (September 29, 2001), on the occasion of the General Chapter: “With Holy Mary, from…
John Paul II – onore a Maria (Holy Thursday Letter of 1995): The Woman in the Priest’s Life
The Holy Thursday Letter of 1995 (JP II): “Onore a Maria” - on the importance of the woman in the priest’s life, beginning with a Polish…
John Paul II – Apud Crucem cum Maria (Holy Thursday Letter of 1988): Priesthood and the Spiritual Motherhood of Mary
The Holy Thursday Letter of 1988 (John Paul II): “Apud Crucem cum Maria” - the ministerial priesthood and the spiritual motherhood of Mary…
Catechesi tradendae, n. 73 (1979) – full Latin text: Maria Mater et exemplar catechistarum
Full Latin, Italian, and English text of n. 73 of Catechesi Tradendae (John Paul II, 1979): Mary as “catechismus vivus” and…
Paul VI – Recurrens Mensis October (October 7, 1969): Full Latin Text
Latin text with English translation of the Apostolic Exhortation Recurrens Mensis October (Paul VI, October 7, 1969): the Rosary for world…
Roman Catechism (1566) – the Mariology of the Counter-Reformation and continuity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
The Roman Catechism of Saint Pius V (1566): the Mariological exposition of the Counter-Reformation; three main sections on Mary and the Ave…
Paul VI – Encyclical Christi Matri Rosarii (September 15, 1966): Latin Text and the Rosary for Peace in Vietnam
Encyclical Christi Matri Rosarii (Pope Paul VI, 1966): Latin text with English translation; Mary Queen of Peace and the Rosary for peace in…
Paul VI – marialis cultus (1974): original Latin text of the introduction
Full Latin text and English translation of the Introduction of the Apostolic Exhortation Marialis Cultus (Paul VI, February 2, 1974), taken…
Paul VI – encyclical Mense Maio (April 29, 1965): full Latin text
Full Latin text and English translation of the encyclical Mense Maio (Paul VI, 1965): a call to the Rosary of the month of May for peace in…
Paul VI – closing address of Vatican II (December 8, 1965): Mary Immaculate, model of the post-conciliar Church.
Closing address of the Second Vatican Council (December 8, 1965): Paul VI presents Mary Immaculate as the model of the post-conciliar work and…
Paul VI – Proclamation of Mary, Mother of the Church (November 21, 1964)
Full Italian and English text of the proclamation of Mary as Mater Ecclesiae by Paul VI at the close of the third period of Vatican II on…
Pius XII – Haurietis Aquas and Invicti Athletae Christi: the Heart of Mary and pre-conciliar Mariology
Pius XII's encyclicals Haurietis Aquas (1956), on the Heart of Jesus and Mary, and Invicti Athletae Christi (1957): the theology of the two…
Puebla (1979) and Aparecida (2007): Mary in the evangelization of Latin America
The documents of Puebla (1979) and Aparecida (2007): Mary in the evangelization of Latin America; inculturated Mariology (Guadalupe, Aparecida…