Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy

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Catholic Church document conciliar constitution

The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy is a key Second Vatican Council document that initiated major reforms in Catholic worship, including greater use of vernacular languages and active participation by the laity in the liturgy.

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Label	Occurrences
Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy Sacrosanctum Concilium	5
Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy canonical	3
General principles for the celebration of the Mass	1
Second Vatican Council liturgical reform	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6834773 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy
Context triple: [Documents of the Second Vatican Council, hasPart, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy]

A. General Instruction of the Liturgy of the Hours
The General Instruction of the Liturgy of the Hours is the official Roman Catholic document that explains the theology, structure, and norms for celebrating the Church’s daily prayer, also known as the Divine Office.
B. Novus Ordo Missae
Novus Ordo Missae is the form of the Roman Catholic Mass promulgated after the Second Vatican Council, characterized by greater use of the vernacular and active participation of the laity.
C. Norms on the Liturgical Year and the Calendar
Norms on the Liturgical Year and the Calendar is an official Roman Catholic liturgical document that sets out the principles and rules governing the celebration and arrangement of feasts, seasons, and observances throughout the Church year.
D. General Instruction of the Roman Missal
The General Instruction of the Roman Missal is the authoritative liturgical document that sets out the norms and guidelines for the celebration of the Roman Catholic Mass in the Roman Rite.
E. The Missal
The Missal is a painting by British Pre-Raphaelite artist John William Waterhouse, likely depicting a contemplative female figure in a richly detailed, romanticized historical or literary setting.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy
Target entity description: The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy is a key Second Vatican Council document that initiated major reforms in Catholic worship, including greater use of vernacular languages and active participation by the laity in the liturgy.

A. General Instruction of the Liturgy of the Hours
The General Instruction of the Liturgy of the Hours is the official Roman Catholic document that explains the theology, structure, and norms for celebrating the Church’s daily prayer, also known as the Divine Office.
B. Novus Ordo Missae
Novus Ordo Missae is the form of the Roman Catholic Mass promulgated after the Second Vatican Council, characterized by greater use of the vernacular and active participation of the laity.
C. Norms on the Liturgical Year and the Calendar
Norms on the Liturgical Year and the Calendar is an official Roman Catholic liturgical document that sets out the principles and rules governing the celebration and arrangement of feasts, seasons, and observances throughout the Church year.
D. General Instruction of the Roman Missal
The General Instruction of the Roman Missal is the authoritative liturgical document that sets out the norms and guidelines for the celebration of the Roman Catholic Mass in the Roman Rite.
E. The Missal
The Missal is a painting by British Pre-Raphaelite artist John William Waterhouse, likely depicting a contemplative female figure in a richly detailed, romanticized historical or literary setting.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic Church document ⓘ conciliar constitution ⓘ
aimsTo	adapt the liturgy to the needs of modern times ⓘ foster pastoral effectiveness of the liturgy ⓘ promote active participation of the faithful in the liturgy ⓘ
approvedBy	Second Vatican Council ⓘ
authorizes	reform of the rites of the sacraments ⓘ restoration of the prayer of the faithful ⓘ revision of liturgical books ⓘ wider use of vernacular languages in the liturgy ⓘ
callsFor	greater use of Scripture in the liturgy ⓘ inculturation of the liturgy where appropriate ⓘ preservation of Latin in the Latin rites ⓘ promotion of Gregorian chant ⓘ simplification of liturgical rites ⓘ
chapterSubject	general principles for the restoration and promotion of the sacred liturgy ⓘ sacred art and sacred furnishings ⓘ sacred music ⓘ the divine office ⓘ linked to: Liturgy of the Hours the liturgical year ⓘ the mystery of the Eucharist ⓘ linked to: Real Presence of Christ the other sacraments and sacramentals ⓘ
dateOfPromulgation	1963-12-04 ⓘ
dividedInto	chapters ⓘ preamble ⓘ
emphasizes	full, conscious and active participation of the laity ⓘ
follows	Motu proprio Tra le sollecitudini ⓘ
hasCanonicalStatus	dogmatic authority in matters of liturgy ⓘ
hasLatinTitle	Sacrosanctum Concilium ⓘ
hasShortTitle	Sacrosanctum Concilium ⓘ
influenced	Roman Missal of 1969 ⓘ linked to: Missale Romanum post–Vatican II liturgical reforms ⓘ reform of the Liturgy of the Hours ⓘ
language	Latin ⓘ
openedBy	Pope John XXIII ⓘ
partOf	Second Vatican Council ⓘ
placeOfPromulgation	Vatican City ⓘ
promulgatedBy	Pope Paul VI ⓘ
sectionCount	130 articles (approximately) ⓘ
subject	Catholic liturgy ⓘ liturgical formation ⓘ liturgical year ⓘ participation of the laity in the liturgy ⓘ reform of the Roman Rite ⓘ sacred art and furnishings ⓘ sacred music ⓘ use of vernacular languages in the liturgy ⓘ
tradition	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Documents of the Second Vatican Council → hasPart → Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy ⓘ

General Instruction of the Roman Missal → hasSection → General principles for the celebration of the Mass ⓘ